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CHT Exam Prep Questions With
Verified Solutions 2026
Which of the following is most responsible for inequity in kidney transplantation,
using the UNOS KAS program?
A. The wait time of the listed candidate
B. Ethnicity
C. ABO blood group "B"
D. High cPRA
E. Age of recipient candidate - correct-answer - D. High cPRA
Which of following is NOT true about the continuous distribution allocation
beginning in 2023?
A. A single distribution framework will be adapted to all organ types
B. Patients will be assigned an overall composite score
C. The score assigned to each patient will include candidate biology
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D. One drawback of the continuous distribution allocation system is that it will
increase geographic variability in transplant rates
E. Lung will be the first organ system to transition to the new system - correct-
answer - D. One drawback of the continuous distribution allocation system is that
it will increase geographic variability in transplant rates
What governmental group oversees the Organ Procurement and Transplant
Network in the United States?
A. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
C. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
E. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - correct-answer - A.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Which of the following is NOT considered when trying to increase "utility" in the
allocation of deceased donor organs?
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A. The life expectancy of the recipient
B. The age of the donor
C. The wait time of the listed candidate
D. Diabetes as cause of ESRD
E. Time on dialysis - correct-answer - B. The age of the donor
Which of the following changes in our field enabled the prediction of
donor/recipient compatibility by vXM?
A. The development of the complement-dependent cytotoxicity assay
B. Transition from Serological to Molecular typing and the introduction of solid
phase assays
C. The introduction of the Flow cytometric crossmatch
D. The introduction of the cPRA calculator - correct-answer - B. Transition from
Serological to Molecular typing and the introduction of solid phase assays
Which of the following does not increase the accuracy of vXM?
A. High resolution HLA typing on the donor
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B. Increasing the number of HLA alleles covered by the single antigen bead panels
(running supplementary panels and/or panels from different vendors)
C. Long and continuous HLA antibody testing history on the patient
D. Non frequent HLA antibody testing history on the patient - correct-answer - D.
Non frequent HLA antibody testing history on the patient
A vXM is based on:
A. Donor HLA typing + recipient antibody testing history
B. Recipient underlying disease + donor cause of death
C. Recipient HLA typing + Donor antibody testing
D. Donor and recipient age - correct-answer - A. Donor HLA typing + recipient
antibody testing history
Which of the following statements is not true for the vXM ?
A. Very sensitive
B. Reduction of cold ischemia time
CHT Exam Prep Questions With
Verified Solutions 2026
Which of the following is most responsible for inequity in kidney transplantation,
using the UNOS KAS program?
A. The wait time of the listed candidate
B. Ethnicity
C. ABO blood group "B"
D. High cPRA
E. Age of recipient candidate - correct-answer - D. High cPRA
Which of following is NOT true about the continuous distribution allocation
beginning in 2023?
A. A single distribution framework will be adapted to all organ types
B. Patients will be assigned an overall composite score
C. The score assigned to each patient will include candidate biology
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D. One drawback of the continuous distribution allocation system is that it will
increase geographic variability in transplant rates
E. Lung will be the first organ system to transition to the new system - correct-
answer - D. One drawback of the continuous distribution allocation system is that
it will increase geographic variability in transplant rates
What governmental group oversees the Organ Procurement and Transplant
Network in the United States?
A. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
B. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
C. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
D. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
E. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - correct-answer - A.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Which of the following is NOT considered when trying to increase "utility" in the
allocation of deceased donor organs?
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A. The life expectancy of the recipient
B. The age of the donor
C. The wait time of the listed candidate
D. Diabetes as cause of ESRD
E. Time on dialysis - correct-answer - B. The age of the donor
Which of the following changes in our field enabled the prediction of
donor/recipient compatibility by vXM?
A. The development of the complement-dependent cytotoxicity assay
B. Transition from Serological to Molecular typing and the introduction of solid
phase assays
C. The introduction of the Flow cytometric crossmatch
D. The introduction of the cPRA calculator - correct-answer - B. Transition from
Serological to Molecular typing and the introduction of solid phase assays
Which of the following does not increase the accuracy of vXM?
A. High resolution HLA typing on the donor
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B. Increasing the number of HLA alleles covered by the single antigen bead panels
(running supplementary panels and/or panels from different vendors)
C. Long and continuous HLA antibody testing history on the patient
D. Non frequent HLA antibody testing history on the patient - correct-answer - D.
Non frequent HLA antibody testing history on the patient
A vXM is based on:
A. Donor HLA typing + recipient antibody testing history
B. Recipient underlying disease + donor cause of death
C. Recipient HLA typing + Donor antibody testing
D. Donor and recipient age - correct-answer - A. Donor HLA typing + recipient
antibody testing history
Which of the following statements is not true for the vXM ?
A. Very sensitive
B. Reduction of cold ischemia time
