, CTBS EXAM PREP ALLQUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
a. History of Cancer
b. Obesity
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Idiopathic Disorders - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER d. Husband
For in process controls, what percentage of grafts must be swabbed for
testing?
a. 100%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 50% - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER c. 15 hours
Which of the following is a cryoprotectant
a. Isotonic Saline
b. Glycerol
c. RPMI
d. Typticase Soy Broth - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER b. Total
ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is an automatic deferral for heart valve donation?
a. History of Cancer
b. Obesity
c. Cardiomyopathy
d. Idiopathic Disorders - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 -
ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER d. Husband
For in process controls, what percentage of grafts must be swabbed for
testing?
a. 100%
b. 20%
c. 10%
d. 50% - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER c. 15 hours
Which of the following is a cryoprotectant
a. Isotonic Saline
b. Glycerol
c. RPMI
d. Typticase Soy Broth - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER b. Total
ischemic time must not exceed 48hrs
