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QME EXAM NEWEST 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2024-2025 UPDATE WITH A
BONUS PRACTICE EXAM
QME ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTION: A QME's evaluating a simple and routine low back sprain/strain for 5 minutes that
had resolved with no need for further treatment, no need for an impairment rating, there was no
apportionment indicated, no need for future medical care and no need to provide a report was
objected to because of which of the following reasons
A. A resolved injury with no impairment cannot be the basis for an admissible report
B. The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time evaluating the IW with no explanation
and did not provide a report
C. Apportionment must be at issue for a report to meet the standard of evidence
D. Because the employer/insurance carrier determined that there was no industrial causation -
ANSWER-B. The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time evaluating the IW with no
explanation and did not provide a report
QUESTION: Apportionment can only be based on which of the following?
A. Causation of the permanent disability
B. Causation of the injury
C. Causation of the need for work limitations/restrictions
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D. Pre-existing pathology, irrespective of impairment/disability - ANSWER-A. Causation of the
permanent disability
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a routine Activity of Daily Living, per the AMA
Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Ed.)
A. Sleep
B. Travel
C. Ability to work
D. Sexual function - ANSWER-C. Ability to work
QUESTION: If impairment for a given condition is not listed in the AMA Guide (5th Ed.), the
evaluator may use an impairment value for a listed condition that more accurately characterizes
the IW's impairment, as long as it:
A. Is contained within a chapter of the AMA Guide 5th Edition
B. Is validated by scientifically and peered reviewed research
C. Is an impairment that does not exceed 50%
D. Is in ACOEM or MTUS - ANSWER-A. Is contained within a chapter of the AMA Guide 5th
Edition
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QUESTION: A low back injury to a sedentary, light work individual such as a secretary may not
substantially infringe upon the secretary's ability to work, but the same injury in a heavy
construction worker might be a career ending injury. Therefore, under SB899, the best way to
measure impairment is based upon:
A. Work capacity
B. Pre-injury capacity
C. The routine Activities of Daily Living which everyone must do irrespective of their job
D. Future medical care needs - ANSWER-C. The routine Activities of Daily Living which
everyone must do irrespective of their job
QUESTION: An injured worker who routinely lifted over 50 pounds repetitively throughout the
work day was injured and can now, while being treated and recovering, only lift 20 pounds or
less and this injured worker is now being accommodated with light work in a sedentary job. This
situation would be classified as:
A. Partial permanent disability
B. Temporary permanent disability
C. A reasonable accommodation
D. Permanent disability - ANSWER-C. A reasonable accommodation
QUESTION: Temporary disability benefits/payments from 2005 forward can last for:
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A. 25 weeks
B. 100 weeks
C. 104 weeks
D. 150 weeks - ANSWER-C. 104 weeks
QUESTION: When an IW contacts a QME to make an appointment, the QME must set the
appointment within how many days of the contact?
A. 4 weeks
B. 60 days
C. 120 days
D. 10 days - ANSWER-B. 60 days
QUESTION: In a case involving an unrepresented injured worker with a DOI after 2005 where
there is a dispute with the employer/insurance carrier, the following can be selected for
evaluation to resolve the dispute:
A. AME
B. Each party can select its own QME
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QME EXAM NEWEST 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST 2024-2025 UPDATE WITH A
BONUS PRACTICE EXAM
QME ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTION: A QME's evaluating a simple and routine low back sprain/strain for 5 minutes that
had resolved with no need for further treatment, no need for an impairment rating, there was no
apportionment indicated, no need for future medical care and no need to provide a report was
objected to because of which of the following reasons
A. A resolved injury with no impairment cannot be the basis for an admissible report
B. The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time evaluating the IW with no explanation
and did not provide a report
C. Apportionment must be at issue for a report to meet the standard of evidence
D. Because the employer/insurance carrier determined that there was no industrial causation -
ANSWER-B. The QME spent less than 20 minutes face-to-face time evaluating the IW with no
explanation and did not provide a report
QUESTION: Apportionment can only be based on which of the following?
A. Causation of the permanent disability
B. Causation of the injury
C. Causation of the need for work limitations/restrictions
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D. Pre-existing pathology, irrespective of impairment/disability - ANSWER-A. Causation of the
permanent disability
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a routine Activity of Daily Living, per the AMA
Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Ed.)
A. Sleep
B. Travel
C. Ability to work
D. Sexual function - ANSWER-C. Ability to work
QUESTION: If impairment for a given condition is not listed in the AMA Guide (5th Ed.), the
evaluator may use an impairment value for a listed condition that more accurately characterizes
the IW's impairment, as long as it:
A. Is contained within a chapter of the AMA Guide 5th Edition
B. Is validated by scientifically and peered reviewed research
C. Is an impairment that does not exceed 50%
D. Is in ACOEM or MTUS - ANSWER-A. Is contained within a chapter of the AMA Guide 5th
Edition
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QUESTION: A low back injury to a sedentary, light work individual such as a secretary may not
substantially infringe upon the secretary's ability to work, but the same injury in a heavy
construction worker might be a career ending injury. Therefore, under SB899, the best way to
measure impairment is based upon:
A. Work capacity
B. Pre-injury capacity
C. The routine Activities of Daily Living which everyone must do irrespective of their job
D. Future medical care needs - ANSWER-C. The routine Activities of Daily Living which
everyone must do irrespective of their job
QUESTION: An injured worker who routinely lifted over 50 pounds repetitively throughout the
work day was injured and can now, while being treated and recovering, only lift 20 pounds or
less and this injured worker is now being accommodated with light work in a sedentary job. This
situation would be classified as:
A. Partial permanent disability
B. Temporary permanent disability
C. A reasonable accommodation
D. Permanent disability - ANSWER-C. A reasonable accommodation
QUESTION: Temporary disability benefits/payments from 2005 forward can last for:
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A. 25 weeks
B. 100 weeks
C. 104 weeks
D. 150 weeks - ANSWER-C. 104 weeks
QUESTION: When an IW contacts a QME to make an appointment, the QME must set the
appointment within how many days of the contact?
A. 4 weeks
B. 60 days
C. 120 days
D. 10 days - ANSWER-B. 60 days
QUESTION: In a case involving an unrepresented injured worker with a DOI after 2005 where
there is a dispute with the employer/insurance carrier, the following can be selected for
evaluation to resolve the dispute:
A. AME
B. Each party can select its own QME
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