SBB ASCP ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation?
Answer: a woman is deferred if pregnant in the past 6 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period if a potential donor received the varicella
zoster vaccine (live attenuated)? Answer: 4 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received the
yellow fever live vaccine? Answer: 2 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis?
Answer: 12 months from completion of therapy
◉ A potential blood donor spent 7 years in Germany from 1995 to 2002.
Are they eligible to donate whole blood? Answer: No, indefinitely
deferred
◉ CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Neurosurgical instruments
2. human dura matter grafts
3. pituitary derived human growth hormone
, 4. stem cells Answer: Stem cells
◉ Which of the following should be indefinitely deferred?
1. donor with malaria
2. donor who has been incarcerated
3. a pregnant woman
4. a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday Answer: a donor
with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday
◉ A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: Answer:
indefinately deferred
◉ A potential whole blood donor presents with the following upon
physical exam: Hgb 13 g/dL, Hct 39%, pulse 75, temp 99.4, can they
donate a unit of allogeneic whole blood? Answer: Yes
◉ A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin
interferes with? Answer: Platelet aggregation
◉ A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: Answer:
indefinitely deferred
◉ What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? Answer: 56
days
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation?
Answer: a woman is deferred if pregnant in the past 6 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period if a potential donor received the varicella
zoster vaccine (live attenuated)? Answer: 4 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received the
yellow fever live vaccine? Answer: 2 weeks
◉ What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis?
Answer: 12 months from completion of therapy
◉ A potential blood donor spent 7 years in Germany from 1995 to 2002.
Are they eligible to donate whole blood? Answer: No, indefinitely
deferred
◉ CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Neurosurgical instruments
2. human dura matter grafts
3. pituitary derived human growth hormone
, 4. stem cells Answer: Stem cells
◉ Which of the following should be indefinitely deferred?
1. donor with malaria
2. donor who has been incarcerated
3. a pregnant woman
4. a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday Answer: a donor
with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday
◉ A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: Answer:
indefinately deferred
◉ A potential whole blood donor presents with the following upon
physical exam: Hgb 13 g/dL, Hct 39%, pulse 75, temp 99.4, can they
donate a unit of allogeneic whole blood? Answer: Yes
◉ A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin
interferes with? Answer: Platelet aggregation
◉ A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: Answer:
indefinitely deferred
◉ What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? Answer: 56
days
