NRCME Exam Practice Questions and Answers 100% Verified 2024

NRCME Exam Practice Questions and Answers 100% Verified 2024 Def CMV - answerWt =/> 10,001 > 8 passengers if for hire > 15 passengers (any) Non-discretionary conditions - answerMUST follow regulation standards and disqualify: Hearing Vision Epilepsy Form MCSA-5850 - answerTo maintain certification, the examiner must submit monthly with the following for all drivers examined for the month - CMV driver's Name - Date of birth - Driver's license number and state - Date of examination - Indication of examination outcome - Whether intrastate driver only Recert/refresher how often? - answerRefresher every 5 years Recertifcation test every 10 Who publishes guidelines? - answerFMCSA Parameters tested in UA - answerSG, glucose, pro, blood What's being determined by examination? - answerWhether the CMV driver has a fixed deficit that interferes with safe driving or a condition that may cause sudden death or incapacitation. When is fitness for duty exam performed outside of expiration of current certification and who decides it needs to be done? - answerA driver whose ability to perform his/her normal duties has been impaired by a physical or mental injury or disease (391.45). The carrier decides if the driver's illness was severe enough to require recertification The only condition for which formal medical exemption is available - answerMonocular vision How long must the examiner retain copies of the examination form and card. - answer3 years When can Medical Examination Report form be revised - answerCANNOT be revised after final determination or after the examination has been in "determination pending" status for more than 45 days. Medical conditions for which a certification interval has been recommended - answerHypertension Heart disease (both one year-considered best practice) MAY disqualify drive if: - answerDoes not meet medical guideline recommendation Does not meet FMCSA Medical Advisory Criteria Recommendations Uncertain or unknown clinical course (Disqualify or limit certification until information obtained) Unable to follow up and condition may disqualify Until additional evaluation is completed Can the examiner give the driver's medical examination report to the employer - answerYes, with the driver's consent What should the examiner comment on? - answerAll findings, even if not disqualifying Vision standard - answerAt least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye and together Field of vision of 70 degrees in horizontal meridian Eye exam should include - answer-Pupillary equality -Reaction to light and accommodation -Ocular motility -Ocular muscle imbalance -Extraocular movements -Nystagmus -Exophthalmos Conditions that could require ophthalmology evaluation - answerRetinopathy Cataracts Aphakia Glaucoma Macular degeneration Disqualifying forms of vision correction - answerMonovision contacts (one eye corrected for near, one eye for far) Telescopic lenses to compensate for loss of central vision Monocular vision WAIVER - answerDrivers who participated in study grandfathered, as long as they meet other medical requirements. Must be seen by opthalmologist annually and present waiver letter Federal Vision Exemption Program - answerDriver sees medical examiner first and is cleared for other medical conditions, then takes examination form and certificate to ophthalmologist. After eye exam, driver sends paperwork including ophthalmologists report to FMCSA, who grants exemption. Driver must carr