CME Certified Federal Medical Examiner

Category - Driver Identification and History

The purpose of the health history questions is to obtain information for any pre-existing physical, mental, or organic health conditions. While you perform the health history assessment for a 37-year-old male CMV driver, he answered Yeswhen asked if he has high blood pressure. For this answer you need to discuss with or ask the driver for additional information, except for:
  1. The treating physician’s contact information.
  2. The prescribed medications used in relation to his high blood pressure condition.
  3. The over-the-counter medications he takes.
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - None of the above

This is the correct response because as per FMCSA’s guidelines all of the above are additional information required whenever the answer to health history questions is Yes. Answer A is wrong because this information is needed for any necessary consultationwith the treating physician. Answer C is wrong because as per FMCSA, additional information is needed for any over-the-counter medications the driver takes.
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