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Certified Transplant Preservationist PRACTICE
EXAM-(CTP EXAM) 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower extremities, an inferior
silk suture is tied around the
A. abdominal aorta
B. descending thoracic aorta
C. common iliac artery
D. right subclavian artery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. abdominal aorta
Explanation: ligation of the abdominal aorta inferior to the site of cannulation is the proper
preventative measure to ensure perfusate does not circulate to the lower extremities
Question: A preservationist must ensure that the OPO donor organ anatomy record is
completed prior to:
A. leaving the donor hospital
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B. cross clamping the aorta
C. making copies of the hospital chart
D. packaging the organs for shipment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. packaging the organs for
shipment
Explanation: an organ should not be packaged until the anatomy of the organ, flush
characteristics, flush solution amount and type is documented
Question: In lung recovery, which of the following will be cannulated for flush?
A. superior vena cava and ascending aorta
B. inferior vena cava and main pulmonary artery
C. main pulmonary artery and ascending aorta
D. thoracic aorta and main pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. main pulmonary artery
and ascending aorta
Question: A preservationist is working with a procurement coordinator in the OR. When
packaging the liver for transport, the preservationist discovers that the container of the liver
vessels is already labeled. Which of the following should the preservationist do next?
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A. remove and replace the labels
B. place the container of vessels with the liver for transport
C. ask the coordinator to place the vessels with the liver
D. review the vessel label with the coordinator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. review the vessel
label with the coordinator
Question: In the OR, kidneys and pancreas are recovered for transplant. What specimens are
required to be sent for tissue typing with the kidneys?
A. 2 yellow tops, 1 red top, 1 wedge of spleen if available
B. 1 yellow top, 2 red tops, 3-5 lymph nodes
C. 2 yellow tops, 1 red top, 3-5 lymph nodes
D. 1 yellow top, 2 red tops, 1 wedge of spleen if available - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. 2 yellow
tops, 1 red, 3-5 lymph nodes
Question: A recovered pancreas has been placed in 3 isolation bags and handed off the sterile
field to the organ coordinator. What should the preservationist do NEXT?
A. place the organ in a rigid container
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B. put the organ in a cooler directly on ice
C. place one more sterile barrier and label it non-sterile
D. call the organ center to arrange for discard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. place the organ in a
rigid container
Question: A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at 2300. At 2315 the
lung, liver and kidney teams have arrived, but the heart team reports they will not arrive until
2345. What is the preservationist's NEXT step?
A. proceed w/ recovery and have liver team recover the heart
B. proceed w/ recovery and have the hospital surgeon recover the heart
C. postpone the recovery and wait for heart team to arrive
D. postpone the recovery and contact hospital surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. postpone the
recovery and wait for the heart team to arrive
Question: During a deceased donor case with hepatitis C, the recovery surgeon recovers a liver
with vessels. While packaging the vessels and organ, the preservationist overhears the surgeon
talking about plans to store the vessels for use on another patient if the intended recipient does
not need them. The preservationist should:
Certified Transplant Preservationist PRACTICE
EXAM-(CTP EXAM) 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower extremities, an inferior
silk suture is tied around the
A. abdominal aorta
B. descending thoracic aorta
C. common iliac artery
D. right subclavian artery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. abdominal aorta
Explanation: ligation of the abdominal aorta inferior to the site of cannulation is the proper
preventative measure to ensure perfusate does not circulate to the lower extremities
Question: A preservationist must ensure that the OPO donor organ anatomy record is
completed prior to:
A. leaving the donor hospital
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B. cross clamping the aorta
C. making copies of the hospital chart
D. packaging the organs for shipment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. packaging the organs for
shipment
Explanation: an organ should not be packaged until the anatomy of the organ, flush
characteristics, flush solution amount and type is documented
Question: In lung recovery, which of the following will be cannulated for flush?
A. superior vena cava and ascending aorta
B. inferior vena cava and main pulmonary artery
C. main pulmonary artery and ascending aorta
D. thoracic aorta and main pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. main pulmonary artery
and ascending aorta
Question: A preservationist is working with a procurement coordinator in the OR. When
packaging the liver for transport, the preservationist discovers that the container of the liver
vessels is already labeled. Which of the following should the preservationist do next?
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A. remove and replace the labels
B. place the container of vessels with the liver for transport
C. ask the coordinator to place the vessels with the liver
D. review the vessel label with the coordinator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. review the vessel
label with the coordinator
Question: In the OR, kidneys and pancreas are recovered for transplant. What specimens are
required to be sent for tissue typing with the kidneys?
A. 2 yellow tops, 1 red top, 1 wedge of spleen if available
B. 1 yellow top, 2 red tops, 3-5 lymph nodes
C. 2 yellow tops, 1 red top, 3-5 lymph nodes
D. 1 yellow top, 2 red tops, 1 wedge of spleen if available - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. 2 yellow
tops, 1 red, 3-5 lymph nodes
Question: A recovered pancreas has been placed in 3 isolation bags and handed off the sterile
field to the organ coordinator. What should the preservationist do NEXT?
A. place the organ in a rigid container
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B. put the organ in a cooler directly on ice
C. place one more sterile barrier and label it non-sterile
D. call the organ center to arrange for discard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. place the organ in a
rigid container
Question: A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at 2300. At 2315 the
lung, liver and kidney teams have arrived, but the heart team reports they will not arrive until
2345. What is the preservationist's NEXT step?
A. proceed w/ recovery and have liver team recover the heart
B. proceed w/ recovery and have the hospital surgeon recover the heart
C. postpone the recovery and wait for heart team to arrive
D. postpone the recovery and contact hospital surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. postpone the
recovery and wait for the heart team to arrive
Question: During a deceased donor case with hepatitis C, the recovery surgeon recovers a liver
with vessels. While packaging the vessels and organ, the preservationist overhears the surgeon
talking about plans to store the vessels for use on another patient if the intended recipient does
not need them. The preservationist should:
