MMSC 420/620 Final Exam - MATERIAL
FROM EXAM 4 With ACTUAL
DETAILED ANSWERS.
________ testing consists of screening methods that can help decrease the risk of transfusion
transmitted diseases. - Answer donor
The medical screening of a donor prior to donation consists of? - Answer taking donors
temperature, BP, weight, etc.
What is the purpose of a donor questionnaire? - Answer helps to look @ donor history and
distinguish risk factors for blood borne diseases
Type Screen, HbsAg, anit-HCV, anti-HIV1&2, anti-HTLD I&II, STS syphilis, NAT for HCV, HIV, &
WNV and chagas disease are all examples of ______________. - Answer standard donor blood
serological testing.
________________ is a transfusion transmitted infection spread from person to person via the
blood and body fluid with variable symptoms. - Answer hepatitis B (HBV)
hepatitis B (HBV) chronic infection is associated with ________________ carcinoma. - Answer
hepatocellular
________ is good for detecting early infections of hepatitis B. - Answer HbsAg
__________ is good for marking current infectivity of hepatitis B. - Answer HbeAg
_________ is a transfusion transmitted infection spread via the blood and body fluids causing a
long incubation period and the individual to be asymptomatic. - Answer hepatitis C (HCV)
_____________ infections turn into chronic carriers. - Answer hepatitis C (HCV)
hepatitis C (HCV) chronic infections develop into hepatocelluar carcinoma that is the #1 cause of
_______ transplants. - Answer liver
, anti-_____ can have preliminary false positives, be sure to follow up any positive test with RIBA
for confirmation. - Answer HCV
__________ is a transfusion transmitted infection that is transmitted in blood, parenteral, fecal
oral and sexual transmission. - Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
________ is the most common hepatitis, but does not actually cause liver inflammation. -
Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
_____________ is a possible transfusion transmitted disease, this is specifically found in
patients with HBV infection. - Answer hepatitis D (HDV)
hepatitis D (HDV) testing is not done on donors because why? - Answer if they are positive for
HBV they will already be rejected from donating
What are the two non-transfusion transmitted hepatitis(s)? - Answer Hepatitis A and E
______________ can be detected via RTPCR. - Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
_________ is a transfusion transmitted infection that is transmitted sexually and parenterally
that causes AIDS. - Answer HIV Type 1 and 2
HIV Type 1 and 2 primary infection is __________ followed by a long clinical latency. - Answer
asymptomatic
HIV Type 1 and 2: Antibody Testing - Answer window period is 22 days, follow up positive
screening test with confirmatory test
HIV Type 1 and 2 NAT decreased the window period to ___________ days. - Answer 4-7
_____________ is a transfusion transmitted disease that is transmitted sexually, parenterally
and vertically (breastfeeding) that can present as latent for many years with no symtpoms. -
Answer human T cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV I and II)
FROM EXAM 4 With ACTUAL
DETAILED ANSWERS.
________ testing consists of screening methods that can help decrease the risk of transfusion
transmitted diseases. - Answer donor
The medical screening of a donor prior to donation consists of? - Answer taking donors
temperature, BP, weight, etc.
What is the purpose of a donor questionnaire? - Answer helps to look @ donor history and
distinguish risk factors for blood borne diseases
Type Screen, HbsAg, anit-HCV, anti-HIV1&2, anti-HTLD I&II, STS syphilis, NAT for HCV, HIV, &
WNV and chagas disease are all examples of ______________. - Answer standard donor blood
serological testing.
________________ is a transfusion transmitted infection spread from person to person via the
blood and body fluid with variable symptoms. - Answer hepatitis B (HBV)
hepatitis B (HBV) chronic infection is associated with ________________ carcinoma. - Answer
hepatocellular
________ is good for detecting early infections of hepatitis B. - Answer HbsAg
__________ is good for marking current infectivity of hepatitis B. - Answer HbeAg
_________ is a transfusion transmitted infection spread via the blood and body fluids causing a
long incubation period and the individual to be asymptomatic. - Answer hepatitis C (HCV)
_____________ infections turn into chronic carriers. - Answer hepatitis C (HCV)
hepatitis C (HCV) chronic infections develop into hepatocelluar carcinoma that is the #1 cause of
_______ transplants. - Answer liver
, anti-_____ can have preliminary false positives, be sure to follow up any positive test with RIBA
for confirmation. - Answer HCV
__________ is a transfusion transmitted infection that is transmitted in blood, parenteral, fecal
oral and sexual transmission. - Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
________ is the most common hepatitis, but does not actually cause liver inflammation. -
Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
_____________ is a possible transfusion transmitted disease, this is specifically found in
patients with HBV infection. - Answer hepatitis D (HDV)
hepatitis D (HDV) testing is not done on donors because why? - Answer if they are positive for
HBV they will already be rejected from donating
What are the two non-transfusion transmitted hepatitis(s)? - Answer Hepatitis A and E
______________ can be detected via RTPCR. - Answer hepatitis G (HGV)
_________ is a transfusion transmitted infection that is transmitted sexually and parenterally
that causes AIDS. - Answer HIV Type 1 and 2
HIV Type 1 and 2 primary infection is __________ followed by a long clinical latency. - Answer
asymptomatic
HIV Type 1 and 2: Antibody Testing - Answer window period is 22 days, follow up positive
screening test with confirmatory test
HIV Type 1 and 2 NAT decreased the window period to ___________ days. - Answer 4-7
_____________ is a transfusion transmitted disease that is transmitted sexually, parenterally
and vertically (breastfeeding) that can present as latent for many years with no symtpoms. -
Answer human T cell lymphotrophic virus (HTLV I and II)
