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34 Cards in this Set
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Hearing test must be passed in both ears |
false |
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Forced whisper distance |
5 feet |
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Decibels in test and frequency |
40dB 500, 1000, 2000 |
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T or F Certification is from date of complete exam and expires at midnight |
true |
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How many years to retain records |
3 |
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Issues affecting health status |
interruption of sleep diet excess vibration noise extremes of temperature road conditions |
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T or F visual acuity must be at least 20/40 in each eye and together |
true |
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Visual field in each eye must be _____ |
70 |
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Disqualifying ear diseases |
Menierres Vertigo < 2 months labyrinthine fistula non functioning labyrinth |
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Stage 3 HTN length of certification when BP </= 140/90 |
6 months |
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A one time 3 month certificate is for stage 2 HTN |
true |
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Waiting period following surgical correction for secondary HTN |
3 months |
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Length of certification for DVT |
1 year, with monitoring |
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Waiting period after insertion of pacemaker for sinus node disease
and wait after insertion for neurogenic syncope or hypersensitive node |
1 month
3 months |
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Waiting period after new dx A fib and initiation of anticoagulation |
1 month |
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waiting period following cardiac ablation |
1 month |
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Waiting period following drug therapy for ventricular arrhythmia |
1 month |
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Sustained VT. Q or DQ |
DQ |
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Long QT. Q or DQ |
DQ |
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Q or DQ |
DQ |
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Waiting period following CABG |
3 months with annual ETT, annual exam max 1 year certify |
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which murmurs require more evaluation |
3+ or higher diastolic holosystolic late systolic |
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Waiting period and max certification for mild or moderate Aortic regurgitation |
no wait, 1 year max, q2-3 year echo |
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waiting period and certification interval following AVR |
3 months and 1 year |
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Mitral regurg Echo interval for moderate and for severe |
annual 6-12 months |
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Waiting period following balloon tx of PV stenosis and following repair |
1 month post balloon 3 months post repair |
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do not certify pulmonary stenosis if the following |
dyspnea palpitations PV gradient >50 mm PVP> 50% PA>5 cm |
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what is the waiting interval following a sedating medication |
12 hours |
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3 criteria requiring ABG |
FEV1/FVC < 65% FVC<60% SaO2 <92% |
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Disqualifying pulmonary conditions |
untreated symptomatic OSA narcolepsy primary idiopathic alveolar hypoventilation Idiopathic CNS hypersomnolence RLS with EDS |
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CVA or SAH 1. with mild insult and no seizure 2. with mild insult and early seizure, or mod insult without seizure 3. Mod insult with seizure
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1 year wait 2 year 5 year
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If a seizure follows severe TBI or surgery involving dural penetration: Q or DQ |
DQ |
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Congenital myopathy Metabolic muscle disease motor neuron disease muscular dystrophies neuromuscular junction disorders peripheral neuropathies: Q or DQ |
DQ |
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waiting period following ECT |
6 months |