CTBS Exam questions with verified
answers
Cardiomyopathy is a deferral for - answersHV
AATB standards SOPs do NOT encompass.. - answersFDA regulations that apply to
tissue banking
Maximum time skin can be exposed to temps above 10 degrees C - answers2 hours
Temperature cardiovascular tissue should be stored at - answers-100 degrees C or
colder
When does a birth mom DRAI need completed in addition to the donor's DRAI? -
answersPediatric HV donors that are 18 months or younger or have been breastfed in
the past 12 months
T/F: Pre-processing cultures are NOT required by AATB standards - answersFalse
Where are white blood cells located? - answersIn the trabecular area of the long bones;
they help fight infection
What is recovered LAST from lower extremities? - answersIliac crest
What is deemed unsuitable for transplantation if it produces a staphylococcus aureus
positive culture? - answersSkin
The temperature for short-term storage of frozen tissue - answers-20 C or colder
T or F: 100% of grafts must be swabbed for testing for in process controls -
answersTrue
Maximum amount of time that a donor can remain unrefrigerated prior to recovery -
answers15 hours
An example of a cryoprotectant - answersglycerol
Upper time limit from retrieval to processing of HV - answersTotal ischemic time must
not exceed 48 hours
T/F: All tissues not already transplanted, which are subject to recall, shall be located
and quarantined pending resolution of the recall - answersTrue
, T/F: Lactated ringers are a colloid solution - answersFalse
The most common STD in the US - answersGenital Herpes
The most common bloodbourne pathogen in the US today - answersHep B
Minimum classed environment needed for processing of CV tissue - answersClass 100
or cleaner
What tissue is most closely related with CJD/prion diseases - answersDura Mater
T/F: Tissue with a positive HIV antibody screening test, but negative confirmatory test
CANNOT be used - answersTrue. Results of confirmatory test cannot override a
screening test
T/F: A positive PPD Test for TB is an automatic deferral - answersFalse
T/F: Demineralized Allopast is NOT capable of osteoinduction - answersTrue
How long should donor records be held 10 years beyond date of final disposition? -
answers10 years.
Exception: Dura Mater records which will be held indefinitely
First civilian regional tissue bank est. in US - answersUniversity of Miami
What needs to included on graft package inserts? - answersInstruction for opening,
statement indicating that the tissue may transmit infectious agents, type of atb used in
processing
The date of processing does NOT have to be included
Where is the aorta cut during HV recovery? - answers1cm distal to the subclavian artery
If skin is stored for longer than 96 hours... - answersStorage media must be changed
every 72 hours
Wolf's Law - answersDescribes bone degeneration
A bee sting is an example of - answersAn an immune response
What is used for an osteochondral graft? - answersDistal femur
What temperature should hearts be transported to processing facility? -
answersBetween 1-10 C
answers
Cardiomyopathy is a deferral for - answersHV
AATB standards SOPs do NOT encompass.. - answersFDA regulations that apply to
tissue banking
Maximum time skin can be exposed to temps above 10 degrees C - answers2 hours
Temperature cardiovascular tissue should be stored at - answers-100 degrees C or
colder
When does a birth mom DRAI need completed in addition to the donor's DRAI? -
answersPediatric HV donors that are 18 months or younger or have been breastfed in
the past 12 months
T/F: Pre-processing cultures are NOT required by AATB standards - answersFalse
Where are white blood cells located? - answersIn the trabecular area of the long bones;
they help fight infection
What is recovered LAST from lower extremities? - answersIliac crest
What is deemed unsuitable for transplantation if it produces a staphylococcus aureus
positive culture? - answersSkin
The temperature for short-term storage of frozen tissue - answers-20 C or colder
T or F: 100% of grafts must be swabbed for testing for in process controls -
answersTrue
Maximum amount of time that a donor can remain unrefrigerated prior to recovery -
answers15 hours
An example of a cryoprotectant - answersglycerol
Upper time limit from retrieval to processing of HV - answersTotal ischemic time must
not exceed 48 hours
T/F: All tissues not already transplanted, which are subject to recall, shall be located
and quarantined pending resolution of the recall - answersTrue
, T/F: Lactated ringers are a colloid solution - answersFalse
The most common STD in the US - answersGenital Herpes
The most common bloodbourne pathogen in the US today - answersHep B
Minimum classed environment needed for processing of CV tissue - answersClass 100
or cleaner
What tissue is most closely related with CJD/prion diseases - answersDura Mater
T/F: Tissue with a positive HIV antibody screening test, but negative confirmatory test
CANNOT be used - answersTrue. Results of confirmatory test cannot override a
screening test
T/F: A positive PPD Test for TB is an automatic deferral - answersFalse
T/F: Demineralized Allopast is NOT capable of osteoinduction - answersTrue
How long should donor records be held 10 years beyond date of final disposition? -
answers10 years.
Exception: Dura Mater records which will be held indefinitely
First civilian regional tissue bank est. in US - answersUniversity of Miami
What needs to included on graft package inserts? - answersInstruction for opening,
statement indicating that the tissue may transmit infectious agents, type of atb used in
processing
The date of processing does NOT have to be included
Where is the aorta cut during HV recovery? - answers1cm distal to the subclavian artery
If skin is stored for longer than 96 hours... - answersStorage media must be changed
every 72 hours
Wolf's Law - answersDescribes bone degeneration
A bee sting is an example of - answersAn an immune response
What is used for an osteochondral graft? - answersDistal femur
What temperature should hearts be transported to processing facility? -
answersBetween 1-10 C
