CCTC EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In the small intestine, most absorption occurs in: - ✔✔Duodenum and jejunum
✔✔In early post op period for intestinal transplant, scopes are completed - ✔✔Twice
weekly weeks 1-6.
✔✔Nausea and vomiting may be caused by - ✔✔decreased gastric motility
✔✔Which side heart catheterization is required for Lung Allocation Score? - ✔✔Right
heart catheterization
✔✔What is not an early complication in lung transplant? - ✔✔PTLD
✔✔Contributors to chronic lung transplant rejection (Bronchiolitis obliterans) - ✔✔1)
RSV
2) Influenza infection
3) CMV pneumonitis
✔✔Covers doctor services for certain organ transplants - ✔✔Medicare Part B
✔✔Covers transplants under certain conditions at Medicare-certified hospitals -
✔✔Medicare Part A
✔✔Pays 80% of physician services, Patient pays 20% - ✔✔Medicare
✔✔How long is Medicare active if obtained solely due to ESRD? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔Symptoms of CMV (general, outside of tissue invasive disease) - ✔✔Fever, malaise,
arthralgia, leukopenia, thrombocytompenia
✔✔Term for chronic rejection in lung transplant - ✔✔Bronchiolitis obliterans
✔✔Leading cause of death in lung transplant beyond the first year - ✔✔Chronic
rejection
✔✔Most common bacterial infection after liver transplant - ✔✔Cryptococcus
✔✔Most common organism in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - ✔✔Gram neg
bacteria (e. Coli)
✔✔Normal heart rate post-heart transplant - ✔✔100
, ✔✔Which kidney is preferred? - ✔✔Left
✔✔Which VS should be documented for ALL tx patients? - ✔✔Blood pressure and
temperature
✔✔Signs and symptoms of intestinal rejection - ✔✔Intermittent low grade fever and high
stoma output
✔✔In a heart/lung transplant, which rejects first? - ✔✔Lung
✔✔Cold ischemia time for heart - ✔✔4 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for intestine - ✔✔6 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for lung - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for liver - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for kidney - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for pancreas - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔If candidate and recipient match one antigen each at HLA-A, B, and DR, this is
called - ✔✔1-haplotype match
✔✔Cramping in the legs associated with peripheral vascular disease - ✔✔Claudication
✔✔Extended criteria donors are at least 50 years old and have two of the following -
✔✔1) Stroke as cause of death
2) Hypertension
3) Creatinine greater than 1.5
4) 60 years old +
✔✔Best treatment option for HCV - ✔✔Interferon and ribavirin
✔✔Route Interferon is given - ✔✔SQ
✔✔Significant side effect of Interferon - ✔✔Depression
✔✔Which has lower surgical complication rates - BD OR ED Pancreas Transplant? -
✔✔BD
✔✔How often is the PRA tested in a transplant candidate with VAD? - ✔✔Weekly
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In the small intestine, most absorption occurs in: - ✔✔Duodenum and jejunum
✔✔In early post op period for intestinal transplant, scopes are completed - ✔✔Twice
weekly weeks 1-6.
✔✔Nausea and vomiting may be caused by - ✔✔decreased gastric motility
✔✔Which side heart catheterization is required for Lung Allocation Score? - ✔✔Right
heart catheterization
✔✔What is not an early complication in lung transplant? - ✔✔PTLD
✔✔Contributors to chronic lung transplant rejection (Bronchiolitis obliterans) - ✔✔1)
RSV
2) Influenza infection
3) CMV pneumonitis
✔✔Covers doctor services for certain organ transplants - ✔✔Medicare Part B
✔✔Covers transplants under certain conditions at Medicare-certified hospitals -
✔✔Medicare Part A
✔✔Pays 80% of physician services, Patient pays 20% - ✔✔Medicare
✔✔How long is Medicare active if obtained solely due to ESRD? - ✔✔3 years
✔✔Symptoms of CMV (general, outside of tissue invasive disease) - ✔✔Fever, malaise,
arthralgia, leukopenia, thrombocytompenia
✔✔Term for chronic rejection in lung transplant - ✔✔Bronchiolitis obliterans
✔✔Leading cause of death in lung transplant beyond the first year - ✔✔Chronic
rejection
✔✔Most common bacterial infection after liver transplant - ✔✔Cryptococcus
✔✔Most common organism in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis - ✔✔Gram neg
bacteria (e. Coli)
✔✔Normal heart rate post-heart transplant - ✔✔100
, ✔✔Which kidney is preferred? - ✔✔Left
✔✔Which VS should be documented for ALL tx patients? - ✔✔Blood pressure and
temperature
✔✔Signs and symptoms of intestinal rejection - ✔✔Intermittent low grade fever and high
stoma output
✔✔In a heart/lung transplant, which rejects first? - ✔✔Lung
✔✔Cold ischemia time for heart - ✔✔4 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for intestine - ✔✔6 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for lung - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for liver - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for kidney - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Cold ischemia time for pancreas - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔If candidate and recipient match one antigen each at HLA-A, B, and DR, this is
called - ✔✔1-haplotype match
✔✔Cramping in the legs associated with peripheral vascular disease - ✔✔Claudication
✔✔Extended criteria donors are at least 50 years old and have two of the following -
✔✔1) Stroke as cause of death
2) Hypertension
3) Creatinine greater than 1.5
4) 60 years old +
✔✔Best treatment option for HCV - ✔✔Interferon and ribavirin
✔✔Route Interferon is given - ✔✔SQ
✔✔Significant side effect of Interferon - ✔✔Depression
✔✔Which has lower surgical complication rates - BD OR ED Pancreas Transplant? -
✔✔BD
✔✔How often is the PRA tested in a transplant candidate with VAD? - ✔✔Weekly
