CERTIFIED CLINICAL TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR EXAM PREP QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Comprehensive TEST Script 2026/2027 Solved
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Question:
In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower extremities, an inferior silk suture is
tied around the ________________.
Answer:
adominal aorta
Question:
A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at 23:00. At 23:15 the lung, liver and
kidney teams have arrived, but the heart team reports they will not arrive until 23:45. What is the
preservationist's NEXT step?
Answer:
postpone recovery until heart team arrives
Question:
To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following should a preservationist ensure? 1.
The major vessels are ligated. 2. The aortic cannula remains in place. 3. The arterial line remains in
place. 4. The body is closed with a heavy running suture.
Answer:
1 and 4
Question:
A liver team would like to package their own organ since the preservationist is still scrubbed in at
the back table. The preservationist's response should be to ___________________.
,Answer:
step away from the table to appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it
Question:
It is the responsibility of the host OPO to ensure proper laterality of organs, even if recovered and
packaged by the transplant surgeons. In the operating room, the lungs are being separated and being
sent to 2 different transplant centers. What is the easiest way to tell the right lung from the left lung?
Answer:
Right Lung has 3 lobes and left has 2 lobes
Question:
Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the ______________.
Answer:
right ventricle
Question:
An 18-year-old patient has been declared brain dead and organ recovery has been scheduled for
heart, lungs, pancreas, and kidneys. The host OPO is required to have 2 individuals complete a pre-
recovery verification for each organ recovered. Which of the following items are included in this
verification? 1. donor ID 2. time of brain death 3. donor blood type 4. organ.
Answer:
1,3,4
Question:
During the surgical recovery of the pancreas, lungs, liver, and kidneys on a 65-kg (143-lb),
19-year-old male, the anesthesiologist reports the following measurements: BP: 95/40 mm Hg HR:
102/min CVP: 10 mm Hg Urine output: 15 mL/hrThe preservationist should notify the recovery
teams of the donor's _______________.
Answer:
, urine output
Question:
When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an absence of the TransNet ID band,
although the hospital ID band is in place. Which of the following should the preservationist do
NEXT?
Answer:
Print and attach the transnet id band after verifying the donor
Question:
A preservationist notices that a 2 mm artery leading to the adrenal gland was not tied off at the renal
artery prior to packaging. Which of the following should the preservationist do FIRST?
Answer:
Proceed with packaging
Question:
A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the ____________________.
Answer:
recovery surgeon is present
Question:
A local transplant team utilizes coolers to transport accepted organs. Per OPTN policy, the OPO
coordinator must ensure which of the following?
Answer:
unos id is on the cooler
Question:
STUDY GUIDE VERIFIED SOLUTION
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
Comprehensive TEST Script 2026/2027 Solved
Responses Verified Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
Question:
In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower extremities, an inferior silk suture is
tied around the ________________.
Answer:
adominal aorta
Question:
A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at 23:00. At 23:15 the lung, liver and
kidney teams have arrived, but the heart team reports they will not arrive until 23:45. What is the
preservationist's NEXT step?
Answer:
postpone recovery until heart team arrives
Question:
To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following should a preservationist ensure? 1.
The major vessels are ligated. 2. The aortic cannula remains in place. 3. The arterial line remains in
place. 4. The body is closed with a heavy running suture.
Answer:
1 and 4
Question:
A liver team would like to package their own organ since the preservationist is still scrubbed in at
the back table. The preservationist's response should be to ___________________.
,Answer:
step away from the table to appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it
Question:
It is the responsibility of the host OPO to ensure proper laterality of organs, even if recovered and
packaged by the transplant surgeons. In the operating room, the lungs are being separated and being
sent to 2 different transplant centers. What is the easiest way to tell the right lung from the left lung?
Answer:
Right Lung has 3 lobes and left has 2 lobes
Question:
Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the ______________.
Answer:
right ventricle
Question:
An 18-year-old patient has been declared brain dead and organ recovery has been scheduled for
heart, lungs, pancreas, and kidneys. The host OPO is required to have 2 individuals complete a pre-
recovery verification for each organ recovered. Which of the following items are included in this
verification? 1. donor ID 2. time of brain death 3. donor blood type 4. organ.
Answer:
1,3,4
Question:
During the surgical recovery of the pancreas, lungs, liver, and kidneys on a 65-kg (143-lb),
19-year-old male, the anesthesiologist reports the following measurements: BP: 95/40 mm Hg HR:
102/min CVP: 10 mm Hg Urine output: 15 mL/hrThe preservationist should notify the recovery
teams of the donor's _______________.
Answer:
, urine output
Question:
When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an absence of the TransNet ID band,
although the hospital ID band is in place. Which of the following should the preservationist do
NEXT?
Answer:
Print and attach the transnet id band after verifying the donor
Question:
A preservationist notices that a 2 mm artery leading to the adrenal gland was not tied off at the renal
artery prior to packaging. Which of the following should the preservationist do FIRST?
Answer:
Proceed with packaging
Question:
A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the ____________________.
Answer:
recovery surgeon is present
Question:
A local transplant team utilizes coolers to transport accepted organs. Per OPTN policy, the OPO
coordinator must ensure which of the following?
Answer:
unos id is on the cooler
Question:
