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Question 1

Allergy related Life threatening Conditions

Answer 1

No waiting period but:

Individuals with a history of an allergy-related life-threatening condition must have undertaken successful
preventive measures and/or treatment without adverse effects before the driver can be considered
medically qualified.

Maximum certification — 2 years

Question 2

Drivers who present with _____________, such as central core disease, cannot be certified.

Answer 2

congenital myopathies

Question 3

More Unusual disqualifying disorders

Answer 3

• neuromuscular junction disorder, ie myasthenia gravis
• congenital myopathies
• muscular dystrophy

Question 4

A driver who has been diagnosed with ___________, such as myasthenia gravis, cannot be certified

Answer 4

neuromuscular junction disorders

Question 5

In the event that a driver presents who has a mild Ebstein anomaly, how should the medical examiner handle their case?

Answer 5

The driver can be certified if asymptomatic., as most people with a mild Ebstein anomaly are asymptomatic.

Maximum certification — 1 year

Question 6

A driver presents with a hernia. Can the driver be certified?

Answer 6

Yes, if the hernia does not cause discomfort or interfere with driving.

max cert 2 years

Question 7

A driver presents whose left hand has been amputated. Can this driver be certified?

Answer 7

Yes, if the qualifications of a Skill Performance Evaluation are met

Question 8

A driver who has an impairment that affects the torso can be certified under which of the following guidelines?

Answer 8

The driver cannot be certified

Question 9

allergic rhinitis, when it is accompanied by certain other conditions, the driver may not be certified. Among those conditions are

Answer 9

• Severe conjunctivitis affecting vision.
• Inability to keep eyes open.
• Photophobia.
• Uncontrollable sneezing fits.
• Sinusitis with severe headaches.**
• Medications that cause sedation or other side effects that interfere with safe driving.