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CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT PRESERVATIONIST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS: 2025/26
What are the three TIONS of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
CannulaTION
IsolaTION
VentilaTION
What are the goals of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
hypothermia and inhibit cellular swelling to maintain organ viability
prior to transplant
What is the cold ischemic time range for heart preservation? -
correct answer- 4-6 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for lung preservation? - correct
answer- 6-8 hours
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What is the cold ischemic time range for liver preservation? - correct
answer- <24 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for pancreas preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for bowel preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for kidney preservation? -
correct answer- average <24 hours (max:36-48 hours depending on
machine perfusion vs cold storage)
What are the four basics of preservation? - correct answer- 1.
Cannula (size and shape)
2. Tubing (Y tubing vs Leur-Lock)
3. Solution (gravity, pressure, additives)
4. Direction (antegrade/retrograde)
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Definition of Antegrade - correct answer- Performed in the normal
direction of flow
Definition of Retrograde - correct answer- Moving or tending
backward, opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed What
are the four chambers of the heart? - correct answer- 1. Left Atrium
2. Right Atrium
3. Left Ventricle
4. Right Ventricle
What are the four valves of the heart? - correct answer- 1. Tricuspid
2. Pulmonic
3. Mitral
4. Aortic
Which lung has three lobes? - correct answer- Right (upper, middle,
lower)
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium via which structures?
- correct answer- Superior Vena Cava /Inferior Vena Cava
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Deoxygenated blood is sent to the lungs via which artery? - correct
answer- Pulmonary Artery
Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via which
vein? - correct answer- Pulmonary Vein
Where does the pulmonary vein empty into? - correct answer-
Left atrium
Oxygenated blood is sent to the coronary arteries and body via which
structure? - correct answer- Aorta
Which arteries provide oxygenated blood to the myocardium? -
correct answer- Coronary Arteries
Where do the coronary arteries originate from? - correct answer-
Aorta (near the aortic valve)
CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT PRESERVATIONIST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS: 2025/26
What are the three TIONS of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
CannulaTION
IsolaTION
VentilaTION
What are the goals of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
hypothermia and inhibit cellular swelling to maintain organ viability
prior to transplant
What is the cold ischemic time range for heart preservation? -
correct answer- 4-6 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for lung preservation? - correct
answer- 6-8 hours
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What is the cold ischemic time range for liver preservation? - correct
answer- <24 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for pancreas preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for bowel preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for kidney preservation? -
correct answer- average <24 hours (max:36-48 hours depending on
machine perfusion vs cold storage)
What are the four basics of preservation? - correct answer- 1.
Cannula (size and shape)
2. Tubing (Y tubing vs Leur-Lock)
3. Solution (gravity, pressure, additives)
4. Direction (antegrade/retrograde)
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Definition of Antegrade - correct answer- Performed in the normal
direction of flow
Definition of Retrograde - correct answer- Moving or tending
backward, opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed What
are the four chambers of the heart? - correct answer- 1. Left Atrium
2. Right Atrium
3. Left Ventricle
4. Right Ventricle
What are the four valves of the heart? - correct answer- 1. Tricuspid
2. Pulmonic
3. Mitral
4. Aortic
Which lung has three lobes? - correct answer- Right (upper, middle,
lower)
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium via which structures?
- correct answer- Superior Vena Cava /Inferior Vena Cava
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Deoxygenated blood is sent to the lungs via which artery? - correct
answer- Pulmonary Artery
Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via which
vein? - correct answer- Pulmonary Vein
Where does the pulmonary vein empty into? - correct answer-
Left atrium
Oxygenated blood is sent to the coronary arteries and body via which
structure? - correct answer- Aorta
Which arteries provide oxygenated blood to the myocardium? -
correct answer- Coronary Arteries
Where do the coronary arteries originate from? - correct answer-
Aorta (near the aortic valve)
