NATIONAL REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS (FOR DRIVER EXAMS)|LATEST UPDATE

NRCME EXAM 2024 NATIONAL REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXAMINERS (FOR DRIVER EXAMS)|LATEST UPDATE Vision requirements - Accurate Answer20/40 each eye and 20/40 both eyes Peripheral vision - Accurate Answer70 degrees Federal exemption for monocular vision: can certify for how long? - Accurate Answer1 year Hearing requirements - Accurate Answerwhisper at not less than 5 feet better ear, or average hearing loss no greater than 40 db at 500Hz, 1000Hz, 2000 Hz. Name 4 otic conditions that are automatic dqs - Accurate AnswerMeniere's, uncontrolled vertigo, labyrinthine fistula, nonfunctioning labyrinth Max cert period for Syncope - Accurate Answer1 year (needs neurologist clearance) Post MI drivers can be certified for 1 year with all 5 of these criteria: (almost the same criteria for post CABG) (first 4 also apply for CHF drivers) - Accurate Answer1. Asymptomatic 2. Tolerating meds 3. Satisfactory ETT with workload capacity of 6 mets (has to have this biennially) 4. LVEF >=40% 5. No ST depression on ECG - for post CABG this one is replaced by completely healed sternal incision Stable angina: max cert period - Accurate Answer1 year