Modern Blood Banking & Transfusion Practices 7th Edition
Harmening Test Bank
Chapter 1. Red Blood Cells and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current
Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which metabolic pathway is responsible for generating 90% of the ATP for the RBC?
a. Pentose phosphate shunt c. Glycolysis
b. Luebering-Rapoport shunt d. Methemoglobin reductase
2. A unit of blood was returned to the blood bank before it was spiked. Apparently the patient’s IV failed. The
unit of blood was outside the blood bank for 35 minutes. Which of the statements below is most accurate?
a. The unit of blood should be discarded immediately.
b. The unit of blood can be returned to inventory.
c. The unit of blood must be transfused within 4 hours or be discarded at the end of that time.
d. The unit of blood must be transfused with 24 hours.
3. What effect does storage have on platelets?
a. Shrinking c. Repulsion
b. Lysis d. All of these.
4. In the normal hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve, what percentage of oxygen is released to the tissues
when PO2 averages 40 mm Hg?
a. 75% c. 100%
b. 25% d. 50%
5. What factors are known to influence platelet metabolism and function?
a. Storage temperature c. Platelet count
b. Initial pH d. All of the above
6. Which of the following red blood cell morphologies may be present on the peripheral blood smear as a result
of loss of RBC membrane?
a. Spherocytes c. Burr cells
b. Target cells d. Schistocytes
7. What does the term autologous transfusion refer to?
a. A parent donating blood for his or her child
b. An individual donating blood for a friend
c. An individual donating blood for a relative
d. An individual donating blood for his or her own transfusion
8. What is the primary function of hemoglobin?
a. Iron metabolism c. Oxygen transport
b. Porphyrin synthesis d. Signal transduction
9. All of the following areas of red blood cell biology are crucial for normal erythrocyte survival except:
a. cellular metabolism. c. site of the ABO antigen attachment.
b. RBC membrane. d. hemoglobin structure.
10. What is the correct biochemical composition of the RBC membrane?
a. 52% protein, 40% lipid, 8% carbohydrate
b. 40% protein, 8% lipid, 52% carbohydrate
, c. 8% protein, 52% lipid, 40% carbohydrate
d. 8% lipid, 40% carbohydrate, 52% protein
11. All of the following biochemical changes are associated with loss of red blood cell viability upon storage
except:
a. decreased pH. c. increased ATP level.
b. loss of red blood cell function. d. decreased glucose consumption.
12. Which red blood cell preservative has a storage time of 35 days?
a. ACD c. AS-1
b. CPDA-1 d. CPD
13. The RBC membrane is relatively permeable to all of the following except:
a. chloride. c. bicarbonate.
b. sodium. d. water.
14. Red blood cells frozen using the high-concentration glycerol technique are usually stored at
a. 0oC c. -65oC
o
b. -20 C d. -80oC
15. What is the major biochemical consideration in platelet storage?
a. Glucose metabolism c. Production of carbon dioxide
b. Oxygen supply d. Regulation of pH
16. What would the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve depict in a patient exhibiting clinical signs of
alkalosis?
a. Normal c. Shift to the right
b. Shift to the left NKS d. None ofCthOeMabove
E LL E R.
17. Name the main lipid components of a red blood cell membrane.
a. Phospholipid c. Glycolipid
b. Sphingomyelin d. Glycophorin A
18. The ABO blood groups were discovered in 1901 by whom?
a. Charles Drew c. Loutit and Mollison
b. Karl Landsteiner d. Edward Lindeman
19. A standing order of platelets was shipped to your facility by your supplier. It was inadvertently left in the
corner of the department until discovered 36 hours later. What would the appropriate action be for the blood
banker?
a. If the temperature in the box was 22 ± 2°C and the platelet swirl seemed OK, it would be
OK to accept the unit into inventory.
b. The platelets have fallen outside the supplier’s quality assurance. The unit should be
discarded because the pH has probably dropped too low and platelet activation has been
compromised.
c. If the temperature was 1°C to 6°C and the platelet swirl seemed OK, it would be OK to
accept the unit into inventory.
d. If the platelets appeared OK and passed the platelet swirl test after being placed on the
agitator, they could be accepted into the inventory.
20. Which metabolic pathway permits the accumulation of 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)?
a. Glycolysis c. Pentose phosphate shunt
b. Luebering-Rapoport shunt d. Methemoglobin reductase
,21. All of the following are consistent with a "shift to the right" of the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve
except:
a. increased 2,3-DPG.
b. 50% O2 saturation to tissues.
c. decreased 2,3-DPG.
d. decreased hemoglobin affinity for O2.
22. Why are platelet transfusions performed?
a. Therapeutically to stop bleeding c. Both reasons.
b. Prophylactically to prevent bleeding d. Neither reason.
23. What cryoprotective agent is added to red blood cells upon freezing?
a. Dextrose c. Glycerol
b. Adsol d. All of the above
24. If platelets are to be stored for 5 days on a rotator, what is the optimal storage temperature?
a. 1°C to 6°C c. 35°C to 37°C
b. 20°C to 24°C d. 1°C to 10°C
25. Platelets are transfused to play which role in hemostasis?
a. Maintenance of vascular integrity
b. Initial arrest of bleeding by platelet plug formation
c. Stabilization of the hemostatic plug
d. All of the above
26. Which of the following best describes "integral" membrane proteins?
a. Reside at the cytoplasmic surface of membrane
b. Span the entire membrane surface
c. Form the red blood cell cytoskeleton
d. None of the above
27. How is stroma-free hemoglobin solution prepared?
a. Outdated red blood cells are concentrated, and stroma is removed.
b. Outdated red blood cells are diluted with saline, and stroma is removed.
c. Outdated red blood cells are lysed, and stroma is removed.
d. None of the above
28. What is the normal life span of an RBC?
a. 100 days c. 120 hours
b. 120 days d. 2 days
29. Regarding loss of RBC membrane deformability, all of the following are true except:
a. increase in ATP level.
b. decrease in ATP level.
c. increase in calcium level.
d. decrease in spectrin phosphorylation level.
30. One of the most important controls of hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is:
a. glucose. c. K+.
b. 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG). d. Ca++.
31. The normal position of the oxygen dissociation curve depends on three ligands normally found within the
RBC. Which one of the following is not one of these ligands?
, a. H+ ions c. 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)
b. CO2 d. Na+
32. Which of the following events does not occur while RBCs are stored?
a. 2,3-DPG levels increase.
b. Potassium levels increase.
c. Hgb has a decreased affinity for oxygen carrying capacity.
d. 2,3-DPG and potassium levels increase.
33. In order to maintain ATP levels in stored blood, can be added to CPD to extend the shelf-
life of stored RBCs from 21 days to 35 days. This new preservative is designated as CPDA-1.
a. mannitol c. adenine and glucose
b. adenine saline d. Rejuvenix
34. Which type of blood storage container is no longer available for use in the United States because it may limit
the viability of RBCs?
a. Glass bottles c. DEHP-free polyolefin containers
b. PVC plastic bags with DEHP d. Latex-free plastic containers
35. A rare unit of blood became outdated 48 hours ago but is needed for a patient. Which of the following
concepts applies to this situation?
a. The blood could be rejuvenated by adding Rejuvesol, being washed appropriately, and
being transfused within 48 hours.
b. The blood could be rejuvenated with Rejuvesol, washed, and given immediately to the
patient.
c. Once a unit is outdated, it is no longer available for use.
d. The unit can be rejuvenatedTim ESmTedBiaA
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d in the appropriate
refrigerator until needed later in the week.
36. FDA-approved rejuvenation solution contains all of the following EXCEPT:
a. adenine c. inosine
b. glycerin d. phosphate
37. Rejuvenated RBCs may be prepared up to three days after expiration when stored in all of these
EXCEPT:
a. ACD
b. AS-1
c. CPD
d. CPDA-1
38. When is the corrected count increment (CCI) of platelets is usually determined?
a. Immediately prior to transfusion. c. Ten to 60 minutes after transfusion.
b. During the transfusion procedure. d. One to two days after transfusion.
39. Generally, the quality control measurements required by various accreditation organizations for platelet
concentrates include:
a. platelet concentrate volume and platelet count.
b. leukocyte count if claims of leukoreduction are made.
c. pH of the unit.
d. All of the above
40. Which of the following is not a major factor that influences platelet shape and activation while the platelet is
in storage?
Harmening Test Bank
Chapter 1. Red Blood Cells and Platelet Preservation: Historical Perspectives and Current
Trends
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which metabolic pathway is responsible for generating 90% of the ATP for the RBC?
a. Pentose phosphate shunt c. Glycolysis
b. Luebering-Rapoport shunt d. Methemoglobin reductase
2. A unit of blood was returned to the blood bank before it was spiked. Apparently the patient’s IV failed. The
unit of blood was outside the blood bank for 35 minutes. Which of the statements below is most accurate?
a. The unit of blood should be discarded immediately.
b. The unit of blood can be returned to inventory.
c. The unit of blood must be transfused within 4 hours or be discarded at the end of that time.
d. The unit of blood must be transfused with 24 hours.
3. What effect does storage have on platelets?
a. Shrinking c. Repulsion
b. Lysis d. All of these.
4. In the normal hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve, what percentage of oxygen is released to the tissues
when PO2 averages 40 mm Hg?
a. 75% c. 100%
b. 25% d. 50%
5. What factors are known to influence platelet metabolism and function?
a. Storage temperature c. Platelet count
b. Initial pH d. All of the above
6. Which of the following red blood cell morphologies may be present on the peripheral blood smear as a result
of loss of RBC membrane?
a. Spherocytes c. Burr cells
b. Target cells d. Schistocytes
7. What does the term autologous transfusion refer to?
a. A parent donating blood for his or her child
b. An individual donating blood for a friend
c. An individual donating blood for a relative
d. An individual donating blood for his or her own transfusion
8. What is the primary function of hemoglobin?
a. Iron metabolism c. Oxygen transport
b. Porphyrin synthesis d. Signal transduction
9. All of the following areas of red blood cell biology are crucial for normal erythrocyte survival except:
a. cellular metabolism. c. site of the ABO antigen attachment.
b. RBC membrane. d. hemoglobin structure.
10. What is the correct biochemical composition of the RBC membrane?
a. 52% protein, 40% lipid, 8% carbohydrate
b. 40% protein, 8% lipid, 52% carbohydrate
, c. 8% protein, 52% lipid, 40% carbohydrate
d. 8% lipid, 40% carbohydrate, 52% protein
11. All of the following biochemical changes are associated with loss of red blood cell viability upon storage
except:
a. decreased pH. c. increased ATP level.
b. loss of red blood cell function. d. decreased glucose consumption.
12. Which red blood cell preservative has a storage time of 35 days?
a. ACD c. AS-1
b. CPDA-1 d. CPD
13. The RBC membrane is relatively permeable to all of the following except:
a. chloride. c. bicarbonate.
b. sodium. d. water.
14. Red blood cells frozen using the high-concentration glycerol technique are usually stored at
a. 0oC c. -65oC
o
b. -20 C d. -80oC
15. What is the major biochemical consideration in platelet storage?
a. Glucose metabolism c. Production of carbon dioxide
b. Oxygen supply d. Regulation of pH
16. What would the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve depict in a patient exhibiting clinical signs of
alkalosis?
a. Normal c. Shift to the right
b. Shift to the left NKS d. None ofCthOeMabove
E LL E R.
17. Name the main lipid components of a red blood cell membrane.
a. Phospholipid c. Glycolipid
b. Sphingomyelin d. Glycophorin A
18. The ABO blood groups were discovered in 1901 by whom?
a. Charles Drew c. Loutit and Mollison
b. Karl Landsteiner d. Edward Lindeman
19. A standing order of platelets was shipped to your facility by your supplier. It was inadvertently left in the
corner of the department until discovered 36 hours later. What would the appropriate action be for the blood
banker?
a. If the temperature in the box was 22 ± 2°C and the platelet swirl seemed OK, it would be
OK to accept the unit into inventory.
b. The platelets have fallen outside the supplier’s quality assurance. The unit should be
discarded because the pH has probably dropped too low and platelet activation has been
compromised.
c. If the temperature was 1°C to 6°C and the platelet swirl seemed OK, it would be OK to
accept the unit into inventory.
d. If the platelets appeared OK and passed the platelet swirl test after being placed on the
agitator, they could be accepted into the inventory.
20. Which metabolic pathway permits the accumulation of 2,3 diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)?
a. Glycolysis c. Pentose phosphate shunt
b. Luebering-Rapoport shunt d. Methemoglobin reductase
,21. All of the following are consistent with a "shift to the right" of the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve
except:
a. increased 2,3-DPG.
b. 50% O2 saturation to tissues.
c. decreased 2,3-DPG.
d. decreased hemoglobin affinity for O2.
22. Why are platelet transfusions performed?
a. Therapeutically to stop bleeding c. Both reasons.
b. Prophylactically to prevent bleeding d. Neither reason.
23. What cryoprotective agent is added to red blood cells upon freezing?
a. Dextrose c. Glycerol
b. Adsol d. All of the above
24. If platelets are to be stored for 5 days on a rotator, what is the optimal storage temperature?
a. 1°C to 6°C c. 35°C to 37°C
b. 20°C to 24°C d. 1°C to 10°C
25. Platelets are transfused to play which role in hemostasis?
a. Maintenance of vascular integrity
b. Initial arrest of bleeding by platelet plug formation
c. Stabilization of the hemostatic plug
d. All of the above
26. Which of the following best describes "integral" membrane proteins?
a. Reside at the cytoplasmic surface of membrane
b. Span the entire membrane surface
c. Form the red blood cell cytoskeleton
d. None of the above
27. How is stroma-free hemoglobin solution prepared?
a. Outdated red blood cells are concentrated, and stroma is removed.
b. Outdated red blood cells are diluted with saline, and stroma is removed.
c. Outdated red blood cells are lysed, and stroma is removed.
d. None of the above
28. What is the normal life span of an RBC?
a. 100 days c. 120 hours
b. 120 days d. 2 days
29. Regarding loss of RBC membrane deformability, all of the following are true except:
a. increase in ATP level.
b. decrease in ATP level.
c. increase in calcium level.
d. decrease in spectrin phosphorylation level.
30. One of the most important controls of hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen is:
a. glucose. c. K+.
b. 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG). d. Ca++.
31. The normal position of the oxygen dissociation curve depends on three ligands normally found within the
RBC. Which one of the following is not one of these ligands?
, a. H+ ions c. 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)
b. CO2 d. Na+
32. Which of the following events does not occur while RBCs are stored?
a. 2,3-DPG levels increase.
b. Potassium levels increase.
c. Hgb has a decreased affinity for oxygen carrying capacity.
d. 2,3-DPG and potassium levels increase.
33. In order to maintain ATP levels in stored blood, can be added to CPD to extend the shelf-
life of stored RBCs from 21 days to 35 days. This new preservative is designated as CPDA-1.
a. mannitol c. adenine and glucose
b. adenine saline d. Rejuvenix
34. Which type of blood storage container is no longer available for use in the United States because it may limit
the viability of RBCs?
a. Glass bottles c. DEHP-free polyolefin containers
b. PVC plastic bags with DEHP d. Latex-free plastic containers
35. A rare unit of blood became outdated 48 hours ago but is needed for a patient. Which of the following
concepts applies to this situation?
a. The blood could be rejuvenated by adding Rejuvesol, being washed appropriately, and
being transfused within 48 hours.
b. The blood could be rejuvenated with Rejuvesol, washed, and given immediately to the
patient.
c. Once a unit is outdated, it is no longer available for use.
d. The unit can be rejuvenatedTim ESmTedBiaA
teN
lyKSaEshLeL
,w d,EanRd.sC
toO
reM
d in the appropriate
refrigerator until needed later in the week.
36. FDA-approved rejuvenation solution contains all of the following EXCEPT:
a. adenine c. inosine
b. glycerin d. phosphate
37. Rejuvenated RBCs may be prepared up to three days after expiration when stored in all of these
EXCEPT:
a. ACD
b. AS-1
c. CPD
d. CPDA-1
38. When is the corrected count increment (CCI) of platelets is usually determined?
a. Immediately prior to transfusion. c. Ten to 60 minutes after transfusion.
b. During the transfusion procedure. d. One to two days after transfusion.
39. Generally, the quality control measurements required by various accreditation organizations for platelet
concentrates include:
a. platelet concentrate volume and platelet count.
b. leukocyte count if claims of leukoreduction are made.
c. pH of the unit.
d. All of the above
40. Which of the following is not a major factor that influences platelet shape and activation while the platelet is
in storage?
