Blood Bank - Blood Products
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Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which is the minimum legal age to donate whole blood in most countries?
A. 15 years
B. 16 years
✔✔C. 17–18 years
D. 25 years
What is the minimum body weight generally required for blood donation?
A. 40 kg
B. 45 kg
✔✔C. 50 kg
D. 60 kg
What is the minimum hemoglobin level required for whole blood donation?
A. 10.0 g/dL
B. 11.0 g/dL
✔✔C. 12.5 g/dL
D. 14.0 g/dL
Which condition is a permanent deferral for blood donation?
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,A. Iron deficiency
✔✔B. HIV infection
C. Common cold
D. Recent vaccination
How long must a donor usually wait between whole blood donations?
A. 2 weeks
B. 4 weeks
✔✔C. 8 weeks
D. 16 weeks
Which blood product is primarily used to treat anemia?
A. Platelets
B. Fresh frozen plasma
✔✔C. Packed red blood cells
D. Cryoprecipitate
Which blood product is used to treat thrombocytopenia?
A. Whole blood
✔✔B. Platelets
C. Red blood cells
D. Albumin
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,Which blood component contains the highest concentration of clotting factors?
A. Packed red blood cells
✔✔B. Fresh frozen plasma
C. Platelets
D. Saline
Which blood product is richest in fibrinogen?
A. Plasma
✔✔B. Cryoprecipitate
C. Whole blood
D. Albumin
What is the maximum volume of whole blood collected in a standard donation?
A. 200 mL
B. 350 mL
✔✔C. 450 mL
D. 600 mL
Which donor vital sign would disqualify a blood donor?
A. Pulse of 80 bpm
B. Temperature of 36.8°C
✔✔C. Blood pressure of 180/110 mmHg
D. Respiratory rate of 16/min
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, Which of the following is a temporary donor deferral?
✔✔A. Recent tattoo
B. Past HIV infection
C. Chronic hepatitis B
D. Hemophilia
How long is a donor deferred after receiving a tattoo or piercing in many regions?
A. 1 month
B. 3 months
✔✔C. 12 months
D. Lifetime
Which infection is routinely screened in blood donors?
A. Influenza
✔✔B. Hepatitis B
C. Malaria only
D. Tuberculosis
Which blood product has the shortest shelf life?
A. Red blood cells
B. Plasma
✔✔C. Platelets
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which is the minimum legal age to donate whole blood in most countries?
A. 15 years
B. 16 years
✔✔C. 17–18 years
D. 25 years
What is the minimum body weight generally required for blood donation?
A. 40 kg
B. 45 kg
✔✔C. 50 kg
D. 60 kg
What is the minimum hemoglobin level required for whole blood donation?
A. 10.0 g/dL
B. 11.0 g/dL
✔✔C. 12.5 g/dL
D. 14.0 g/dL
Which condition is a permanent deferral for blood donation?
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,A. Iron deficiency
✔✔B. HIV infection
C. Common cold
D. Recent vaccination
How long must a donor usually wait between whole blood donations?
A. 2 weeks
B. 4 weeks
✔✔C. 8 weeks
D. 16 weeks
Which blood product is primarily used to treat anemia?
A. Platelets
B. Fresh frozen plasma
✔✔C. Packed red blood cells
D. Cryoprecipitate
Which blood product is used to treat thrombocytopenia?
A. Whole blood
✔✔B. Platelets
C. Red blood cells
D. Albumin
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,Which blood component contains the highest concentration of clotting factors?
A. Packed red blood cells
✔✔B. Fresh frozen plasma
C. Platelets
D. Saline
Which blood product is richest in fibrinogen?
A. Plasma
✔✔B. Cryoprecipitate
C. Whole blood
D. Albumin
What is the maximum volume of whole blood collected in a standard donation?
A. 200 mL
B. 350 mL
✔✔C. 450 mL
D. 600 mL
Which donor vital sign would disqualify a blood donor?
A. Pulse of 80 bpm
B. Temperature of 36.8°C
✔✔C. Blood pressure of 180/110 mmHg
D. Respiratory rate of 16/min
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, Which of the following is a temporary donor deferral?
✔✔A. Recent tattoo
B. Past HIV infection
C. Chronic hepatitis B
D. Hemophilia
How long is a donor deferred after receiving a tattoo or piercing in many regions?
A. 1 month
B. 3 months
✔✔C. 12 months
D. Lifetime
Which infection is routinely screened in blood donors?
A. Influenza
✔✔B. Hepatitis B
C. Malaria only
D. Tuberculosis
Which blood product has the shortest shelf life?
A. Red blood cells
B. Plasma
✔✔C. Platelets
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