CTBS (Ultimate Study Set) - Complete With Solutions
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
a. History of Cancer
b. Obesity
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Idiopathic Disorders Right Ans - c. Cardiomyopathy
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 Right Ans
- b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
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 Right Ans - a. 2 hours
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 Right Ans - d. -100 degree Celsius or colder
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 Right Ans - c. Analysis of mother's
risk for transmissible disease
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 Right Ans - b.
Required by AATB standards
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 Right Ans - b. White Blood Cells
When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone should be
removed last?
a. Tibia
b. Iliac Crest
c. Femur
d. Calcaneous Right Ans - b. Iliac Crest
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 Right Ans - c. Staphylococcuss Aureus
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 Right Ans - c. -20 degree celsius or colder
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 Right Ans - d. Husband
,For in process controls, what percentage of grafts must be swabbed for
testing?
a. 100%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 50% Right Ans - a. 100%
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 Right Ans - c. 15 hours
Which of the following is a cryoprotectant
a. Isotonic Saline
b. Glycerol
c. RPMI
d. Typticase Soy Broth Right Ans - b. Glycerol
The upper time limit from retrieval to processing of heart valves is
a. There is no time limit as long as aseptic technique is maintained during the
recovery
b. Total ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
c. Cold ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
d. Warm ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs Right Ans - b. Total ischemic
time must not exceed 48hrs
All tissues not already transplanted, which are subject to recall, shall be
located and quarantined pending resolution of the recall (T/F)? Right Ans -
True
Which of the following is not a colloid solution?
a. Fresh Frozen Plasma
b. Ringers Lactate
c. Dextran
d. Albumin Right Ans - b. Ringers Lactate
What is the most common STD in the US?
, a. HIV
b. Syphilis
c. Genital Herpes
d. Gonorrhea Right Ans - c. Genital Herpes
What is the most common bloodbourne pathogen in the US today?
a. HIV
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis A
d. Hepatitis C Right Ans - b. Hepatitis B
What is the minimum classed environment needed for processing of
cardiovascular tissue?
a. Not Applicable
b. Class 10 or Cleaner
c. Class 500 or Cleaner
d. Class 100 or Cleaner Right Ans - d. Class 100 or Cleaner
What tissue transplant is most closely associated with CJD?
a. Iliac Crest
b. Femur
c. Dura Mater
d. Skin Right Ans - d. Dura Mater
Serological testing on a potential donor reveals a positive HIV antibody
screening test. The screening test is positive on repeat testing, but the
confirmatory test result is negative. What happens to the tissue.
a. May not be used; discrepant results obtained
b. May be used; HIV antibody test is not a required test
c. May be used; confirmatory test is negative
d. May not be used; results of confirmatory test cannot override a screening
test Right Ans - d. May not be used; results of confirmatory test cannot
override a screening test
Which of the following is not a cause for deferral?
a. A Positive PPD Test for TB
b. Untreated Syphilis
c. Systemic Mycosis
d. Evidence of Sepsis Right Ans - a. A Positive PPD Test for TB
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
a. History of Cancer
b. Obesity
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Idiopathic Disorders Right Ans - c. Cardiomyopathy
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 Right Ans
- b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
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 Right Ans - a. 2 hours
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 Right Ans - d. -100 degree Celsius or colder
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 Right Ans - c. Analysis of mother's
risk for transmissible disease
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 Right Ans - b.
Required by AATB standards
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 Right Ans - b. White Blood Cells
When recovering bone from the lower extremities, which bone should be
removed last?
a. Tibia
b. Iliac Crest
c. Femur
d. Calcaneous Right Ans - b. Iliac Crest
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 Right Ans - c. Staphylococcuss Aureus
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 Right Ans - c. -20 degree celsius or colder
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 Right Ans - d. Husband
,For in process controls, what percentage of grafts must be swabbed for
testing?
a. 100%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 50% Right Ans - a. 100%
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 Right Ans - c. 15 hours
Which of the following is a cryoprotectant
a. Isotonic Saline
b. Glycerol
c. RPMI
d. Typticase Soy Broth Right Ans - b. Glycerol
The upper time limit from retrieval to processing of heart valves is
a. There is no time limit as long as aseptic technique is maintained during the
recovery
b. Total ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
c. Cold ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
d. Warm ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs Right Ans - b. Total ischemic
time must not exceed 48hrs
All tissues not already transplanted, which are subject to recall, shall be
located and quarantined pending resolution of the recall (T/F)? Right Ans -
True
Which of the following is not a colloid solution?
a. Fresh Frozen Plasma
b. Ringers Lactate
c. Dextran
d. Albumin Right Ans - b. Ringers Lactate
What is the most common STD in the US?
, a. HIV
b. Syphilis
c. Genital Herpes
d. Gonorrhea Right Ans - c. Genital Herpes
What is the most common bloodbourne pathogen in the US today?
a. HIV
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis A
d. Hepatitis C Right Ans - b. Hepatitis B
What is the minimum classed environment needed for processing of
cardiovascular tissue?
a. Not Applicable
b. Class 10 or Cleaner
c. Class 500 or Cleaner
d. Class 100 or Cleaner Right Ans - d. Class 100 or Cleaner
What tissue transplant is most closely associated with CJD?
a. Iliac Crest
b. Femur
c. Dura Mater
d. Skin Right Ans - d. Dura Mater
Serological testing on a potential donor reveals a positive HIV antibody
screening test. The screening test is positive on repeat testing, but the
confirmatory test result is negative. What happens to the tissue.
a. May not be used; discrepant results obtained
b. May be used; HIV antibody test is not a required test
c. May be used; confirmatory test is negative
d. May not be used; results of confirmatory test cannot override a screening
test Right Ans - d. May not be used; results of confirmatory test cannot
override a screening test
Which of the following is not a cause for deferral?
a. A Positive PPD Test for TB
b. Untreated Syphilis
c. Systemic Mycosis
d. Evidence of Sepsis Right Ans - a. A Positive PPD Test for TB
