QME Exam Prep Self Test questions with correct
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Opinions/conclusions |must |be |made |with |reasons |constituting:
A. |Medical |Probability
B. |Medical |Possibility
C. |Medical |Certainty |- |correct |answer | |A. |Medical |probability
An |IW |having |had |3 |similar |jobs |at |3 |different |employers, |but |realized |she |had |a |problem/injury |of |a |
cumulative |nature |while |working |for |the |most |recent |employer |would |place |liability |for |any |resultant |
disability/impairment |on:
A. |The |most |recent |employer |with |WC |insurance
B. |The |employer |where |the |problem/injury |first |began
C. |Liability |for |disability/impairment |shared |based |upon |apportionment |
D. |A |& |B |- |correct |answer | |D. |A |and |B
Secondary |erectile |dysfunction, |sleep |disorders |and/or |psych |disorders |that |are |a |compensable |
consequence |of |the |primary |injury |for |1.1.13 |injuries |and |forward |are:
A. |Ratable |with |regard |to |disability/impairment
B. |Treatable |under |the |claim |but |not |ratable |with |regard |to |disability/impairment
C. |Only |secondary/compensable |psych |problems |are |ratable
D. |Ratable |if |catastrophic |in |nature
E. |B |& |D |- |correct |answer | |E. |B |& |D
,Which |of |the |following |specialties/disciplines |are |prohibited |from |writing |a |medical |legal |report |in |a |
case |where |impairment/disability |is |being |disputed:
A. |Psychology/Psychiatry
B. |Chiropractic
C. |Acupuncture |- |Can |complete |the |entire |report |except |the |impairment |rating |
D. |Dentistry |- |correct |answer | |C. |Acupuncture |- |Can |complete |the |entire |report |except |the |
impairment |rating
When |a |QME |receives |a |request |to |schedule |an |evaluation, |the |QME |must |issue |a |QME |Appointment
|Notification |Form |to |all |parties |within:
A. |60 |working |days
B. |30 |working |days
C. |10 |working |days
D. |5 |working |days |- |correct |answer | |D. |5 |working |days
A |QME |report |is |due |how |many |days |after |the |completion |of |the |face-to-face |evaluation:
A. |45 |calendar |days
B. |30 |calendar |days
C. |60 |calendar |days
D. |Only |after |all |records |have |been |reviewed |- |correct |answer | |B. |30 |calendar |days
A |supplemental |QME |report |(no |face-to-face |evaluation) |is |due |how |many |days |after |the |QME |
receives |the |request |to |do |the |report:
A. |20 |calendar |days
B. |30 |calendar |days
C. |45 |calendar |days
,D. |60 |calendar |days |- |correct |answer | |D. |60 |calendar |days
When |an |IW |had |jobs |involving |similar |work |or |body |mechanics |in |1985, |1991, |1998, |and |2002 |but |
did |not |realize |she |was |having |a |problem |requiring |treatment |and/or |causing |her
|impairment/disability |until |2002, |what |would |the |Date |Of |Injury |be:
A. |1985
B. |1991
C. |2001
D. |2002 |- |correct |answer | |D. |2002
In |the |above |question |#8, |may |an |employer |prior |to |the |Date |of |Injury |be |liable |for |any |confirmed |
disability.
A. |Yes |
B. |No |- |correct |answer | |A. |Yes
If |immediate/emergency |treatment |is |required |because |of |a |serious |or |life-threatening |situation, |the |
provider's |treatment |must |still |meet |the |requirement |of |being |consistent |with |the |MTUS |and |
approved |before |treatment |is |rendered.
A. |Yes
B. |No |- |correct |answer | |B. |No
If |the |evaluator |determines |that |the |IW's |pain |increases |the |burden |of |the |IW's |ADLs |even |slightly, |
the |evaluator |may |add-on |to |the |IW's |impairment |how |much |for |pain.
A. |0%
B. |1%-3% |whole |person |impairment
C. |No |more |than |50% |of |the |impairment |value |already |determined |
D. |Up |to |3% |only |if |the |pain |is |headache |pain |- |correct |answer | |B. |1%-3% |whole |person |impairment
, If |an |IW |has |stand-alone |headache |pain |with |no |other |impairment |for |any |other |body |part |or |system,
|the |evaluator |can |do |which |of |the |following |with |regard |to |an |impairment |rating:
A. |No |impairment |can |be |given |for |stand-alone |headache |pain
B. |Headache |pain |can |only |be |rated |in |the |presence |of |another |ratable |body |part |or |body |system |
impairment |
C. |A |and |B
D. |Headache |pain |can |be |given |an |impairment |rating |of |between |1% |to |3% |- |correct |answer | |D. |
Headache |pain |can |be |given |an |impairment |rating |of |between |1% |to |3%
'Ex |Parte' |communication |is |legally |forbidden, |unless |involving |routine |matters |such |as |confirming |
appointments |or |that |records |have |been |sent, |etc. |The |QME |or |AME |should |not |talk |to |the |attorneys |
or |the |carrier.
A. |True
B. |False |- |correct |answer | |A. |True
In |cases |made |Permanent |& |Stationary |prior |to |01/01/05, |the |PD |(permanent |disability) |rating |is |
based |upon:
A. |Impairment |rating |
B. |Causation
C. |Subjective |factors |of |disability, |objective |factors |and |work |restrictions/preclusions |
D. |A |& |B |- |correct |answer | |C. |Subjective |factors |of |disability, |objective |factors |and |work
|restrictions/preclusions
If |an |IW's |right |knee |was |injured |in |2002 |and |the |case |was |settled |with |a |Stipulated |Award |and |a |PD |
rating |of |10% |and |the |IW |re-injured |the |same |knee |again |in |2007 |with |a |PD |rating |of |20%, |which |of |
the |following |applies |with |regard |to |apportionment
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answers
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Opinions/conclusions |must |be |made |with |reasons |constituting:
A. |Medical |Probability
B. |Medical |Possibility
C. |Medical |Certainty |- |correct |answer | |A. |Medical |probability
An |IW |having |had |3 |similar |jobs |at |3 |different |employers, |but |realized |she |had |a |problem/injury |of |a |
cumulative |nature |while |working |for |the |most |recent |employer |would |place |liability |for |any |resultant |
disability/impairment |on:
A. |The |most |recent |employer |with |WC |insurance
B. |The |employer |where |the |problem/injury |first |began
C. |Liability |for |disability/impairment |shared |based |upon |apportionment |
D. |A |& |B |- |correct |answer | |D. |A |and |B
Secondary |erectile |dysfunction, |sleep |disorders |and/or |psych |disorders |that |are |a |compensable |
consequence |of |the |primary |injury |for |1.1.13 |injuries |and |forward |are:
A. |Ratable |with |regard |to |disability/impairment
B. |Treatable |under |the |claim |but |not |ratable |with |regard |to |disability/impairment
C. |Only |secondary/compensable |psych |problems |are |ratable
D. |Ratable |if |catastrophic |in |nature
E. |B |& |D |- |correct |answer | |E. |B |& |D
,Which |of |the |following |specialties/disciplines |are |prohibited |from |writing |a |medical |legal |report |in |a |
case |where |impairment/disability |is |being |disputed:
A. |Psychology/Psychiatry
B. |Chiropractic
C. |Acupuncture |- |Can |complete |the |entire |report |except |the |impairment |rating |
D. |Dentistry |- |correct |answer | |C. |Acupuncture |- |Can |complete |the |entire |report |except |the |
impairment |rating
When |a |QME |receives |a |request |to |schedule |an |evaluation, |the |QME |must |issue |a |QME |Appointment
|Notification |Form |to |all |parties |within:
A. |60 |working |days
B. |30 |working |days
C. |10 |working |days
D. |5 |working |days |- |correct |answer | |D. |5 |working |days
A |QME |report |is |due |how |many |days |after |the |completion |of |the |face-to-face |evaluation:
A. |45 |calendar |days
B. |30 |calendar |days
C. |60 |calendar |days
D. |Only |after |all |records |have |been |reviewed |- |correct |answer | |B. |30 |calendar |days
A |supplemental |QME |report |(no |face-to-face |evaluation) |is |due |how |many |days |after |the |QME |
receives |the |request |to |do |the |report:
A. |20 |calendar |days
B. |30 |calendar |days
C. |45 |calendar |days
,D. |60 |calendar |days |- |correct |answer | |D. |60 |calendar |days
When |an |IW |had |jobs |involving |similar |work |or |body |mechanics |in |1985, |1991, |1998, |and |2002 |but |
did |not |realize |she |was |having |a |problem |requiring |treatment |and/or |causing |her
|impairment/disability |until |2002, |what |would |the |Date |Of |Injury |be:
A. |1985
B. |1991
C. |2001
D. |2002 |- |correct |answer | |D. |2002
In |the |above |question |#8, |may |an |employer |prior |to |the |Date |of |Injury |be |liable |for |any |confirmed |
disability.
A. |Yes |
B. |No |- |correct |answer | |A. |Yes
If |immediate/emergency |treatment |is |required |because |of |a |serious |or |life-threatening |situation, |the |
provider's |treatment |must |still |meet |the |requirement |of |being |consistent |with |the |MTUS |and |
approved |before |treatment |is |rendered.
A. |Yes
B. |No |- |correct |answer | |B. |No
If |the |evaluator |determines |that |the |IW's |pain |increases |the |burden |of |the |IW's |ADLs |even |slightly, |
the |evaluator |may |add-on |to |the |IW's |impairment |how |much |for |pain.
A. |0%
B. |1%-3% |whole |person |impairment
C. |No |more |than |50% |of |the |impairment |value |already |determined |
D. |Up |to |3% |only |if |the |pain |is |headache |pain |- |correct |answer | |B. |1%-3% |whole |person |impairment
, If |an |IW |has |stand-alone |headache |pain |with |no |other |impairment |for |any |other |body |part |or |system,
|the |evaluator |can |do |which |of |the |following |with |regard |to |an |impairment |rating:
A. |No |impairment |can |be |given |for |stand-alone |headache |pain
B. |Headache |pain |can |only |be |rated |in |the |presence |of |another |ratable |body |part |or |body |system |
impairment |
C. |A |and |B
D. |Headache |pain |can |be |given |an |impairment |rating |of |between |1% |to |3% |- |correct |answer | |D. |
Headache |pain |can |be |given |an |impairment |rating |of |between |1% |to |3%
'Ex |Parte' |communication |is |legally |forbidden, |unless |involving |routine |matters |such |as |confirming |
appointments |or |that |records |have |been |sent, |etc. |The |QME |or |AME |should |not |talk |to |the |attorneys |
or |the |carrier.
A. |True
B. |False |- |correct |answer | |A. |True
In |cases |made |Permanent |& |Stationary |prior |to |01/01/05, |the |PD |(permanent |disability) |rating |is |
based |upon:
A. |Impairment |rating |
B. |Causation
C. |Subjective |factors |of |disability, |objective |factors |and |work |restrictions/preclusions |
D. |A |& |B |- |correct |answer | |C. |Subjective |factors |of |disability, |objective |factors |and |work
|restrictions/preclusions
If |an |IW's |right |knee |was |injured |in |2002 |and |the |case |was |settled |with |a |Stipulated |Award |and |a |PD |
rating |of |10% |and |the |IW |re-injured |the |same |knee |again |in |2007 |with |a |PD |rating |of |20%, |which |of |
the |following |applies |with |regard |to |apportionment
