CTBS EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CTBS EXAM PREP UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
a. History of Cancer
b. Obesity
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Idiopathic Disorders
Answer:
c. Cardiomyopathy

Question:
AATB standards require that tissue banking maintain SOPs encompassing all of the following except:
a. Donor suitability criteria and record management policies
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
c. Procedures for monitoring in-process controls
d. Procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue
Answer:
b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking

Question:
During skin processing, what is the maximum amount of time that skin can be exposed to temperatures
above 10 degrees Celsius?
a. 2hrs
b. 1hr
c. 8hr
d. 4hr
Answer:
a. 2 hours

Question:
At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be stored?
a. -50 degree celsius or colder
b. -1 degree celsius or colder
c. -25 degree celsius or colder
d. -100 degree celsius or colder
Answer:
d. -100 degree Celsius or colder

,Question:
What must be considered for pediatric heart donors that have been breastfed in the 12 months prior to
donation?
a. Length of time donor was fed
b. Mother's blood must be used for serology testing
c. Analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
d. Analysis of mother's nutritional habits
Answer:
c. Analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease

Question:
Pre-processing cultures are:
a. Used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, & bacteria
b. Required by AATB standards
c. Reviewed by the medical director designee
d. Preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics
Answer:
b. Required by AATB standards

Question:
Which of these blood cells produced in the trabecular area of long bones is responsible for fighting
infection?
a. Red Blood Cells
b. White Blood Cells
c. Platelets
d. Macrophages
Answer:
b. White Blood Cells

Question:
When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone should be removed last?
a. Tibia
b. Iliac Crest
c. Femur
d. Calcaneous
Answer:
b. Iliac Crest

Question:
Which of the following organisms cultured from skin shall make skin not suitable for transplantation?
a. Cornebacterium Sp.
b. Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcuss
c. Staphylococcuss Aureus
d. Streptococcuss Viridans
Answer:
c. Staphylococcuss Aureus

, Question:
What is the correct temperature for short-term storage frozen tissue?
a. -30 degree celsius or colder
b. -4 degree celsius or colder
c. -20 degree celsius or colder
d. -40 degree celsius or colder
Answer:
c. -20 degree celsius or colder

Question:
A 54yo married female with adult children is a potential donor. Who must give consent for donation?
a. Mother
b. Brother or Sister
c. Adult Son or Daughter
d. Husband
Answer:
d. Husband

Question:
For in process controls, what percentage of grafts must be swabbed for testing?
a. 100%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 50%
Answer:
a. 100%

Question:
What is the maximum amount of time that a donor can remain unrefrigerated prior to the commencement
or recovery?
a. 24hrs
b. 12hrs
c. 15hrs
d. 8hrs
Answer:
c. 15 hours

Question:
Which of the following is a cryoprotectant
a. Isotonic Saline
b. Glycerol
c. RPMI
d. Typticase Soy Broth
Answer:
b. Glycerol