Blood Products Blood Banking- COMPLETE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST VERSION
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The minimum hemoglobin concentration in a fingerstick from a male blood donor is...
a. 12.0 g/dL (120 g/L)
b. 12.5 g/dL (125 g/L)
c. 13.0 g/dL (130 g/L)
d. 13.5 g/dL (135 g/L)
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A cause for indefinite deferral from blood donation is...
a. a reactive test for Babesia spp.
b. residence in an endemic area
c. positive test for Trypanosoma cruzi
d. history of chicken pox vaccination
Which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for blood donation?
a. 62YO F with blood pressure of 210/80
b. 18YO F who weighs 100lbs
c. 40YO M with a pulse of 115
d. 82YO M with HGB of 13.5g/dL
Which one of the following constitutes permanent deferral status of a donor?
a. tattoo 5 MO previously
b. recent contact with a patient with viral hepatitis
c. 2 units of blood transfused 4 MO previously
d. confirmed positive test for HBsAg 10 Y previously
A prospective donor with which of the following health histories would be accepted for blood
donation?
a. hepatitis B immunoglobulin 2 MO ago
b. HIV prevention drugs 6 MO ago
c. blood transfusion 2 MO ago
d. travel to a malaria endemic area 1 MO ago
,In order to be a plateletpheresis donor, the PLT count must be at least...
a. 150,000/μL
b. 200,000/μL
c. 250,000/μL
d. 300,000/μL
Prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleased with...
a. hypochlorite
b. green soap
c. 10% acetone
d. povidone iodine
A donor who has just donated 2 units of apheresis RBCs will be deferred from further blood
donation for a minimum of how many weeks?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24
Which of the following infectious agents relies solely on donor questioning to avoid
transmission from transfused blood products?
a. Trypanosoma cruzi
b. Plasmodium falciparum
c. HCV
d. CMV
Which of the following practices at the time of blood collection helps minimize bacterial
contamination of PLT products?
a. use of an 18-gauge needle
b. diversion pouch
c. green soap scrub
d. UV radiation
If a unit of autologous RBCs is collected and transfused in the same facility, which of the
following is NOT required?
a. ABO and Rh typing
b. a physicians order
c. infectious disease screening
d. evaluation for risk of bacteremia
,According to AABB standards, what is the minimum HGB level for an autologous donor?
a. 11.0 g/dL
b. 12.0 g/dL
c. 12.5 g/dL
d. 13.0 g/dL
Whcih of the following must be included on the label of a unit of RBCs leukoreduced?
a. known leukocyte count for the unit
b. phlebotomist identification
c. unique collection facility identifier
d. date of blood collection
All donor blood testing must include...
a. complete Rh phenotyping
b. anti-CMV testing
c. direct antiglobulin test
d. serological test for syphilis
Which of the following is not a useful strategy to reduce bacterial contamination in PLT
components?
a. using green soap scrub to disinfect venipuncture site
b. diverting the first 10-40 mL of donor blood from the main blood bag
c. performing culture-based testing on all PLT components
d. applying pathogen
Which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of transfusion
related acute lung injury (TRALI)?
a. use of FFP from male donors
b. use of FFP from female donors
c. pathogen reduction treatment of FFP
d. leukocyte-reduced FFP
IN allogenic blood donation, which of the following infectious agents must also include a
nucleic acid testing (NAT) assay?
a. HBV
b. HTLV I/II
c. syphilis
d. cytomegalovirus
What is the primary reason that infectious agents can be transmitted following blood
transfusion?
, a. pathogen reduction technology failure
b. donor in the window of period of early infection
c. leukocyte-reduction failure
d. donor history questionnaire not completed
Apheresis PLTs that will undergo pathogen reduction technology do not require...
a. hepatitis B virus NAT
b. culture-based testing for bacteria
c. West Nile Virus NAT
d. ABO and Rh testing
The results below were obtained on a blood donor sample at immediate spin:
• Anti-A → 0
• Anti-B → 0
• A₁ cells → 4+
• B cells → 4+
• Anti-D → 0
• Rh Control → 0
Before labeling blood components from this donation, what additional testing must be
completed?
a. test donor RBCs with anti-A₁B
b. test donor RBCs with anti-H
c. perform weak D testing on donor RBCs
d. Test donor serum with A₂ cells
Which of the following course of action must be performed immediately if a sample from an
apheresis PLT undergoing culture-based testing indicates bacterial growth?
a. set up another culture to confirm positivity
b. determine sensitivity to antibiotics
c. retrieve the unit if issued for transfusion
d. identify the organism
A sample of blood fromeach nodation is tested for which of the following infectious diseases?
a. HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, WNV, HCV
b. HBV, HCV, CMV, T. cruzi
c. HBsAg, HIV-1/2, P. falciparum, Babesia spp
d. dengue virus, syphilis, HCV, HBV
The transport temperature for RBC Leukocyte-reduced is...
a. 1-6°C
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST VERSION
as
The minimum hemoglobin concentration in a fingerstick from a male blood donor is...
a. 12.0 g/dL (120 g/L)
b. 12.5 g/dL (125 g/L)
c. 13.0 g/dL (130 g/L)
d. 13.5 g/dL (135 g/L)
as
A cause for indefinite deferral from blood donation is...
a. a reactive test for Babesia spp.
b. residence in an endemic area
c. positive test for Trypanosoma cruzi
d. history of chicken pox vaccination
Which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for blood donation?
a. 62YO F with blood pressure of 210/80
b. 18YO F who weighs 100lbs
c. 40YO M with a pulse of 115
d. 82YO M with HGB of 13.5g/dL
Which one of the following constitutes permanent deferral status of a donor?
a. tattoo 5 MO previously
b. recent contact with a patient with viral hepatitis
c. 2 units of blood transfused 4 MO previously
d. confirmed positive test for HBsAg 10 Y previously
A prospective donor with which of the following health histories would be accepted for blood
donation?
a. hepatitis B immunoglobulin 2 MO ago
b. HIV prevention drugs 6 MO ago
c. blood transfusion 2 MO ago
d. travel to a malaria endemic area 1 MO ago
,In order to be a plateletpheresis donor, the PLT count must be at least...
a. 150,000/μL
b. 200,000/μL
c. 250,000/μL
d. 300,000/μL
Prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleased with...
a. hypochlorite
b. green soap
c. 10% acetone
d. povidone iodine
A donor who has just donated 2 units of apheresis RBCs will be deferred from further blood
donation for a minimum of how many weeks?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24
Which of the following infectious agents relies solely on donor questioning to avoid
transmission from transfused blood products?
a. Trypanosoma cruzi
b. Plasmodium falciparum
c. HCV
d. CMV
Which of the following practices at the time of blood collection helps minimize bacterial
contamination of PLT products?
a. use of an 18-gauge needle
b. diversion pouch
c. green soap scrub
d. UV radiation
If a unit of autologous RBCs is collected and transfused in the same facility, which of the
following is NOT required?
a. ABO and Rh typing
b. a physicians order
c. infectious disease screening
d. evaluation for risk of bacteremia
,According to AABB standards, what is the minimum HGB level for an autologous donor?
a. 11.0 g/dL
b. 12.0 g/dL
c. 12.5 g/dL
d. 13.0 g/dL
Whcih of the following must be included on the label of a unit of RBCs leukoreduced?
a. known leukocyte count for the unit
b. phlebotomist identification
c. unique collection facility identifier
d. date of blood collection
All donor blood testing must include...
a. complete Rh phenotyping
b. anti-CMV testing
c. direct antiglobulin test
d. serological test for syphilis
Which of the following is not a useful strategy to reduce bacterial contamination in PLT
components?
a. using green soap scrub to disinfect venipuncture site
b. diverting the first 10-40 mL of donor blood from the main blood bag
c. performing culture-based testing on all PLT components
d. applying pathogen
Which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of transfusion
related acute lung injury (TRALI)?
a. use of FFP from male donors
b. use of FFP from female donors
c. pathogen reduction treatment of FFP
d. leukocyte-reduced FFP
IN allogenic blood donation, which of the following infectious agents must also include a
nucleic acid testing (NAT) assay?
a. HBV
b. HTLV I/II
c. syphilis
d. cytomegalovirus
What is the primary reason that infectious agents can be transmitted following blood
transfusion?
, a. pathogen reduction technology failure
b. donor in the window of period of early infection
c. leukocyte-reduction failure
d. donor history questionnaire not completed
Apheresis PLTs that will undergo pathogen reduction technology do not require...
a. hepatitis B virus NAT
b. culture-based testing for bacteria
c. West Nile Virus NAT
d. ABO and Rh testing
The results below were obtained on a blood donor sample at immediate spin:
• Anti-A → 0
• Anti-B → 0
• A₁ cells → 4+
• B cells → 4+
• Anti-D → 0
• Rh Control → 0
Before labeling blood components from this donation, what additional testing must be
completed?
a. test donor RBCs with anti-A₁B
b. test donor RBCs with anti-H
c. perform weak D testing on donor RBCs
d. Test donor serum with A₂ cells
Which of the following course of action must be performed immediately if a sample from an
apheresis PLT undergoing culture-based testing indicates bacterial growth?
a. set up another culture to confirm positivity
b. determine sensitivity to antibiotics
c. retrieve the unit if issued for transfusion
d. identify the organism
A sample of blood fromeach nodation is tested for which of the following infectious diseases?
a. HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, WNV, HCV
b. HBV, HCV, CMV, T. cruzi
c. HBsAg, HIV-1/2, P. falciparum, Babesia spp
d. dengue virus, syphilis, HCV, HBV
The transport temperature for RBC Leukocyte-reduced is...
a. 1-6°C
