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What is the deferral period for someone who has received a blood transfusion? -
CORRECT ANSWER-12 months
Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation? - CORRECT
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)? - CORRECT ANSWER-4 weeks
What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received the yellow fever live
vaccine? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 weeks
What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, indefinitely deferred
CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Neurosurgical instruments
2. human dura matter grafts
3. pituitary derived human growth hormone
4. stem cells - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-a donor
with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday
A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin interferes with? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Platelet aggregation