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Medical standards/regulations are - ANSWER mandatory
Medical guidelines are - ANSWER advisory
If choosing not to follow medical guidelines, you should note the rationale for not following the
guidelines in the... - ANSWER Medical Examination Report
4 required tests in the examination - ANSWER vision, hearing, blood pressure/pulse, and
dipstick urinalysis.
Dipstick urinalysis includes... - ANSWER specific gravity, blood, protein, and glucose.
T/F Recurrence of a disqualifying condition resets the waiting period. - ANSWER True
Maximum certification interval - ANSWER 2 years
Minimum retention period of records - ANSWER 3 years
Vision requirement: distance - ANSWER 20/40 in each eye and both eyes together for distance
with or without correction,
Vision requirement: field of vision - ANSWER of at least 70 degrees in the horizontal meridian
of each eye
Vision requirement: color - ANSWER green, red, amber
Definition of monocular vision - ANSWER as vision in at least one eye that is worse than
20/40 for distance with or without correction
Unacceptable vision correction - ANSWER contact lenses that correct for one eye
for distance and one eye for near vision OR telescoping lens
Vision exemption granted for ? years. Pt should be examined ? years though and by who -
ANSWER 2 years, 1 year by medical examiner and opth or optometry
Contact for vision exempt - ANSWER
Tests for hearing - ANSWER Whisper test or audiometric testing equipment
Hearing requirement: forced whisper - ANSWER able to hear from 5 feet in at least 1 ear
Hearing requirement: audiometric testing equipment - ANSWER hearing loss of no more than
40 decibels averaged across 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz in at least 1 ear
Audiometric hearing equipment calibrated to whose standards - ANSWER American National
, Standards Institute (ANSI) standard. If International Organization for Standardization (ISO) results are
used, these results must be converted to ANSI results.
If pt has hearing aid, can you use audiometric testing equipment? - ANSWER No, only
audiologist or otolaryngologist
If a driver requires use of a hearing aid to pass hearing requirements, the requirement to wear a hearing
aid must be noted on ?? what - ANSWER both the Medical Examination Report and the
Medical Examiner's Certificate.
symptom free waiting period for acute and chronic
vestibulopathy - ANSWER 2 months
symptom free waiting period for benign positional vertigo. - ANSWER 2 months
4 guidance recommendations for hearing does the FMCSA recommend not to certify drivers? -
ANSWER diagnosis of uncontrolled vertigo, Meniere's
disease, nonfunctioning labyrinth, and nonfunctioning fistula.
MI waiting period - ANSWER 2 months
MI max certification interval - ANSWER 1 year
MI requirements for cert - ANSWER EF>40
no recurrent angina
No ischemic changes on EKG
Tolerates meds
ETT satisfactory and q 2years
Cardiology clearance
Do you have to get cardiology clearance after MI? If so, how often - ANSWER Yes, once
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: MI - ANSWER every 2
years
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: CABG - ANSWER ETT
yearly beginning 5 years post CABG
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: PCI - ANSWER ETT 3-6
mo post PCI then q2 years
CABG waiting period - ANSWER 3 months
CABG max cert interval - ANSWER 1 year
Do you have to get cardiology clearance after CABG? If so, how often - ANSWER yes, once
PCI waiting period - ANSWER 1 week
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Medical standards/regulations are - ANSWER mandatory
Medical guidelines are - ANSWER advisory
If choosing not to follow medical guidelines, you should note the rationale for not following the
guidelines in the... - ANSWER Medical Examination Report
4 required tests in the examination - ANSWER vision, hearing, blood pressure/pulse, and
dipstick urinalysis.
Dipstick urinalysis includes... - ANSWER specific gravity, blood, protein, and glucose.
T/F Recurrence of a disqualifying condition resets the waiting period. - ANSWER True
Maximum certification interval - ANSWER 2 years
Minimum retention period of records - ANSWER 3 years
Vision requirement: distance - ANSWER 20/40 in each eye and both eyes together for distance
with or without correction,
Vision requirement: field of vision - ANSWER of at least 70 degrees in the horizontal meridian
of each eye
Vision requirement: color - ANSWER green, red, amber
Definition of monocular vision - ANSWER as vision in at least one eye that is worse than
20/40 for distance with or without correction
Unacceptable vision correction - ANSWER contact lenses that correct for one eye
for distance and one eye for near vision OR telescoping lens
Vision exemption granted for ? years. Pt should be examined ? years though and by who -
ANSWER 2 years, 1 year by medical examiner and opth or optometry
Contact for vision exempt - ANSWER
Tests for hearing - ANSWER Whisper test or audiometric testing equipment
Hearing requirement: forced whisper - ANSWER able to hear from 5 feet in at least 1 ear
Hearing requirement: audiometric testing equipment - ANSWER hearing loss of no more than
40 decibels averaged across 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, and 2000 Hz in at least 1 ear
Audiometric hearing equipment calibrated to whose standards - ANSWER American National
, Standards Institute (ANSI) standard. If International Organization for Standardization (ISO) results are
used, these results must be converted to ANSI results.
If pt has hearing aid, can you use audiometric testing equipment? - ANSWER No, only
audiologist or otolaryngologist
If a driver requires use of a hearing aid to pass hearing requirements, the requirement to wear a hearing
aid must be noted on ?? what - ANSWER both the Medical Examination Report and the
Medical Examiner's Certificate.
symptom free waiting period for acute and chronic
vestibulopathy - ANSWER 2 months
symptom free waiting period for benign positional vertigo. - ANSWER 2 months
4 guidance recommendations for hearing does the FMCSA recommend not to certify drivers? -
ANSWER diagnosis of uncontrolled vertigo, Meniere's
disease, nonfunctioning labyrinth, and nonfunctioning fistula.
MI waiting period - ANSWER 2 months
MI max certification interval - ANSWER 1 year
MI requirements for cert - ANSWER EF>40
no recurrent angina
No ischemic changes on EKG
Tolerates meds
ETT satisfactory and q 2years
Cardiology clearance
Do you have to get cardiology clearance after MI? If so, how often - ANSWER Yes, once
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: MI - ANSWER every 2
years
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: CABG - ANSWER ETT
yearly beginning 5 years post CABG
ETT must be satisfactory and performed how often with diagnosis of: PCI - ANSWER ETT 3-6
mo post PCI then q2 years
CABG waiting period - ANSWER 3 months
CABG max cert interval - ANSWER 1 year
Do you have to get cardiology clearance after CABG? If so, how often - ANSWER yes, once
PCI waiting period - ANSWER 1 week
