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Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Epilepsy is - Correct Answer: two or more unprovoked seizures
2. If the driver reports symptoms consistent with undiagnosed CVD, what
should you do? - Correct Answer: refer the driver to a specialist for
further evaluation prior to certification. If a driver reports current CVD,
consult with the driver health care provider and obtain documentation prior
to certification.
3. If a driver gives a "yes" answer to the question regarding heart surgery -
Correct Answer: obtain documentation from the cardiologist before
certifying. Also, FMCSA medical guidelines recommend not to certify the
driver who has an ICD, due to risk of syncope and gradual or sudden
incapacitation while driving a CMV. This includes a dual pacemaker/ICD,
even if the ICD has not been activated
4. T/F: if a driver is on dialysis--they cannot drive - Correct Answer: True
5. What must you do to certify someone with insulin dependent diabetes? -
Correct Answer: Check: "meets standards but periodic monitoring
required for insulin"
, -Qualify for 1 year
-Accompanied by exemption for diabetes
6. What happens if you get a BP >139/89 - Correct Answer: it must be
confirmed with a second measurement taken later during the exam
7. Stage 1 HTN - Correct Answer: 140-159/90-99
8. Stage II HTN - Correct Answer: 160-179/100-109
9. Stage III HTN - Correct Answer: >180/110
10.What should you do if the driver has HTN and they are be recertified at the
one year mark? What are the conditions? - Correct Answer: An
individual with BP <140/90 may be certified for one year; however if the BP
>140/90 but <160/100 a one-time certificate for 3 months can be issued
11.What happens in an individual with stage 3 HTN? - Correct Answer: they
should not be certified until his or her BP reduced to <140/90 and may be
recertified every 6 months
12.In which two instances is a one-time, three-month medical certificate
granted? - Correct Answer: 1) where the driver has a BP that is
equivalent to Stage 2 HTN
2) a driver that was certified with stage 1 HTN has not achieve a BP <140/90
at recertification
, 13.The 6-month expiration and recertification apply to the driver with -
Correct Answer: a known history of stage 3 HTN who has an acceptable BP
at examination time, and who tolerates treatment with no side effects
affecting safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle
14.Driver must have distant visual acuity of at least? - Correct Answer:
20/40 in each eye
15.Horizontal field of vision must be how many degrees - Correct Answer:
at least 70 degrees
16.Disqualifying Vision - Correct Answer: -Monocular vision
-Use of contact lenses when one lens corrects distant visual acuity and the
other lens corrects near visual acuity
-use of telescopic lenses
-failure to meet any part of the vision testing criteria with one eye or both
eyes
17.T/F: some drivers with monocular vision may be able to be certified if
otherwise medically fit for duty and are granted a Federal vision exemption
certificate - Correct Answer: True
18.T/F: vision is the only portion of the driver physical exam that can be
performed and certified by a provider other than a medical examiner -
Correct Answer: True
, 19.Per hearing regulations the driver must: - Correct Answer: 1) first
perceive a forced, whispered voice in one ear at not less than 5 feet
2) Not have an average hearing loss in one ear greater than 40 decibels at
500 hertz, 1,000 Hz and 2,000 Hz
20.T/f: a driver may use a hearing aid to meet the standard - Correct
Answer: True
21.T/F: special diagnostic equipment may be needed to adequately assess a
driver with a known diagnosis or who is at risk for retinopathy, cataracts,
aphakia, glaucoma, or macular degeneration. Referral to a vision specialist
may be required. - Correct Answer: True
22.T/F: if a driver has work restrictions, they can still be certified - Correct
Answer: False! There are no work restrictions permitted. The commercial
driver must be able to perform all job-related tasks, including lifting, to be
certified
23.What can you do if you find a driver is medically qualified except for a fixed
deficit of an extremity caused by the loss or functional impairment of a
limb? - Correct Answer: you can qualify the driver, subject to obtaining
an SPE certificate. The SPE program is intended only for individuals with
fixed deficits of the extremities (not for individuals with progressive
disease).
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. Epilepsy is - Correct Answer: two or more unprovoked seizures
2. If the driver reports symptoms consistent with undiagnosed CVD, what
should you do? - Correct Answer: refer the driver to a specialist for
further evaluation prior to certification. If a driver reports current CVD,
consult with the driver health care provider and obtain documentation prior
to certification.
3. If a driver gives a "yes" answer to the question regarding heart surgery -
Correct Answer: obtain documentation from the cardiologist before
certifying. Also, FMCSA medical guidelines recommend not to certify the
driver who has an ICD, due to risk of syncope and gradual or sudden
incapacitation while driving a CMV. This includes a dual pacemaker/ICD,
even if the ICD has not been activated
4. T/F: if a driver is on dialysis--they cannot drive - Correct Answer: True
5. What must you do to certify someone with insulin dependent diabetes? -
Correct Answer: Check: "meets standards but periodic monitoring
required for insulin"
, -Qualify for 1 year
-Accompanied by exemption for diabetes
6. What happens if you get a BP >139/89 - Correct Answer: it must be
confirmed with a second measurement taken later during the exam
7. Stage 1 HTN - Correct Answer: 140-159/90-99
8. Stage II HTN - Correct Answer: 160-179/100-109
9. Stage III HTN - Correct Answer: >180/110
10.What should you do if the driver has HTN and they are be recertified at the
one year mark? What are the conditions? - Correct Answer: An
individual with BP <140/90 may be certified for one year; however if the BP
>140/90 but <160/100 a one-time certificate for 3 months can be issued
11.What happens in an individual with stage 3 HTN? - Correct Answer: they
should not be certified until his or her BP reduced to <140/90 and may be
recertified every 6 months
12.In which two instances is a one-time, three-month medical certificate
granted? - Correct Answer: 1) where the driver has a BP that is
equivalent to Stage 2 HTN
2) a driver that was certified with stage 1 HTN has not achieve a BP <140/90
at recertification
, 13.The 6-month expiration and recertification apply to the driver with -
Correct Answer: a known history of stage 3 HTN who has an acceptable BP
at examination time, and who tolerates treatment with no side effects
affecting safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle
14.Driver must have distant visual acuity of at least? - Correct Answer:
20/40 in each eye
15.Horizontal field of vision must be how many degrees - Correct Answer:
at least 70 degrees
16.Disqualifying Vision - Correct Answer: -Monocular vision
-Use of contact lenses when one lens corrects distant visual acuity and the
other lens corrects near visual acuity
-use of telescopic lenses
-failure to meet any part of the vision testing criteria with one eye or both
eyes
17.T/F: some drivers with monocular vision may be able to be certified if
otherwise medically fit for duty and are granted a Federal vision exemption
certificate - Correct Answer: True
18.T/F: vision is the only portion of the driver physical exam that can be
performed and certified by a provider other than a medical examiner -
Correct Answer: True
, 19.Per hearing regulations the driver must: - Correct Answer: 1) first
perceive a forced, whispered voice in one ear at not less than 5 feet
2) Not have an average hearing loss in one ear greater than 40 decibels at
500 hertz, 1,000 Hz and 2,000 Hz
20.T/f: a driver may use a hearing aid to meet the standard - Correct
Answer: True
21.T/F: special diagnostic equipment may be needed to adequately assess a
driver with a known diagnosis or who is at risk for retinopathy, cataracts,
aphakia, glaucoma, or macular degeneration. Referral to a vision specialist
may be required. - Correct Answer: True
22.T/F: if a driver has work restrictions, they can still be certified - Correct
Answer: False! There are no work restrictions permitted. The commercial
driver must be able to perform all job-related tasks, including lifting, to be
certified
23.What can you do if you find a driver is medically qualified except for a fixed
deficit of an extremity caused by the loss or functional impairment of a
limb? - Correct Answer: you can qualify the driver, subject to obtaining
an SPE certificate. The SPE program is intended only for individuals with
fixed deficits of the extremities (not for individuals with progressive
disease).
