AAB blood bank Exam questions 2026
Exam Questions and verified Answers
what is the interval between blood donations? - CORRECT ANSWERS 8 weeks
pregancy - 6wks
What is normal oral temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS 37.5C
what are the acceptable hemoglobin ranges for blood donation - CORRECT ANSWERS
12.5HBG
38HCT
autologous
11.HGB
33%HCT
12 month deferral - CORRECT ANSWERS donor recieved blood transfusion
had sex w/ peron w/ hep
had a tattoo done
12 month deferral exception? - CORRECT ANSWERS donor who received Hep B vaccine
how long must a prospective donor w/ history of malaria be deffered? - CORRECT ANSWERS
3 years after receiving treatment
Lab Tech patient has a positive tuberculin skin test like that wants to donate blood, If criteria met, how
long deferral? - CORRECT ANSWERS No deferred as long as there is no abnormality
,All are cause of permanent deferral except which of the following?
Confirmed HIV
Family history of disease
IV drug users
Incarcerated individual - CORRECT ANSWERS Incarcerated individual
What is the length of deferral for donors with oral polio, measles rubella, or mumps vaccine? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2 weeks
Deferral for smallpox - CORRECT ANSWERS 2 weeks after immune reaction or After scab has
fallen off the site
German measles rubella referral - CORRECT ANSWERS Four weeks after last injection
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin deferral (H'BIG) - CORRECT ANSWERS One year after injection
Current testing on all donors must include: - CORRECT ANSWERS Serological testing for
syphilis
Which of the following test is not required by aab and is therefore optional during donor blood testing?
RPR - syphilis
Anti-hiv
Anti-htvl
Anti-HBc - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti-HBC
, What is commonly use screening message for destruction of HIV antibodies - CORRECT ANSWERS
Elisa
Well color coding donor blood label group - CORRECT ANSWERS A yellow
B pink
O blue
AB Black, gray white
Which virus is unlikely to be transmitted by blood transfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis
A virus
In the very EARLY State of hepatitis which one would indicate of onset of viremic state - CORRECT
ANSWERS HBsAg
During the window.. What is the only marker hbv infection - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti-HBC
What is the minimal time that the patient serum must remain positive for HBsAg before the individuals
referred to as chronic states - CORRECT ANSWERS Six months
Which viral hepatitis causes majority of cases of transfusion associated hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hepatitis C
All the following are required Viral marker testing for HIV except
Anti-HIV 1
Anti-HIV 2
HIV-1 p24 antigen
Anti-HTLV-1 - CORRECT ANSWERS HIV 1- p24 antigen
Exam Questions and verified Answers
what is the interval between blood donations? - CORRECT ANSWERS 8 weeks
pregancy - 6wks
What is normal oral temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS 37.5C
what are the acceptable hemoglobin ranges for blood donation - CORRECT ANSWERS
12.5HBG
38HCT
autologous
11.HGB
33%HCT
12 month deferral - CORRECT ANSWERS donor recieved blood transfusion
had sex w/ peron w/ hep
had a tattoo done
12 month deferral exception? - CORRECT ANSWERS donor who received Hep B vaccine
how long must a prospective donor w/ history of malaria be deffered? - CORRECT ANSWERS
3 years after receiving treatment
Lab Tech patient has a positive tuberculin skin test like that wants to donate blood, If criteria met, how
long deferral? - CORRECT ANSWERS No deferred as long as there is no abnormality
,All are cause of permanent deferral except which of the following?
Confirmed HIV
Family history of disease
IV drug users
Incarcerated individual - CORRECT ANSWERS Incarcerated individual
What is the length of deferral for donors with oral polio, measles rubella, or mumps vaccine? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2 weeks
Deferral for smallpox - CORRECT ANSWERS 2 weeks after immune reaction or After scab has
fallen off the site
German measles rubella referral - CORRECT ANSWERS Four weeks after last injection
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin deferral (H'BIG) - CORRECT ANSWERS One year after injection
Current testing on all donors must include: - CORRECT ANSWERS Serological testing for
syphilis
Which of the following test is not required by aab and is therefore optional during donor blood testing?
RPR - syphilis
Anti-hiv
Anti-htvl
Anti-HBc - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti-HBC
, What is commonly use screening message for destruction of HIV antibodies - CORRECT ANSWERS
Elisa
Well color coding donor blood label group - CORRECT ANSWERS A yellow
B pink
O blue
AB Black, gray white
Which virus is unlikely to be transmitted by blood transfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS Hepatitis
A virus
In the very EARLY State of hepatitis which one would indicate of onset of viremic state - CORRECT
ANSWERS HBsAg
During the window.. What is the only marker hbv infection - CORRECT ANSWERS Anti-HBC
What is the minimal time that the patient serum must remain positive for HBsAg before the individuals
referred to as chronic states - CORRECT ANSWERS Six months
Which viral hepatitis causes majority of cases of transfusion associated hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hepatitis C
All the following are required Viral marker testing for HIV except
Anti-HIV 1
Anti-HIV 2
HIV-1 p24 antigen
Anti-HTLV-1 - CORRECT ANSWERS HIV 1- p24 antigen
