Blood Bank ASCP Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the minimum hemoglobin concentration in a finger stick from a male blood donor is -
CORRECT ANSWER - 13.0 g/dL
a cause for indefinite deferral of blood donation is - CORRECT ANSWER - positive test
for trypanosoma cruzi
which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for donation - CORRECT
ANSWER - 22 year old college student who has a temperature of 99.2 F and states that he
feels well but is nervous about donating (temp requirement <99.5 F)
which one of the following constitutes permanent deferral status of a donor? - CORRECT
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?
- CORRECT ANSWER - spontaneous abortion at 2 months of pregnancy, 3 months
previously (temporary deferral for conclusion of pregnancy lasts 6 weeks)
in order to be a plateletpheresis donor, the platelet count must be at least - CORRECT
ANSWER - 150,000 is the minimum platelet count
prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleaned with a scrub solution
containing - CORRECT ANSWER - povidone-iodine
donors sensitive to iodine can have area cleaned with preparation of 2% chlorhexidine and 70%
isopropyl alcohol
a donor who has just donated 2 units of aphaeresis red blood cells will be deferred from further
blood donation for a minimum of how many weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 weeks
, which of the following infectious agent relies solely on donor questioning to avoid transmission
from transfused blood products - CORRECT ANSWER - plasmodium falciparum (there
are no current tests to detect the presence of the parasite in blood donors - protection relies on
ascertaining the travel history of prospective donors)
which of the following practices at the time of blood collection helps minimize bacterial
contamination of platelet products - CORRECT ANSWER - diversion pouch of the 10-
40mL of blood (especially true for platelets)
which of the following travel related responses will result in donor deferral - CORRECT
ANSWER - residence in England for 6 months during 1990 to prevent variant Creutzfeldt-
Jakob (vCJD) (indefinite deferral)
according to AABB standards, what is the minimum hemoglobin level for an autologous donor -
CORRECT ANSWER - > 11.0 g/dL
what is/are the minimum pretransfusion testing requirements for autologous donations collected
and transfused by the same facility? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - unique collection facility identifier such as FDA
registration number and facility name
all donor blood testing must include - CORRECT ANSWER - serological test for syphilis
(first test mandated)
the test that is currently used to detect donors who are infected with the AIDS virus is -
CORRECT ANSWER - anti-HIV-1/2
which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of transfusion-related
acute lung injury (TRALI) - CORRECT ANSWER - use of fresh frozen plasma from male
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
the minimum hemoglobin concentration in a finger stick from a male blood donor is -
CORRECT ANSWER - 13.0 g/dL
a cause for indefinite deferral of blood donation is - CORRECT ANSWER - positive test
for trypanosoma cruzi
which of the following prospective donors would be accepted for donation - CORRECT
ANSWER - 22 year old college student who has a temperature of 99.2 F and states that he
feels well but is nervous about donating (temp requirement <99.5 F)
which one of the following constitutes permanent deferral status of a donor? - CORRECT
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?
- CORRECT ANSWER - spontaneous abortion at 2 months of pregnancy, 3 months
previously (temporary deferral for conclusion of pregnancy lasts 6 weeks)
in order to be a plateletpheresis donor, the platelet count must be at least - CORRECT
ANSWER - 150,000 is the minimum platelet count
prior to blood donation, the intended venipuncture site must be cleaned with a scrub solution
containing - CORRECT ANSWER - povidone-iodine
donors sensitive to iodine can have area cleaned with preparation of 2% chlorhexidine and 70%
isopropyl alcohol
a donor who has just donated 2 units of aphaeresis red blood cells will be deferred from further
blood donation for a minimum of how many weeks - CORRECT ANSWER - 16 weeks
, which of the following infectious agent relies solely on donor questioning to avoid transmission
from transfused blood products - CORRECT ANSWER - plasmodium falciparum (there
are no current tests to detect the presence of the parasite in blood donors - protection relies on
ascertaining the travel history of prospective donors)
which of the following practices at the time of blood collection helps minimize bacterial
contamination of platelet products - CORRECT ANSWER - diversion pouch of the 10-
40mL of blood (especially true for platelets)
which of the following travel related responses will result in donor deferral - CORRECT
ANSWER - residence in England for 6 months during 1990 to prevent variant Creutzfeldt-
Jakob (vCJD) (indefinite deferral)
according to AABB standards, what is the minimum hemoglobin level for an autologous donor -
CORRECT ANSWER - > 11.0 g/dL
what is/are the minimum pretransfusion testing requirements for autologous donations collected
and transfused by the same facility? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - unique collection facility identifier such as FDA
registration number and facility name
all donor blood testing must include - CORRECT ANSWER - serological test for syphilis
(first test mandated)
the test that is currently used to detect donors who are infected with the AIDS virus is -
CORRECT ANSWER - anti-HIV-1/2
which of the following practices has been useful in reducing the incidence of transfusion-related
acute lung injury (TRALI) - CORRECT ANSWER - use of fresh frozen plasma from male
