SBB ASCP Practice Test QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ELABORATIONS
A donor experiences perioral paresthesia during an apheresis procedure. Which of the following should
be performed?
a. Increase the flow rate.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
c. Elevate the donor's feet.
d. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
A unit of autologous blood tested repeatedly reactive for HBsAg. The patient is scheduled for surgery in
three days. What action should be taken?
a. Discard the unit.
b. Send the unit with a biohazard label and "autologous use only."
c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
d. Wait for confirmatory testing before contacting physician to see what he wants to do.
c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
Which of the following individuals can be accepted for allogeneic blood donation?
a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
b. Female, age 22, Hb 14.0, spontaneous abortion 5 weeks ago
C. Female, age 37, Hb 12.2, BP 160/116
d. Male, age 61, Hb 12, cardiac bypass surgery 4 years ago
e. Female, age 61, Hb 13.5, breast cancer 5 years ago
a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
,A 64-year-old male prospective donor states that he had a positive TB skin test one year ago. When
further questioned, he states that the x-ray was done and was negative with no other abnormal
findings. You should:
a. Accept the donor.
b. Defer the donor for 6 months.
c. Defer the donor for 1 year.
d. Defer the donor indefinitely.
a. Accept the donor.
A 27-year old truck driver has just finished donating blood and complained of tingling in his fingers and
toes, and his fingers are in a strange rigid position. What should be done?
a. Give the donor a beverage and cookies.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
c. Ask the donor to lie down and elevate his feet.
d. Administer oxygen immediately.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
When preparing cryoprecipitate from plasma, the cryoprecipitate must be placed in the freezer within
___ after removal from the refrigerated centrifuge.
a. 15 minutes
b. 1 hour
c. 6 hours
d. 24 hours
b. 1 hour
,FFP thawed but not used can be relabeled to:
a. Liquid plasma
b. Thawed plasma
c. Recovered plasma
d. Source plasma
b. Thawed plasma
Donated blood may NOT be used for allogeneic transfusion when HCV testing shows:
a. EIA initial testing reactive
b. EIA initial testing reactive and RNA testing nonreactive
c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
d. EIA initial tesling is reactive, and both of the duplicate repeat results are nonreactive
c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
With nucleic acid testing, the window period of HIV is approximately how many days?
a. 5
b. 9
C. 16
d. 22
b. 9
The following hepatitis B testing results indicates:
HBsAG=Non-reactive, Anti-HBc=Reactive, Anti-HBs=Reactive, HBV DNA=Non-reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
, c. Infection is clear
d. Recurring infection
e. The person has received hepatitis B vaccination
c. Infection is clear
The following hepatitis C testing results indicates:
HCV RNA=Reactive, Anti-HCV (IgM)=Nonreactive,
Anti-HCV (lgG)=Reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection resolved
d. Recurring infection
b. Chronic infection
A family study consists of 4 daughters, 4 sons, and 12 grandchildren. One son and one daughter have an
inherited genetic disorder that is not present in any of the grandchildren. This is an example of:
a. Sex-linked dominant inheritance
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
c. Autosomal dominant inheritance
d. Non-paternity
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
A disease is linked to the ABO system. The pedigree demonstrates:
a. Parental haplotye
b. Linkage disequilibrium
c. Crossing over
COMPLETE ELABORATIONS
A donor experiences perioral paresthesia during an apheresis procedure. Which of the following should
be performed?
a. Increase the flow rate.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
c. Elevate the donor's feet.
d. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
A unit of autologous blood tested repeatedly reactive for HBsAg. The patient is scheduled for surgery in
three days. What action should be taken?
a. Discard the unit.
b. Send the unit with a biohazard label and "autologous use only."
c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
d. Wait for confirmatory testing before contacting physician to see what he wants to do.
c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
Which of the following individuals can be accepted for allogeneic blood donation?
a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
b. Female, age 22, Hb 14.0, spontaneous abortion 5 weeks ago
C. Female, age 37, Hb 12.2, BP 160/116
d. Male, age 61, Hb 12, cardiac bypass surgery 4 years ago
e. Female, age 61, Hb 13.5, breast cancer 5 years ago
a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
,A 64-year-old male prospective donor states that he had a positive TB skin test one year ago. When
further questioned, he states that the x-ray was done and was negative with no other abnormal
findings. You should:
a. Accept the donor.
b. Defer the donor for 6 months.
c. Defer the donor for 1 year.
d. Defer the donor indefinitely.
a. Accept the donor.
A 27-year old truck driver has just finished donating blood and complained of tingling in his fingers and
toes, and his fingers are in a strange rigid position. What should be done?
a. Give the donor a beverage and cookies.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
c. Ask the donor to lie down and elevate his feet.
d. Administer oxygen immediately.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
When preparing cryoprecipitate from plasma, the cryoprecipitate must be placed in the freezer within
___ after removal from the refrigerated centrifuge.
a. 15 minutes
b. 1 hour
c. 6 hours
d. 24 hours
b. 1 hour
,FFP thawed but not used can be relabeled to:
a. Liquid plasma
b. Thawed plasma
c. Recovered plasma
d. Source plasma
b. Thawed plasma
Donated blood may NOT be used for allogeneic transfusion when HCV testing shows:
a. EIA initial testing reactive
b. EIA initial testing reactive and RNA testing nonreactive
c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
d. EIA initial tesling is reactive, and both of the duplicate repeat results are nonreactive
c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
With nucleic acid testing, the window period of HIV is approximately how many days?
a. 5
b. 9
C. 16
d. 22
b. 9
The following hepatitis B testing results indicates:
HBsAG=Non-reactive, Anti-HBc=Reactive, Anti-HBs=Reactive, HBV DNA=Non-reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
, c. Infection is clear
d. Recurring infection
e. The person has received hepatitis B vaccination
c. Infection is clear
The following hepatitis C testing results indicates:
HCV RNA=Reactive, Anti-HCV (IgM)=Nonreactive,
Anti-HCV (lgG)=Reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection resolved
d. Recurring infection
b. Chronic infection
A family study consists of 4 daughters, 4 sons, and 12 grandchildren. One son and one daughter have an
inherited genetic disorder that is not present in any of the grandchildren. This is an example of:
a. Sex-linked dominant inheritance
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
c. Autosomal dominant inheritance
d. Non-paternity
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
A disease is linked to the ABO system. The pedigree demonstrates:
a. Parental haplotye
b. Linkage disequilibrium
c. Crossing over
