Blood Banking Exam Practice Questions Well
Examined Questions & Answers…
A cause for permanent deferral of blood donation is
A. diabetes
B. residence in an endemic malaria region
C. history of jaundice of uncertain cause
D. history of therapeutic rabies vaccine - CORRECT ANSWER -- B. residence in an
endemic malaria region
Which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for donation?
A. 32-year-old woman who received a transfusion in a complicated delivery 5 months
ago
B. 19-year-old sailor who has been stateside for 9 months and stopped taking his
anti-malarial medication 9 months previously
C. 22-year-old college student who has a temperature of 99.2F (37.3C) and states
that he feels wells, but is nervous about donating
D. 45-year-old woman who has just recovered from a bladder infection and is still
taking antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. 22-year-old college student who has a
temperature of 99.2F (37.3C) and states that he feels wells, but is nervous about
donating
Prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleaned with a scrub
solution containing
A. hypochlorite
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. 10% acetone
D. PVP iodine complex - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. PVP iodine complex
All donor testing must include
A. complete Rh phenotyping
B. anti-CMV testing
C. direct antiglobulin test
,D. serological test for syphilis - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. serological test for
syphilis ??
Rejuvenation of a unit a red blood cells is a method used to
A. remove antibody attached to RBCs
B. inactivate viruses and bacteria
C. restore 2,3-DPG and ATP to normal levels
D. filter blood clots and other debris - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. restore 2,3-DPG
and ATP to normal levels
A unit of packed cells is split into 2 aliquots under closed sterile conditions at 8 am.
The expiration time for each aliquot is now
A. 4 pm on the same day
B. 8 pm on the same day
C. 8 am the next morning
D. the original date of the unsplit unit - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. the original date of
the unsplit unit
Which of the following is the correct storage temperature for the component listed?
A. cryoprecipitated AHF, 4 degrees C
B. Fresh Frozen Plasma, -20 degrees C
C. Red Blood Cells, Frozen, -40 degrees C
D. Platelets, 37 degrees C - CORRECT ANSWER -- B. Fresh Frozen Plasma, -20
degrees C
A unit of Red Blood Cells is issued at 9 am. At 9:10 am the unit is returned to the
blood bank. The container has not been entered, but the unit has not been
refrigerated during this time span. The best course of action for the technician would
be to
A. culture the unit for bacterial contamination
B. discard the unit if not used within 24 hours
C. store the unit at room temperature
, D. record the return time, record the temperature of the unit - CORRECT ANSWER -
- D. record the return time, record the temperature of the unit
Which of the following viruses resides exclusively in leukocytes?
A. CMV
B. HIV
C. HBV
D. HCV - CORRECT ANSWER -- A. CMV
Blood needs to be prepared for intrauterine transfusion of a fetus with severe HDN.
The red blood cell unit selected is compatible with the mother's serum and has been
leuko-depleted. An additional step that must be taken before transfusion is to
A. add pooled platelets and fresh frozen plasma
B. check that the RBC group is consistent with the father's
C. irradiate the RBCs before infusion
D. test the RBC unit with the neonate's eluate - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. irradiate
the RBCs before infusion
According to AABB standards, FFP must be infused within what period of time
following thawing?
A. 24 hours
B. 36 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -- 24 hours
The optimum storage temperature for platelets is
A. -20 degrees C
B. -12 degrees C
C. 4 degrees C
D. 22 degrees C - CORRECT ANSWER -- 22 degrees C
Cryoprecipitate if maintained in the frozen state at -18 degrees C or below, has a
shelf life of
Examined Questions & Answers…
A cause for permanent deferral of blood donation is
A. diabetes
B. residence in an endemic malaria region
C. history of jaundice of uncertain cause
D. history of therapeutic rabies vaccine - CORRECT ANSWER -- B. residence in an
endemic malaria region
Which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for donation?
A. 32-year-old woman who received a transfusion in a complicated delivery 5 months
ago
B. 19-year-old sailor who has been stateside for 9 months and stopped taking his
anti-malarial medication 9 months previously
C. 22-year-old college student who has a temperature of 99.2F (37.3C) and states
that he feels wells, but is nervous about donating
D. 45-year-old woman who has just recovered from a bladder infection and is still
taking antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. 22-year-old college student who has a
temperature of 99.2F (37.3C) and states that he feels wells, but is nervous about
donating
Prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleaned with a scrub
solution containing
A. hypochlorite
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. 10% acetone
D. PVP iodine complex - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. PVP iodine complex
All donor testing must include
A. complete Rh phenotyping
B. anti-CMV testing
C. direct antiglobulin test
,D. serological test for syphilis - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. serological test for
syphilis ??
Rejuvenation of a unit a red blood cells is a method used to
A. remove antibody attached to RBCs
B. inactivate viruses and bacteria
C. restore 2,3-DPG and ATP to normal levels
D. filter blood clots and other debris - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. restore 2,3-DPG
and ATP to normal levels
A unit of packed cells is split into 2 aliquots under closed sterile conditions at 8 am.
The expiration time for each aliquot is now
A. 4 pm on the same day
B. 8 pm on the same day
C. 8 am the next morning
D. the original date of the unsplit unit - CORRECT ANSWER -- D. the original date of
the unsplit unit
Which of the following is the correct storage temperature for the component listed?
A. cryoprecipitated AHF, 4 degrees C
B. Fresh Frozen Plasma, -20 degrees C
C. Red Blood Cells, Frozen, -40 degrees C
D. Platelets, 37 degrees C - CORRECT ANSWER -- B. Fresh Frozen Plasma, -20
degrees C
A unit of Red Blood Cells is issued at 9 am. At 9:10 am the unit is returned to the
blood bank. The container has not been entered, but the unit has not been
refrigerated during this time span. The best course of action for the technician would
be to
A. culture the unit for bacterial contamination
B. discard the unit if not used within 24 hours
C. store the unit at room temperature
, D. record the return time, record the temperature of the unit - CORRECT ANSWER -
- D. record the return time, record the temperature of the unit
Which of the following viruses resides exclusively in leukocytes?
A. CMV
B. HIV
C. HBV
D. HCV - CORRECT ANSWER -- A. CMV
Blood needs to be prepared for intrauterine transfusion of a fetus with severe HDN.
The red blood cell unit selected is compatible with the mother's serum and has been
leuko-depleted. An additional step that must be taken before transfusion is to
A. add pooled platelets and fresh frozen plasma
B. check that the RBC group is consistent with the father's
C. irradiate the RBCs before infusion
D. test the RBC unit with the neonate's eluate - CORRECT ANSWER -- C. irradiate
the RBCs before infusion
According to AABB standards, FFP must be infused within what period of time
following thawing?
A. 24 hours
B. 36 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWER -- 24 hours
The optimum storage temperature for platelets is
A. -20 degrees C
B. -12 degrees C
C. 4 degrees C
D. 22 degrees C - CORRECT ANSWER -- 22 degrees C
Cryoprecipitate if maintained in the frozen state at -18 degrees C or below, has a
shelf life of
