AAB MT Immunohematology UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
All of the following donors would be permanently 38-year-old male who received rabies vaccine after a dog bite 3 months ago
deferred EXCEPT which one?
All of the following donors would be permanently 75-year-old male who had acute hepatitis 20 years ago following surgery, 19-
deferred: y/o first-time donor who received human growth hormone 12 years ago, and a
24-y/o donor with a history of a positive test for Hepatitis C from another
blood center.
What is the interval between blood donations? 8 weeks
The oral temperature of a donor must not exceed which 37.5 degrees C
value?
What is the minimum acceptable hemoglobin for blood 12.5 g/dL for allogeneic donors
donors?
What is the lowest acceptable hematocrit for 38%
allogeneic donors?
What donor meets the requirement for age, pulse, Age: 32, Pulse: 60, Weight (lb) 185, BP: 110/70
weight, and blood pressure?
How long must a pregnant woman be deferred? 6 weeks postpartum
There is a 12-month deferment for each of the following Donor received a blood transfusion, donor received a tattoo and body
donors: piercing, donor had sex with a person with hepatitis.
There is a 12-month deferment for each of the following Donor received the hepatitis B vaccine
donors EXCEPT:
, How long must a prospective donor with a history of 3 years after cessation of treatment
malaria be deferred?
A lab tech who has a positive tuberculin skin test wants No deferral as long as there is no other abnormality
to donate blood. If he/she meets all the other criteria,
how long is the deferral?
All of the following are causes of permanent donor Confirmed HIV positive, family history of Creutzfedt-Jakob disease, and
deferral: intravenous drug user
All of the following are causes of permanent donor Donor received the hepatitis B vaccine
deferral EXCEPT:
Current testing on all donor blood must include testing Serological test for syphilis
for which of the following?
Which one of the following tests is not required by anti-HBc
AABB and is therefore optional during donor blood
testing?
What is a commonly used screening method for the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA)
detection of HIV-1 antibodies?
Currently required viral hepatitis marker tests include all Anti-HCV, Anti-HBc, and HBsAg
of the following:
Currently required viral hepatitis marker tests include all anti-HAV
of the following EXCEPT:
When color coding is used for donor blood labels, Yellow
what color is group A?
Which infectious agent is least likely to be transmitted HAV
by a blood infection?
In the very early acute phase of hepatitis, which one of HBsAg
the following tests would be indicative of onset of a
viremic state?
During the "window period," what is the only marker of Anti-HBc
HBV infection?
What is the minimum length of time that the patient's 6 months
serum must remain positive for HBsAg before the
individual is referred to as a chronic carrier?
Which viral agent causes the majority of cases of HCV
transfusion-associated hepatitis?
All of the following are required viral marker testing for HIV-1 p24 antigen
the human immunodeficiency virus EXCEPT which one?
Which virus can be deadly to immunocompromised CMV
patients or premature infants?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
All of the following donors would be permanently 38-year-old male who received rabies vaccine after a dog bite 3 months ago
deferred EXCEPT which one?
All of the following donors would be permanently 75-year-old male who had acute hepatitis 20 years ago following surgery, 19-
deferred: y/o first-time donor who received human growth hormone 12 years ago, and a
24-y/o donor with a history of a positive test for Hepatitis C from another
blood center.
What is the interval between blood donations? 8 weeks
The oral temperature of a donor must not exceed which 37.5 degrees C
value?
What is the minimum acceptable hemoglobin for blood 12.5 g/dL for allogeneic donors
donors?
What is the lowest acceptable hematocrit for 38%
allogeneic donors?
What donor meets the requirement for age, pulse, Age: 32, Pulse: 60, Weight (lb) 185, BP: 110/70
weight, and blood pressure?
How long must a pregnant woman be deferred? 6 weeks postpartum
There is a 12-month deferment for each of the following Donor received a blood transfusion, donor received a tattoo and body
donors: piercing, donor had sex with a person with hepatitis.
There is a 12-month deferment for each of the following Donor received the hepatitis B vaccine
donors EXCEPT:
, How long must a prospective donor with a history of 3 years after cessation of treatment
malaria be deferred?
A lab tech who has a positive tuberculin skin test wants No deferral as long as there is no other abnormality
to donate blood. If he/she meets all the other criteria,
how long is the deferral?
All of the following are causes of permanent donor Confirmed HIV positive, family history of Creutzfedt-Jakob disease, and
deferral: intravenous drug user
All of the following are causes of permanent donor Donor received the hepatitis B vaccine
deferral EXCEPT:
Current testing on all donor blood must include testing Serological test for syphilis
for which of the following?
Which one of the following tests is not required by anti-HBc
AABB and is therefore optional during donor blood
testing?
What is a commonly used screening method for the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA)
detection of HIV-1 antibodies?
Currently required viral hepatitis marker tests include all Anti-HCV, Anti-HBc, and HBsAg
of the following:
Currently required viral hepatitis marker tests include all anti-HAV
of the following EXCEPT:
When color coding is used for donor blood labels, Yellow
what color is group A?
Which infectious agent is least likely to be transmitted HAV
by a blood infection?
In the very early acute phase of hepatitis, which one of HBsAg
the following tests would be indicative of onset of a
viremic state?
During the "window period," what is the only marker of Anti-HBc
HBV infection?
What is the minimum length of time that the patient's 6 months
serum must remain positive for HBsAg before the
individual is referred to as a chronic carrier?
Which viral agent causes the majority of cases of HCV
transfusion-associated hepatitis?
All of the following are required viral marker testing for HIV-1 p24 antigen
the human immunodeficiency virus EXCEPT which one?
Which virus can be deadly to immunocompromised CMV
patients or premature infants?
