MLT ASCP BOC BLOOD BANK EXAM COMPLETE VERI FIED SOLUTIONS . A blood donor has to type : hh, AB. Ing anti-A and anti -B antisera., the donor's red cells will type as group US? Verified Answer -O which of the following is proper procedure for preparation of platelets from Whole blood? Verified Answer -light spin followed by a hard spin The minimum hemoglobin concentration in a finger -stick from a male blood donor is: Verified Answer -13.0 g/dL A cause for indefinite deferral of blood donation is: Verified Answer -Positive test for Trypanosoma cruzi What of the following prospective donors would be accepted for donation? Verified Answer -22-year -old college student who has a temperature of 99.2 degrees F (37.7 C) and states that he feels well, but is nervous about donating Which of the following constitutes permanent deferral status of a donor? Verified Answer -Confirmed positive test for HBsAg 10 years previously According to AABB standards, which of the following donors may be accepted as a blood donor? Verified Answer -Spontaneous abortion at 2 months of pregnancy, 3 months previously In order to be a plateletpheresis donor, the platelet count must be at least: Verified Answer -150,000/ul Prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleaned with a scrub solution containing: Verified Answer -Providone iodine A donor who has just donated 2 units of Apheresis Red Blood Cells will be deferred from further blood donation for a minimum of how many weeks? Verified Answer -16 Which of the following infectious agents relies solely on donor questioning to avoid transmission from transfused blood products? Verified Answer -
Plasmodium falciparum Which of the following practices at the time of blood cell collection helps minimize bacterial contamination of platelet products? Verified Answer -
Diversion pouch According to AABB standards, what is the minimum hemoglobin level for an autologous donor? Verified Answer -11.0 g/dL What is/are the minimum pretransfusion testing requirement(s) for autologous donations collected and transfused by the same facility? Verified Answer -ABO and Rh typing only Which of the following must be included on the label of a unit of Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced? Verified Answer -Unique collection facility identifier All donor blood testing must include: Verified Answer -serological test for syphilis The test that is currently used to detect donors who are infected with the AIDS virus is: Verified Answer -Anti-HIV-1/2 Which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)? Verified Answer -Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma from male donors Which of the following infectious agents must be tested for using a nucleic acid testing (NAT) assay? Verified Answer -HBV What is the primary reason that infectious agents can be transmitted following blood transfusion? Verified Answer -Donor in the window period of early infection The transport temperature of Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced is: Verified Answer -1-10 degrees C The transport temperature for Apheresis Platelets is: Verified Answer -20-24 degrees C A unit of RBC's expiring in 35 days is split into 5 small aliquots using a sterile pediatric quad set and a sterile connecting device. Each aliquot must be labeled as expiring in: Verified Answer -35 days When platelets are stored on a rotator set on an open bench top, the ambient air temperature must be recorded: Verified Answer -Every 4 hours Which of the following is the correct storage temperature for the component listed? Verified Answer -Fresh Frozen Plasma -20 C Six units of RBC's are issued to the OR at 9am in a cooler, validated to maintain a temperature of 1 -10 degrees C for 2 hours. 40 minutes later, the cooler containing the units of blood is returned to the blood bank as surgery was cancelled. What should be done with these units? Verified Answer -
Inspect units and established that appropriate temperature has been maintained An acceptable storage temperature for RBC's, frozen is: Verified Answer -80 degrees C RBC's leukocytes reduced must be stored at: Verified Answer -1-6 degrees C If the seal is entered on a unit of RBC's stored at 1 - 6Cwhat is the maximum allowable storage period in hours? Verified Answer -24 hours
Plasmodium falciparum Which of the following practices at the time of blood cell collection helps minimize bacterial contamination of platelet products? Verified Answer -
Diversion pouch According to AABB standards, what is the minimum hemoglobin level for an autologous donor? Verified Answer -11.0 g/dL What is/are the minimum pretransfusion testing requirement(s) for autologous donations collected and transfused by the same facility? Verified Answer -ABO and Rh typing only Which of the following must be included on the label of a unit of Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced? Verified Answer -Unique collection facility identifier All donor blood testing must include: Verified Answer -serological test for syphilis The test that is currently used to detect donors who are infected with the AIDS virus is: Verified Answer -Anti-HIV-1/2 Which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI)? Verified Answer -Use of Fresh Frozen Plasma from male donors Which of the following infectious agents must be tested for using a nucleic acid testing (NAT) assay? Verified Answer -HBV What is the primary reason that infectious agents can be transmitted following blood transfusion? Verified Answer -Donor in the window period of early infection The transport temperature of Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced is: Verified Answer -1-10 degrees C The transport temperature for Apheresis Platelets is: Verified Answer -20-24 degrees C A unit of RBC's expiring in 35 days is split into 5 small aliquots using a sterile pediatric quad set and a sterile connecting device. Each aliquot must be labeled as expiring in: Verified Answer -35 days When platelets are stored on a rotator set on an open bench top, the ambient air temperature must be recorded: Verified Answer -Every 4 hours Which of the following is the correct storage temperature for the component listed? Verified Answer -Fresh Frozen Plasma -20 C Six units of RBC's are issued to the OR at 9am in a cooler, validated to maintain a temperature of 1 -10 degrees C for 2 hours. 40 minutes later, the cooler containing the units of blood is returned to the blood bank as surgery was cancelled. What should be done with these units? Verified Answer -
Inspect units and established that appropriate temperature has been maintained An acceptable storage temperature for RBC's, frozen is: Verified Answer -80 degrees C RBC's leukocytes reduced must be stored at: Verified Answer -1-6 degrees C If the seal is entered on a unit of RBC's stored at 1 - 6Cwhat is the maximum allowable storage period in hours? Verified Answer -24 hours
