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Certified Transplant Preservationist Exam
Questions With 100% Correct
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What are the three TIONS of Organ Preservation? - correct
answer- CannulaTION
IsolaTION
VentilaTION
What are the goals of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
hypothermia and inhibit cellular swelling to maintain organ
viability prior to transplant
What is the cold ischemic time range for heart preservation? -
correct answer- 4-6 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for lung preservation? -
correct answer- 6-8 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for liver preservation? -
correct answer- <24 hours (8-12 hours normal)
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What is the cold ischemic time range for pancreas
preservation? - correct answer- <12 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for bowel preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for kidney preservation? -
correct answer- average <24 hours (max:36-48 hours
depending on machine perfusion vs cold storage)
What are the four basics of preservation? - correct answer- 1.
Cannula (size and shape)
2. Tubing (Y tubing vs Leur-Lock)
3. Solution (gravity, pressure, additives)
4. Direction (antegrade/retrograde)
Definition of Antegrade - correct answer- Performed in the
normal direction of flow
Definition of Retrograde - correct answer- Moving or tending
backward, opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed
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What are the four chambers of the heart? - correct answer- 1.
Left Atrium
2. Right Atrium
3. Left Ventricle
4. Right Ventricle
What are the four valves of the heart? - correct answer- 1.
Tricuspid
2. Pulmonic
3. Mitral
4. Aortic
Which lung has three lobes? - correct answer- Right (upper,
middle, lower)
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium via which
structures? - correct answer- Superior Vena Cava /Inferior Vena
Cava
Deoxygenated blood is sent to the lungs via which artery? -
correct answer- Pulmonary Artery
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Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via which
vein? - correct answer- Pulmonary Vein
Where does the pulmonary vein empty into? - correct answer-
Left atrium
Oxygenated blood is sent to the coronary arteries and body via
which structure? - correct answer- Aorta
Which arteries provide oxygenated blood to the myocardium? -
correct answer- Coronary Arteries
Where do the coronary arteries originate from? - correct
answer- Aorta (near the aortic valve)
What are the two main coronary arteries? - correct answer- Left
(LCA) and Right (RCA)
Certified Transplant Preservationist Exam
Questions With 100% Correct
Answers | Guaranteed Pass
What are the three TIONS of Organ Preservation? - correct
answer- CannulaTION
IsolaTION
VentilaTION
What are the goals of Organ Preservation? - correct answer-
hypothermia and inhibit cellular swelling to maintain organ
viability prior to transplant
What is the cold ischemic time range for heart preservation? -
correct answer- 4-6 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for lung preservation? -
correct answer- 6-8 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for liver preservation? -
correct answer- <24 hours (8-12 hours normal)
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What is the cold ischemic time range for pancreas
preservation? - correct answer- <12 hours (8-12 hours normal)
What is the cold ischemic time range for bowel preservation? -
correct answer- <12 hours
What is the cold ischemic time range for kidney preservation? -
correct answer- average <24 hours (max:36-48 hours
depending on machine perfusion vs cold storage)
What are the four basics of preservation? - correct answer- 1.
Cannula (size and shape)
2. Tubing (Y tubing vs Leur-Lock)
3. Solution (gravity, pressure, additives)
4. Direction (antegrade/retrograde)
Definition of Antegrade - correct answer- Performed in the
normal direction of flow
Definition of Retrograde - correct answer- Moving or tending
backward, opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed
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What are the four chambers of the heart? - correct answer- 1.
Left Atrium
2. Right Atrium
3. Left Ventricle
4. Right Ventricle
What are the four valves of the heart? - correct answer- 1.
Tricuspid
2. Pulmonic
3. Mitral
4. Aortic
Which lung has three lobes? - correct answer- Right (upper,
middle, lower)
Deoxygenated blood returns to the right atrium via which
structures? - correct answer- Superior Vena Cava /Inferior Vena
Cava
Deoxygenated blood is sent to the lungs via which artery? -
correct answer- Pulmonary Artery
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Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via which
vein? - correct answer- Pulmonary Vein
Where does the pulmonary vein empty into? - correct answer-
Left atrium
Oxygenated blood is sent to the coronary arteries and body via
which structure? - correct answer- Aorta
Which arteries provide oxygenated blood to the myocardium? -
correct answer- Coronary Arteries
Where do the coronary arteries originate from? - correct
answer- Aorta (near the aortic valve)
What are the two main coronary arteries? - correct answer- Left
(LCA) and Right (RCA)
