AATB Test Major Study Guide
Based on your knowledge of different allograft products available, the trademarked "DBX Putty"
is most likely what kind of tissue? - ✔✔Demineralized Bone
Refrigerated osteoarticular (OA) Bone - ✔✔Must be processed within 5 days
A donor card is legal proof of authorization in? - ✔✔All 50 States
How many staff must confirm the donors identification prior to recovery? - ✔✔At least 1
recovery staff member
What is the time interval between asystole and subjecting vascular tissue to transport solution
and wet ice temperatures know as? - ✔✔Warm Ischemic Time
All of the following fall under "universals precautions" as defined by the CDC except -
✔✔Archiving all donor blood for potential blood borne pathogen exposure testing
A pediatric donor who was breastfed, the DRAI must be done on the mother as well if breast
feeding occurred within how many months? - ✔✔If breastfed within the past 12 months and/or
18 months of age or less, the birth mothers risk for transmissible disease shall be evaluated
,What qualification must a Medical Director of a Tissue Bank possess? - ✔✔The Medical
Director must maintain a valid state license from any state.
When recovery skin tissue with a dermatome, the dermatome blade should be held at what angle
from the skin surface? - ✔✔45 degrees
All of the following tissue products could be used in an Anterior Cervical Fusion - ✔✔Bicortical
ilium block, Fibula Wedges, Cortica/Cancellous dowel
Until the board of governors approves a variance request, the tissue bank must comply with the
existing standards? True or False - ✔✔True
The MAJOR benefit of tissue heart valves over machnical heart valves for young women,
children and workers of traumatic occupations is? - ✔✔No need for anticoagulant treatment
To prevent the potentially cellular or matrix damage, during processing, skin tissue shall be
maintained above 10 degrees celcius for how long? - ✔✔No longer than 2 hours
When procuring a heart for valve use, it is important to maximize the best aortic conduit length
by transecting the arch distal to the:
a. Superior vena cava
b. Brachiocephalic artery
c. Left common carotid artery
,d. Left subclavian artery - ✔✔Left subclavian artery
Split Thickness skin allografts include - ✔✔The entire epidermis and part of the dermis
A bone which has experience an open fracture may be recovered when? - ✔✔Never - fractured
bone may never be recovered
What is the required processing environment for skin tissue? - ✔✔Bacteriological and climiate-
controlled environment
What is the maximum total ischemic time (Warm + Cold) for heart valves? - ✔✔48 hours
Cadio and Vascular (C)(V) quality assurance program needs to ensure hat the micro biologic
growth media used for final processing of cultures can support growth of all of these organisms -
✔✔Aerobic, Anaerobic and Fungal
What is the maximum age for cardiac donors? - ✔✔No defined upper age criteria
The flow of air that is uniformly parallel, moving with uniform velocity and minimum
turbulence is known as? - ✔✔Laminar Flow
All of the following must be included in a MSKL tissue package insert, except?
, a) Dosage Information
b)types of antibiotics present?
c) Tissue processing date?
d)Instructions for opening the package and/or container? - ✔✔c) tissue processing date
Viral Hepatitis is known today to potentially be associated with receipt of a tattoo or body
piercing if shared instruments are used? True or False? - ✔✔True
Regurgitation is when a heart valve does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backwards
through the valve? True or False? - ✔✔True
If a tissue bank prepares its own growth media, each batch of media shall be checked for the
ability to support growth using what organisms for aerobic growth?
a)bacteroides Fragilis
b)staphylococcus Aureus
c) both of the above
d) none of the above - ✔✔b) staphylococcus aureus
Name a possible gross finding fora tattoo that would suggest it was applied recently?
a) scabbing
b)redness
c)shaved skin
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
Based on your knowledge of different allograft products available, the trademarked "DBX Putty"
is most likely what kind of tissue? - ✔✔Demineralized Bone
Refrigerated osteoarticular (OA) Bone - ✔✔Must be processed within 5 days
A donor card is legal proof of authorization in? - ✔✔All 50 States
How many staff must confirm the donors identification prior to recovery? - ✔✔At least 1
recovery staff member
What is the time interval between asystole and subjecting vascular tissue to transport solution
and wet ice temperatures know as? - ✔✔Warm Ischemic Time
All of the following fall under "universals precautions" as defined by the CDC except -
✔✔Archiving all donor blood for potential blood borne pathogen exposure testing
A pediatric donor who was breastfed, the DRAI must be done on the mother as well if breast
feeding occurred within how many months? - ✔✔If breastfed within the past 12 months and/or
18 months of age or less, the birth mothers risk for transmissible disease shall be evaluated
,What qualification must a Medical Director of a Tissue Bank possess? - ✔✔The Medical
Director must maintain a valid state license from any state.
When recovery skin tissue with a dermatome, the dermatome blade should be held at what angle
from the skin surface? - ✔✔45 degrees
All of the following tissue products could be used in an Anterior Cervical Fusion - ✔✔Bicortical
ilium block, Fibula Wedges, Cortica/Cancellous dowel
Until the board of governors approves a variance request, the tissue bank must comply with the
existing standards? True or False - ✔✔True
The MAJOR benefit of tissue heart valves over machnical heart valves for young women,
children and workers of traumatic occupations is? - ✔✔No need for anticoagulant treatment
To prevent the potentially cellular or matrix damage, during processing, skin tissue shall be
maintained above 10 degrees celcius for how long? - ✔✔No longer than 2 hours
When procuring a heart for valve use, it is important to maximize the best aortic conduit length
by transecting the arch distal to the:
a. Superior vena cava
b. Brachiocephalic artery
c. Left common carotid artery
,d. Left subclavian artery - ✔✔Left subclavian artery
Split Thickness skin allografts include - ✔✔The entire epidermis and part of the dermis
A bone which has experience an open fracture may be recovered when? - ✔✔Never - fractured
bone may never be recovered
What is the required processing environment for skin tissue? - ✔✔Bacteriological and climiate-
controlled environment
What is the maximum total ischemic time (Warm + Cold) for heart valves? - ✔✔48 hours
Cadio and Vascular (C)(V) quality assurance program needs to ensure hat the micro biologic
growth media used for final processing of cultures can support growth of all of these organisms -
✔✔Aerobic, Anaerobic and Fungal
What is the maximum age for cardiac donors? - ✔✔No defined upper age criteria
The flow of air that is uniformly parallel, moving with uniform velocity and minimum
turbulence is known as? - ✔✔Laminar Flow
All of the following must be included in a MSKL tissue package insert, except?
, a) Dosage Information
b)types of antibiotics present?
c) Tissue processing date?
d)Instructions for opening the package and/or container? - ✔✔c) tissue processing date
Viral Hepatitis is known today to potentially be associated with receipt of a tattoo or body
piercing if shared instruments are used? True or False? - ✔✔True
Regurgitation is when a heart valve does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backwards
through the valve? True or False? - ✔✔True
If a tissue bank prepares its own growth media, each batch of media shall be checked for the
ability to support growth using what organisms for aerobic growth?
a)bacteroides Fragilis
b)staphylococcus Aureus
c) both of the above
d) none of the above - ✔✔b) staphylococcus aureus
Name a possible gross finding fora tattoo that would suggest it was applied recently?
a) scabbing
b)redness
c)shaved skin
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
