DRE Final Exam - Questions With Detailed
Solutions
Nystagmus is defined as _____________. Correct Answer -
Involuntary jerking of the eyes
The technical term for abnormally large or dilated pupils is
_____________. Correct Answer - Mydriasis
As defined for this course, a "drug" is any substance that, when
taken into the human body, can impair _____________________. Correct
Answer - the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely
The technical term for an abnormally rapid heart rate is
___________________. Correct Answer - Tachycardia
Which of the following drugs would most likely be referred to as a
"speedball"? Correct Answer - Cocaine and Heroin
The first DRE laboratory study was the ________________. Correct
Answer - Johns Hopkins Study
In the Los Angeles Field Study, slightly more than what percentage
of the subjects examined were found to have more than one drug in
their system? Correct Answer - 70%
There are _______ systematic and standardized steps that are
performed in a complete DRE drug influence evaluation. Correct
Answer - 12
Which of the following was the most detected drug in the LAPD DRE
Field Study? Correct Answer - PCP
,Which of the following is NOT a component (part) of the
Sphygmomanometer? Correct Answer - Diaphragm
What is the artery used in the measurement of blood pressure in the
DEC Program? Correct Answer - Brachial
Which of the following represents the DRE drug influence evaluation
test sequence? Correct Answer - Modified Romberg Balance,
Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand, Finger-to-Nose
Blood pressure is the force exerted on the _________by the circulating
blood. Correct Answer - Arteries
The diameters of the pupillometer's circles/semi-circles are
indicated in? Correct Answer - Millimeters
What formula expresses the approximate statistical relationship
between blood alcohol concentration and nystagmus onset angle?
Correct Answer - BAC = 50 - Angle of Onset
Impairment by ingesting of two or more different drugs is called
____________. Correct Answer - Polydrug Impairment
In the 2013 - 2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug
Use by Drivers Study, approximately ____ percent of drivers tested
positive for at least one drug. Correct Answer - 22%
What was the landmark Arizona State Supreme Court case that
established the admissibility of HGN as evidence of alcohol
impairment? Correct Answer - State vs. Blake
The afferent nerves are also known as the ________________ nerves.
Correct Answer - Sensory
, Sympathomimetic drugs artificially cause the transmission of
messages that produce _______________blood pressure and pulse rate.
Correct Answer - Elevated
A DRE drug category that usually causes the pupils of the eyes to
constrict is _____________. Correct Answer - Narcotic Analgesics
Where in the body is most alcohol metabolized? Correct Answer -
Liver
Which of the following DRE drug categories usually DO NOT cause
Lack of Convergence? Correct Answer - CNS Stimulant
Bruxism is usually associated with someone under the influence of
what DRE drug category? Correct Answer - CNS Stimulant
The DRE average range of adult pulse rate is ________________.
Correct Answer - 60 - 90
Which of the following DRE drug categories usually cause Horizontal
Gaze Nystagmus? Correct Answer - CNS Depressants
The active impairing chemical in Cannabis is ___________________.
Correct Answer - THC
Besides CNS Depressants, what other DRE drug category usually
causes a lowering of the pulse rate and blood pressure? Correct
Answer - Narcotic Analgesics
Which of the following are common forms of "alcohol" (circle all that
apply). Correct Answer - Methanol
How many validated clues have been established for the Walk and
Turn test? Correct Answer - 8
Solutions
Nystagmus is defined as _____________. Correct Answer -
Involuntary jerking of the eyes
The technical term for abnormally large or dilated pupils is
_____________. Correct Answer - Mydriasis
As defined for this course, a "drug" is any substance that, when
taken into the human body, can impair _____________________. Correct
Answer - the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely
The technical term for an abnormally rapid heart rate is
___________________. Correct Answer - Tachycardia
Which of the following drugs would most likely be referred to as a
"speedball"? Correct Answer - Cocaine and Heroin
The first DRE laboratory study was the ________________. Correct
Answer - Johns Hopkins Study
In the Los Angeles Field Study, slightly more than what percentage
of the subjects examined were found to have more than one drug in
their system? Correct Answer - 70%
There are _______ systematic and standardized steps that are
performed in a complete DRE drug influence evaluation. Correct
Answer - 12
Which of the following was the most detected drug in the LAPD DRE
Field Study? Correct Answer - PCP
,Which of the following is NOT a component (part) of the
Sphygmomanometer? Correct Answer - Diaphragm
What is the artery used in the measurement of blood pressure in the
DEC Program? Correct Answer - Brachial
Which of the following represents the DRE drug influence evaluation
test sequence? Correct Answer - Modified Romberg Balance,
Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand, Finger-to-Nose
Blood pressure is the force exerted on the _________by the circulating
blood. Correct Answer - Arteries
The diameters of the pupillometer's circles/semi-circles are
indicated in? Correct Answer - Millimeters
What formula expresses the approximate statistical relationship
between blood alcohol concentration and nystagmus onset angle?
Correct Answer - BAC = 50 - Angle of Onset
Impairment by ingesting of two or more different drugs is called
____________. Correct Answer - Polydrug Impairment
In the 2013 - 2014 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug
Use by Drivers Study, approximately ____ percent of drivers tested
positive for at least one drug. Correct Answer - 22%
What was the landmark Arizona State Supreme Court case that
established the admissibility of HGN as evidence of alcohol
impairment? Correct Answer - State vs. Blake
The afferent nerves are also known as the ________________ nerves.
Correct Answer - Sensory
, Sympathomimetic drugs artificially cause the transmission of
messages that produce _______________blood pressure and pulse rate.
Correct Answer - Elevated
A DRE drug category that usually causes the pupils of the eyes to
constrict is _____________. Correct Answer - Narcotic Analgesics
Where in the body is most alcohol metabolized? Correct Answer -
Liver
Which of the following DRE drug categories usually DO NOT cause
Lack of Convergence? Correct Answer - CNS Stimulant
Bruxism is usually associated with someone under the influence of
what DRE drug category? Correct Answer - CNS Stimulant
The DRE average range of adult pulse rate is ________________.
Correct Answer - 60 - 90
Which of the following DRE drug categories usually cause Horizontal
Gaze Nystagmus? Correct Answer - CNS Depressants
The active impairing chemical in Cannabis is ___________________.
Correct Answer - THC
Besides CNS Depressants, what other DRE drug category usually
causes a lowering of the pulse rate and blood pressure? Correct
Answer - Narcotic Analgesics
Which of the following are common forms of "alcohol" (circle all that
apply). Correct Answer - Methanol
How many validated clues have been established for the Walk and
Turn test? Correct Answer - 8
