NRCME Test Bank Questions and answers rated a+

NRCME Test Bank Questions and
answers rated a+
Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagrequirementgforgdriversgwithgagdiabetesgexemption?

A)gPossessgagrapidlygabsorbablegformgofgglucosegwhilegdriving

B)gSelf—
monitorgbloodgglucosegoneghourgbeforegdrivinggandgatgleastgoncegeveryg2ghoursgwhilegdriving

C)gPlangtogsubmitgbloodgglucosegmonitoringglogsgeveryg6gmonths

D)gMaintaingagHemoglobingA1Cgvalueglessgthang7g-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgA.gDriversgwithgdiabetesgshouldgselfgmonitorgbloodgglucosegbeforegdrivinggan


dgeveryg4ghoursgwhilegdriving.gBloodgglucosegmonitoringglogsgshouldgbegsubmittedgannually.gThere
gisgnogspecificgrequirementgforgHgA1Cglevel.




Driversgwithginsulingdependentgdiabetes:

A)gMaygbegcertifiedgforgagmaximumgofg6gmonths

B)gMustgmaintaingaghemoglobingA1Cglevelgofglessgthang7gtogqualifygforgcertification

C)gCannotgbegcertifiedgifgtheyghavegaghistorygofgmyocardialginfarction

D)gMaygbegeligiblegforgagdiabetesgexemptiong-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgD)gDriversgwithginsulingdependentgdiabetesgcannotgbegcertifiedgbutgmaygbegel


igiblegforgagdiabetesgexemption



Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtrue?

A)gAgdrivergwithgdiabetesgwhogusesginsulingdoesgnotgmeetgthegminimumgrequirementsgofg49gCFRgP
artg391.41

B)gThegmostgimportantgconcertgrelatedgtogmedicationgusegforgtreatinggdiabetesgisghyperglycemia

C)gPeripheralgneuropathygisgnotgagdisqualifyinggcondition

D)gDiabetesgisgnotgagcoronarygheartgdiseaseg(CHD)gequivalentgconditiong-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgA)gTheggreatestgriskgforgmedicationgusegforgdriversgwithgdiabetesginghypoglyc


emia,gnotghyperglycemia.gPeripheralgneuropathygisgdisqualifyinggcondition.gDiabetesgisgagCHDgequ
ivalentgcondition.

,Whatgisgthegrecommendedgcertificationgintervalgforgagdrivergwithgdiabetesgmellitusegwhogdoesgnot
guseginsulin?



A)gThreegmonths

B)gSixgmonths

C)gOnegyear

D)gTwogyearsg-gCORRECTgANSWERSgC)gDriversgwithgnon-
insulingdependentgdiabetesgshouldgbegcertifiedgforgagmaximumgofgonegyear



Agdiabetesgexemptiongmaygbegissuedgby:

A)gAngendocrinologist

B)gThegMedicalgExaminer

C)gThegdriver'sgpersonalgphysician

D)gThegFMCSAg-gCORRECTgANSWERSgD)gOnlygthegFMCSAgcanggrantgexemptions



Agdrivergwithgdiabetesgmellliktusgwhogusesginsulingisgdeterminedgtogbegotherwisegmedicallygqualifi
ed.gThegmedicalgexaminergmustgindicategthatgagdiabetesgexemptiongisgrequiredgongtheg:

A)gMedicalgExaminationgReportgstatusgsectiongandgMedicalgExaminersgCertificate

B)gLettergtogthegFMCSA

C)gEmployergauthorizationgform

D)gEndocrinologygconsultationgformg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgA)gExemptiongrequirementsgmustgbegnotedgongthegMedicalgExaminationgRep


ortgstatusgsectiongandgthegMedicalgExaminersgCertificate



Ifgglucosegisgdetectedgongurinalysisgingagdrivergwithgnoghistorygofgdiabetes,gangappropriategnextgste
pgis:

A)gEndocrinologygconsultation

B)gOnegyeargclearancegandgrecommendationgtogseegpersonalgphysician

,C)gFingerstickgorgbloodgglucosegdetermination

D)gTemporarygdisqualificationg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgC)gThegmedicalgexaminergshouldgfirstgdeterminegbloodgglucosegandgthengmak


egangappropriategcertificationgdeterminationgandgreferral



Driversgwithgaghistorygofg_____________gsevereghypoglycemicgreactionsgingthegpastgyeargorg_____
________gsevereghypoglycemicgreactionsgingthegpastgfivegyearsgshouldgnotgbegcertifed.

A)gone,gthree

B)gone,gtwo

C)gtwo,gthree

D)gtwo,gfiveg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgB)gAgdrivergshouldgnotgbegcertifiedgifgthegdriverghasghadgoneghypoglycemicgre


actiongingthegpastgyeargorgtwogingthegpastgfivegyears.



WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgagcriteriagthatgthegFMCSAgusesgtogdefinegagsevereghypoglycemicgreac
tion?

A)gSeizure

B)gDizziness

C)gNeedgofgassistancegfromganothergperson

D)gPeriodgofgimpairedgcognitivegfunctiongthatgoccurredgwithoutgwarningg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgB)gFMCSAgdefinesgsevereghypoglycemiagasgreactionsgthatgresultgingseizure,glo


ssgofgconsciousness,gneedgofgassistancegfromganothergperson,gandgagperiodgofgimpairedgcongitivegf
unctiongthatgoccurredgwithoutgwarning



Whichgdiabetesgmellitusgriskgposesgtheggreatestgthreatgtogpublicgsafety

A)gHyperglycemia

B)gPeripheralgneuropathy

C)gHypoglycemia

, D)gMetabolicgencephalopathyg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgC)gAlthoughghyperglycemia,gperipheralgneuropathy,gandgmetabolicgencephal


opathygallgposegsignificantgrisksgforgsafegdriving,ghypoglycemiagposesgtheggreatestgrisk.gThegriskgisgp
articularlygpronouncedgingdriversgwhoguseginsulin.gFMCSAgdefinesgaghypoglycemiagepisodegasgoneg
thatgresultsgingseizure,glossgofgconsciousness,gneedgofgassistancegfromganothergperson,gorgagperiod
gofgimpairedgcognitivegfunctiongthatgoccursgwithoutgwarning.




Agdrivergwithgagdiabetesgexemptiongshouldgcheckgglucoseglevelsgwhen?

A)gOneghourgbeforegdrivinggandgatgleastgoncegeverygfourghoursgwhilegdriving

B)gOneghourgbeforegdrivinggandgatgleastgeverygeightghoursgwhilegdriving

C)gOncegaftergfourghoursgofgdriving

D)gOncegagdaygaftergdrivinggperiodghasgendedg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgA)gDriver'sgwithgdiabetesgexemptiongshouldgcheckgglucosegvaluesgoneghourgb


eforegdrivinggandgoncegeverygfourghoursgwhilegdriving



Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegforgdiagnosisgofgaghernia?

A)gThegdrivergshouldgbegreferredgtogagsurgeongtogdeterminegwhethergrepairgofgagherniagisgnecessar
y

B)gThegwaitinggperiodgfollowinggherniagsurgerygisgtwogweeks

C)gInguinalgherniasghavegbeengassociatedgwithgangincreasedgriskgforgCMVgaccidents

D)gThegmaximumgcertificationgintervalgforgagdrivergwithgagherniagisgtwogyearsg-
gCORRECTgANSWERSgD)gThegmedicalgexaminergcanguseghis/hergjudgmentgasgtogwhethergagdrivergsh


ouldgbegreferredgtogagsurgeongorgothergspecialist.gTheregisgnogspecifiedgwaitinggperiodgfollowingghe
rniagsurgeryg-
gthegdrivergshouldgnotgbegcertifiedguntilgthegmedicalgexaminergdeterminesgthatgtreatmentgisgsafega


ndgeffective,gandgthatgthegconditiongisgstable.gNogevidenceghasglinkedgherniasgofganygtypegtogincrea
sedgCMVgaccidentgrisk.



Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegofgnephropathy?

A)gNephropathygisgagdisqualifyinggcondition