Blood Banking Exam Practice
Questions with 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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -24 hours
- The optimum storage temperature for platelets is
Questions with 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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -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 - -24 hours
- The optimum storage temperature for platelets is
