2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

Chapter 10: Medical Conditions at-a-GlanceFor each major medical condition identified in the medical condition chapters, the followingtable identifies: whether the resulting impairment is persistent or episodic what functions(s) are impaired, and whether the condition also commonly results in a lack of stamina or general debility.The following abbreviations are used in the table: “Cog” means cognitive “SI” means sudden incapacitation, and “GD” means general debility.Chapter and Condition Impairment Function impaired OtherPersistentEpi- Motor Cog Sensory All Sta-GDsodic– SI minaSensorimotorVision Hearing11. Diabetes – Hypoglycemia X • •12. Peripheral arterial disease - X • •severe claudication12. AAA X •12. Aortic dissection X •12. DVT – Pulmonary embolism X •13. Musculoskeletal X •14. Renal diseases X • • •15. Respiratory diseases X • • •16. Vestibular disorders X X • • •17. Cardiovascular diseases X X • •18. Hearing loss X •19. Psychiatric disorders X •20. Cerebrovascular diseases X •21. Vision impairment X •22. Syncope X •23. Seizures and epilepsy X •24. MS, Cerebral Palsy,X • • •Parkinson’s25. Traumatic brain injuries X X • • • • •26. Intracranial tumours X X • • • • •27. Cognitive impairment X•including dementia28. Sleep apnea X X • •28. Narcolepsy X X • •84