Transfusion Practices 5th Edition
By Paula Howard
All Chapters (1-16) |Q&A Verified With Rationales| Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9780323697392
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01: Quality Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry and Safety
Issues in the Blood Bank ........................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Immunology: Basic Principles and Applications in the Blood Bank
........................................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 03: Blood Banking Reagents: Overview and Applications ................. 22
Chapter 04: Genetic Principles in Blood Banking ............................................ 31
Chapter 05: ABO and H Blood Group Systems and Secretor Status ................. 40
Chapter 06: Rh Blood Group System ................................................................ 47
Chapter 07: Other Red Cell Blood Group Systems, Human Leukocyte Antigens,
and Platelet Antigens ........................................................................................ 56
Chapter 08: Antibody Detection and Identification ......................................... 64
Chapter 9. Compatibility Testing ...................................................................... 74
Chapter 10. Blood Bank Automation for Transfusion Services ....................... 76
Chapter 11. Adverse Complications of Transfusions ....................................... 77
Chapter 12. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn .............................. 94
Chapter 13. Donor Selection and Phlebotomy ............................................... 117
Chapter 14. Testing of Donor Blood ............................................................... 126
Chapter 15. Blood Component Preparation and Therapy ............................. 134
Chapter 16. Transfusion Therapy in Selected Patients .................................. 149
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,Chapter 01: Quality Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry and Safety
Issues in the Blood Bank
Howard: Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 4th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following agencies administers the Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Amendments?
a. AABB
b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
c. OSHA
d. Food and Drug Administration
CORRECT ANSWER B
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administers CLIA, Medicare, Medicaid,
and HIPAA.
DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 3
2. A laboratory technologist decided she would like to bring her lab coat home for
laundering because it had too many wrinkles when returned by the laboratory’s laundry
service. Is this practice acceptable?
a. Yes, if she uses 10% bleach
b. Yes, if she clears it with her supervisor
c. Yes, as long as she removes the coat and does not wear it home
d. No, because the laboratory is a biosafety level 2, and lab coats may not be
removed
CORRECT ANSWER D
Methods of transporting the lab coat and the risk of contamination do not permit health
care workers to bring lab coats home for cleaning.
DIF: Level 2 REF: p. 14
3. Personal protective equipment includes:
a. safety glasses.
b. splash barriers.
c. masks.
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, d. All of the above
CORRECT ANSWER D
Safety glasses, splash barriers, and masks are types of personal protective devices.
DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 14
4. At what point in the employment process should safety training take place?
a. During orientation and training
b. Following lab training when employees are more familiar with their
responsibilities
c. Following the employees’ first evaluation
d. Before independent work is permitted and annually thereafter
CORRECT ANSWER D
The Occupation Safety and Health Administration requires safety training before
independent work is permitted and annually thereafter.
DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 17
5. In safety training, employees must become familiar with all of the following
except:
a. tasks that have an infectious risk.
b. limits of protective clothing and equipment.
c. the appropriate action to take if exposure occurs.
d. how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a donor or other employee.
CORRECT ANSWER D
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements include all of those
listed except cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 13
6. Blood irradiators require all of the following safety procedures except:
a. proper training.
b. that the user have a degree in radiology.
c. equipment leak detection.
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