FMCSA/DOT ME certification Questions With Complete
Solutions
additional questions to ask re: psych problems Correct Answers
any psych related hospitalizations, any thoughts of suicide or
homicide, problems concentrating or remembering things, any
visual or auditory hallucinations, any meds
are tricyclic antidepressants allowed? Correct Answers
generally no
certification after AAA repair Correct Answers 3 mo waiting
time, surgical clearance
certification criteria after CABG Correct Answers min 3
months, asymptomatic w/o angina, clearance from cardio, LVEF
>40%
certification period for driver with SPE Correct Answers max 2
years
certification period for stage 1 HTN Correct Answers 1 year
certification requirements post pneumothorax Correct Answers
full resolution documented by CXR, and FVC>65%
criteria to certify driver with CHF Correct Answers
asymptomatic, no ventricular arrhythmia, LVEF >40%, be under
cardiac care
, disqualifying ABG Correct Answers PaO2 <65 mmHg below
5000 ft, or <60 above 5000 ft; or PaCO2 >45 mmHg
disqualifying conditions Correct Answers sustained Vtach,
seizure within 5 years, Meniere's, BP>180/110, dialysis,
monocular vision, dementia
disqualifying criteria for COPD/emphysema Correct Answers
FEV1 <65% or hypoxemia at rest
disqualifying ear problems Correct Answers meniere's,
nonfunctional labyrinth, labyrinthine fistula, uncontrolled
vertigo
disqualifying medications Correct Answers controlled meds,
methadone, habit forming drugs including narcotics and
amphetamines, anti-seizure meds, medical marijuana, benzos,
phenothiazines
disqualifying neurological conditions Correct Answers
epilepsy, extreme headaches (cluster, neuralgia, migraines),
vertigo, narcolepsy, untreated OSA, RLS-DOES, dementia
disqualifying neuromuscular diseases Correct Answers
myotonia, isaac's syndr (neuromyotonia), stiff man syndr
disqualifying PFTs for driver with asthma Correct Answers
FEV1 <65%, PaO2 < 65 mmHg
general information and definitions Correct Answers 49 CFR
390
Solutions
additional questions to ask re: psych problems Correct Answers
any psych related hospitalizations, any thoughts of suicide or
homicide, problems concentrating or remembering things, any
visual or auditory hallucinations, any meds
are tricyclic antidepressants allowed? Correct Answers
generally no
certification after AAA repair Correct Answers 3 mo waiting
time, surgical clearance
certification criteria after CABG Correct Answers min 3
months, asymptomatic w/o angina, clearance from cardio, LVEF
>40%
certification period for driver with SPE Correct Answers max 2
years
certification period for stage 1 HTN Correct Answers 1 year
certification requirements post pneumothorax Correct Answers
full resolution documented by CXR, and FVC>65%
criteria to certify driver with CHF Correct Answers
asymptomatic, no ventricular arrhythmia, LVEF >40%, be under
cardiac care
, disqualifying ABG Correct Answers PaO2 <65 mmHg below
5000 ft, or <60 above 5000 ft; or PaCO2 >45 mmHg
disqualifying conditions Correct Answers sustained Vtach,
seizure within 5 years, Meniere's, BP>180/110, dialysis,
monocular vision, dementia
disqualifying criteria for COPD/emphysema Correct Answers
FEV1 <65% or hypoxemia at rest
disqualifying ear problems Correct Answers meniere's,
nonfunctional labyrinth, labyrinthine fistula, uncontrolled
vertigo
disqualifying medications Correct Answers controlled meds,
methadone, habit forming drugs including narcotics and
amphetamines, anti-seizure meds, medical marijuana, benzos,
phenothiazines
disqualifying neurological conditions Correct Answers
epilepsy, extreme headaches (cluster, neuralgia, migraines),
vertigo, narcolepsy, untreated OSA, RLS-DOES, dementia
disqualifying neuromuscular diseases Correct Answers
myotonia, isaac's syndr (neuromyotonia), stiff man syndr
disqualifying PFTs for driver with asthma Correct Answers
FEV1 <65%, PaO2 < 65 mmHg
general information and definitions Correct Answers 49 CFR
390
