CME Certified Federal Medical Examiner

Category - Driver Identification and History

During a health history questionnaire a 34-year-old male driver answers Yes when asked if he feels any lower back pain. Your subsequent discussion and queries concerning this affirmative answer must probe into:
  1. The frequency of the lower back pain.
  2. The duration and severity of the lower back pain.
  3. The frequency and severity of the lower back pain.
  4. The frequency, duration, and severity of the lower back pain.
Explanation
Answer: D - The frequency, duration, and severity of the lower back pain.

This is the correct answer because according to FMCSA’s guidelines any possible symptoms identified during the assessment of medical history must be evaluated in terms of their frequency of onset, severity or degree, and their duration.
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