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SBB study guide #2 Questions with Correct
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What is the deferral period for someone who has received a blood
transfusion? Answer: 12 months
Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation?
Answer: a woman is deferred if pregnant in the past 6 weeks
What is the deferral period if a potential donor received the varicella
zoster vaccine (live attenuated)? Answer: 4 weeks
What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received
the yellow fever live vaccine? Answer: 2 weeks
What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis?
Answer: 12 months from completion of therapy
A potential blood donor spent 7 years in Germany from 1995 to
2002. Are they eligible to donate whole blood? Answer: No,
indefinitely deferred
CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Neurosurgical instruments
2. human dura matter grafts
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3. pituitary derived human growth hormone
4. stem cells Answer: Stem cells
Which of the following should be indefinitely deferred?
1. donor with malaria
2. donor who has been incarcerated
3. a pregnant woman
4. a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday Answer: a
donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday
A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: Answer:
indefinately deferred
A potential whole blood donor presents with the following upon
physical exam: Hgb 13 g/dL, Hct 39%, pulse 75, temp 99.4, can they
donate a unit of allogeneic whole blood? Answer: Yes
A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin
interferes with? Answer: Platelet aggregation
A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: Answer:
indefinitely deferred
What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? Answer:
56 days
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SBB study guide #2 Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
What is the deferral period for someone who has received a blood
transfusion? Answer: 12 months
Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation?
Answer: a woman is deferred if pregnant in the past 6 weeks
What is the deferral period if a potential donor received the varicella
zoster vaccine (live attenuated)? Answer: 4 weeks
What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received
the yellow fever live vaccine? Answer: 2 weeks
What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis?
Answer: 12 months from completion of therapy
A potential blood donor spent 7 years in Germany from 1995 to
2002. Are they eligible to donate whole blood? Answer: No,
indefinitely deferred
CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Neurosurgical instruments
2. human dura matter grafts
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3. pituitary derived human growth hormone
4. stem cells Answer: Stem cells
Which of the following should be indefinitely deferred?
1. donor with malaria
2. donor who has been incarcerated
3. a pregnant woman
4. a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday Answer: a
donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday
A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: Answer:
indefinately deferred
A potential whole blood donor presents with the following upon
physical exam: Hgb 13 g/dL, Hct 39%, pulse 75, temp 99.4, can they
donate a unit of allogeneic whole blood? Answer: Yes
A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin
interferes with? Answer: Platelet aggregation
A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: Answer:
indefinitely deferred
What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? Answer:
56 days
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