CTBS PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 428
QUESTIONS AUTHENTIC ANSWERS
DETAILED REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ You are training a staff member about authorization and they ask you:
What makes a Document of Authorization different than a Document of
Gift?
- It is a legal record
- It describes postmortem recovery
- It can be signed or recorded
- The signer is an Authorizing person.
Answer: The signer is an Authorizing person
⩥ You are a recovery coordinator reviewing a donor's fluid intake. At
what donor age must you have blood loss and infusion of >2000mL of
blood products/fluids when considering plasma dilution?
- ≥ 12 y.o.
- > 12 y.o.
- ≤ 12 y.o.
- < 12 y.o..
Answer: > 12 y.o.
,⩥ You are physically examining a donor. You notice that their sclera is
obviously yellow. Without any other explanation, which of the following
could be a cause?
- Spleen inflammation due to hepatitis
- Liver inflammation due to hepatitis
- Inflamed lymph nodes due to HIV
- Pneumonia as part of AIDS.
Answer: Liver inflammation due to hepatitis
⩥ You are doing a quality review of skin cultures received from the lab.
Which of the following organisms will cause fresh skin to be
automatically discarded if found on culture?
- Gram positive bacilli
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Any Enterococcus species
- Group B Strep.
Answer: Any Enterococcus species
⩥ You are preparing for organizational audits for the next year. SOPM
must be available to which of the following:
- To AATB inspectors
- To FDA inspectors
- To AATB and FDA inspectors
,- Our SOPM is private and is not for inspectors to see.
Answer: To AATB and FDA inspectors
⩥ You are responsible for quality checking residual chemical levels in
processed bone grafts. In a very small piece of tissue (<100 mg), the
residual ethylene glycol level can be up to __ parts per million.
- 250
- 2000
- 2500
- 5000.
Answer: 5000
⩥ You are quality checking microbiological results on a heart-valve
graft. They found Clostridium perfringens on the tissue. This microbe
will result in automatic discard of the tissue:
- True, clostridium species are not allowed
- True, but only because of my medical director
- False, clostridium can be irradiated
- False, clostridium can be removed with antibiotics.
Answer: True, clostridium species are not allowed
⩥ Who provides regulatory oversight of tissue banking?
- AATB
, - OSHA
- DHHS
- FDA.
Answer: FDA
⩥ Donor eligibility criteria shall be established by the:
- Executive leadership
- AOC
- Recovery organization's medical director
- The medical director responsible for the release of tissue for transplant.
Answer: The medical director responsible for the release of tissue for
transplant
⩥ Heart for valve donors shall be evaluated for risk of:
- Chagas
- Pulmonary embolisms.
Answer: Chagas
⩥ According to AATB Standards for Tissue Banking, the age limit for a
deceased tissue donor is:
- 100
- 65
QUESTIONS AUTHENTIC ANSWERS
DETAILED REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ You are training a staff member about authorization and they ask you:
What makes a Document of Authorization different than a Document of
Gift?
- It is a legal record
- It describes postmortem recovery
- It can be signed or recorded
- The signer is an Authorizing person.
Answer: The signer is an Authorizing person
⩥ You are a recovery coordinator reviewing a donor's fluid intake. At
what donor age must you have blood loss and infusion of >2000mL of
blood products/fluids when considering plasma dilution?
- ≥ 12 y.o.
- > 12 y.o.
- ≤ 12 y.o.
- < 12 y.o..
Answer: > 12 y.o.
,⩥ You are physically examining a donor. You notice that their sclera is
obviously yellow. Without any other explanation, which of the following
could be a cause?
- Spleen inflammation due to hepatitis
- Liver inflammation due to hepatitis
- Inflamed lymph nodes due to HIV
- Pneumonia as part of AIDS.
Answer: Liver inflammation due to hepatitis
⩥ You are doing a quality review of skin cultures received from the lab.
Which of the following organisms will cause fresh skin to be
automatically discarded if found on culture?
- Gram positive bacilli
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Any Enterococcus species
- Group B Strep.
Answer: Any Enterococcus species
⩥ You are preparing for organizational audits for the next year. SOPM
must be available to which of the following:
- To AATB inspectors
- To FDA inspectors
- To AATB and FDA inspectors
,- Our SOPM is private and is not for inspectors to see.
Answer: To AATB and FDA inspectors
⩥ You are responsible for quality checking residual chemical levels in
processed bone grafts. In a very small piece of tissue (<100 mg), the
residual ethylene glycol level can be up to __ parts per million.
- 250
- 2000
- 2500
- 5000.
Answer: 5000
⩥ You are quality checking microbiological results on a heart-valve
graft. They found Clostridium perfringens on the tissue. This microbe
will result in automatic discard of the tissue:
- True, clostridium species are not allowed
- True, but only because of my medical director
- False, clostridium can be irradiated
- False, clostridium can be removed with antibiotics.
Answer: True, clostridium species are not allowed
⩥ Who provides regulatory oversight of tissue banking?
- AATB
, - OSHA
- DHHS
- FDA.
Answer: FDA
⩥ Donor eligibility criteria shall be established by the:
- Executive leadership
- AOC
- Recovery organization's medical director
- The medical director responsible for the release of tissue for transplant.
Answer: The medical director responsible for the release of tissue for
transplant
⩥ Heart for valve donors shall be evaluated for risk of:
- Chagas
- Pulmonary embolisms.
Answer: Chagas
⩥ According to AATB Standards for Tissue Banking, the age limit for a
deceased tissue donor is:
- 100
- 65
