DOT Exam Practice Questions and Answers |Revised

DOT Exam Practice Questions and Answers |Revised Why did the federal motor carrier safety administration (FMCSA) establish the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME)? - To create a national medical certification process for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers who operate in interstate commerce What is the role of the medical examiner? - To determine medical fitness for duty Medical standards/regulations - these are mandatory. the medical examiner must abide by those requirements without exception What conditions are medical disqualification for drivers? - Insulin-dependent diabetes, epilepsy, and monocular vision Who grants the waivers/exemptions for a medical conditions that disqualify drivers? - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). NOT the medical examiner. Medical guidelines - These are advisory What does a medical examiner need to do if they do not follow the advisory medical guidelines? - The medical examiner should note the rationale for not following the guidelines in the Medical Examination Report The medical examiner may not qualify a driver with what limitations or restrictions? - Limits on lifting or driving at night What are the 4 required tests in the driver medical exam? - Vision, hearing, blood pressure/pulse, and dipstick urinalysis Page 2/6 Crafted for Academic Insight by KatelynWhitman. All rights reserved © 2025 Minimum vision requirements - 20/40 in each eye and both eyes together for distance with or without correction field of vision of at least 70 degrees in the horizontal meridian of each eye the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals showing standard red, green, and amber Monocular vision - vision in at least one eye that is worse than 20/40 for distance with or without correction Monocular vision waiver - driver must be examined by an optometrist or ophthalmologist 45 days prior to the driver medical examination. An annual examination are required. Contact lenses that are not acceptable - contact lenses that correct one eye for distance and one eye for near vision What should the medical examiner advise drivers requiring contact lenses or glasses? - to carry an extra pair while driving What tests can be used for hearing? - forced whisper or audiometric testing equipment Minimum hearing requirements - ability to hear a forced whisper in at least one ear from not less than 5 feet or hearing loss of no more than 40 decibels averaged across 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz. Hearing is required for only _______ - one ear Testing of a driver wearing a hearing aid using audiometric testing equipment may only be performed by who? - An audiologist or otolaryngologist using specialized audiometric testing equipment Medical examiners should advise drivers requiring a hearing aid to carry what? - An extra battery while driving Page 3/6 Crafted for Academic Insight by KatelynWhitman. All rights reserved © 2025 FMCSA guidance recommends a 2 month symptom free waiting period for __ - acute and chronic vestibulopathy and benign positional vertigo FMCSA guidance recommends not to certify drivers with diagnoses of what ear conditions? - Uncontrolled vertigo, meniere's disease, nonfunctioning labyrinth, and nonfunctioning fistula If the SBP reading is stage 1 and the DBP is stage 2, what stage of HTN is the BP considered? - Stage 2 Once the driver is diagnosed with high BP and is on medication, the driver can only be certified for how long? - 1 year intervals If the driver can control their BP without medication, how