CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT PRESERVATIONIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
During surgical removal of a heart, liver, pancreas, and kidneys, the recovery surgeon indicates that
dissection is nearly finished and cross-clamp will be in 10 minutes. The preservationist should confirm
which of the following with the recovering surgeon? - (ANSWER)- The amount of heparin to be
administered.
- Irrigation of the NG tube with povidone-iodine solution and Amphotericin solution (for pancreas as the
doudenum is transected just distal to pylorus).
A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the - (ANSWER)Recovering surgeon is
present.
What area of the heat-sealed pack is considered the line between sterile and non-sterile? -
(ANSWER)The inner edge of the pack.
Shortly after the liver was recovered, a preservationist notices the surgeon packaging the organ and
stating they are ready to leave. The surgeon advises that his fellow will conduct the vessel recovery and
will bring them to the recipient OR later. What is the MOST important process in this situation according
to OPTN? - (ANSWER)Include an additional set of required documentation to accompany vessels. * If
extra vessels are not shipped in the same external transport container as other organs, then the
separate extra vessels external transport container must include the same complete donor
documentation, thus requiring an additional set of documentation.
When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an absence of the TransNet ID band,
although the hospital ID band is in place. Which of the following should the preservationists do NEXT? -
(ANSWER)Print and attach the TransNet ID band after verifying the donor. * The host OPO must
complete labeling and packaging using the OPTN organ tracking system. It is important to have
appropriate ID that can be seen, scanned, and tracked through the donor process.
Who is responsible for overseeing anesthesia support during the organ recovery process? -
(ANSWER)OPO staff *The OPO is responsible for coordinating anesthesia support for the organ recovery
process. The OPO shall document the provision of information/guidelines to anesthesia for the intra-
operative procedure.
The surgeon has stepped outside the suite to view the biopsy slide in the lab. The surgeon returns
gowned and requests new gloves. The BEST response is to ask the surgeon: - (ANSWER)To scrub and
, CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT PRESERVATIONIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
gown before re-gloving. *The surgeon has left the surgical suite and is thus contaminated. The surgeon
will need to scrub and gown again, in addition to re-gloving.
A liver team would like to package their own organ since the preservationist is still scrubbed in at the
back table. The preservationist's response should be to: - (ANSWER)Step away from the table to
appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it. *The host OPO's perfusionist is trained in
the process and should step away from the table to assist with the process as soon as possible.
A preservationist notices that a 2 mm artery leading to the adrenal gland was not tied off at the renal
artery prior to packaging. Which of the following should the preservationist do FIRST? -
(ANSWER)Proceed with packaging. *Packaging and protecting as soon as possible is the first step the
preservationist should take. This information would not be noted on a TransNet Label. During the
recovery and packaging, the adrenal artery does not have to be tied, meaning there is not an error to
report nor is there any need to call the implanting surgeon.
Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the - (ANSWER)Right atrium. *Deoxygenated blood enters
the right atrium and passes through the right ventricle.
The acronym HIPAA (1996) stands for the - (ANSWER)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act. *HIPPA is the US legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding
medical information.
Which of the following organizations oversees policies for placement of solid organs? - (ANSWER)OPTN.
*OPTN policies and bylaws govern the procedural aspects of policy development, allocation of donated
organs, and the collection of transplant data.
To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following should a preservationist ensure? -
(ANSWER)The major vessels are ligated. The body is closed with a heavy running suture. *Ligating major
interrupted vessels aids the funeral home in locating vessels that may retract. A heavy running suture
makes it easier to open and reconstruction.
According to OPTN policy, which of the following sets of blood is required to send with a kidney? -
(ANSWER)One red top 10ml tube and two yellow top 10ml tubes.
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
During surgical removal of a heart, liver, pancreas, and kidneys, the recovery surgeon indicates that
dissection is nearly finished and cross-clamp will be in 10 minutes. The preservationist should confirm
which of the following with the recovering surgeon? - (ANSWER)- The amount of heparin to be
administered.
- Irrigation of the NG tube with povidone-iodine solution and Amphotericin solution (for pancreas as the
doudenum is transected just distal to pylorus).
A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when the - (ANSWER)Recovering surgeon is
present.
What area of the heat-sealed pack is considered the line between sterile and non-sterile? -
(ANSWER)The inner edge of the pack.
Shortly after the liver was recovered, a preservationist notices the surgeon packaging the organ and
stating they are ready to leave. The surgeon advises that his fellow will conduct the vessel recovery and
will bring them to the recipient OR later. What is the MOST important process in this situation according
to OPTN? - (ANSWER)Include an additional set of required documentation to accompany vessels. * If
extra vessels are not shipped in the same external transport container as other organs, then the
separate extra vessels external transport container must include the same complete donor
documentation, thus requiring an additional set of documentation.
When the donor arrives to the OR, the preservationist notes an absence of the TransNet ID band,
although the hospital ID band is in place. Which of the following should the preservationists do NEXT? -
(ANSWER)Print and attach the TransNet ID band after verifying the donor. * The host OPO must
complete labeling and packaging using the OPTN organ tracking system. It is important to have
appropriate ID that can be seen, scanned, and tracked through the donor process.
Who is responsible for overseeing anesthesia support during the organ recovery process? -
(ANSWER)OPO staff *The OPO is responsible for coordinating anesthesia support for the organ recovery
process. The OPO shall document the provision of information/guidelines to anesthesia for the intra-
operative procedure.
The surgeon has stepped outside the suite to view the biopsy slide in the lab. The surgeon returns
gowned and requests new gloves. The BEST response is to ask the surgeon: - (ANSWER)To scrub and
, CERTIFIED TRANSPLANT PRESERVATIONIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
gown before re-gloving. *The surgeon has left the surgical suite and is thus contaminated. The surgeon
will need to scrub and gown again, in addition to re-gloving.
A liver team would like to package their own organ since the preservationist is still scrubbed in at the
back table. The preservationist's response should be to: - (ANSWER)Step away from the table to
appropriately scan and package each item before boxing it. *The host OPO's perfusionist is trained in
the process and should step away from the table to assist with the process as soon as possible.
A preservationist notices that a 2 mm artery leading to the adrenal gland was not tied off at the renal
artery prior to packaging. Which of the following should the preservationist do FIRST? -
(ANSWER)Proceed with packaging. *Packaging and protecting as soon as possible is the first step the
preservationist should take. This information would not be noted on a TransNet Label. During the
recovery and packaging, the adrenal artery does not have to be tied, meaning there is not an error to
report nor is there any need to call the implanting surgeon.
Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the - (ANSWER)Right atrium. *Deoxygenated blood enters
the right atrium and passes through the right ventricle.
The acronym HIPAA (1996) stands for the - (ANSWER)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act. *HIPPA is the US legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding
medical information.
Which of the following organizations oversees policies for placement of solid organs? - (ANSWER)OPTN.
*OPTN policies and bylaws govern the procedural aspects of policy development, allocation of donated
organs, and the collection of transplant data.
To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following should a preservationist ensure? -
(ANSWER)The major vessels are ligated. The body is closed with a heavy running suture. *Ligating major
interrupted vessels aids the funeral home in locating vessels that may retract. A heavy running suture
makes it easier to open and reconstruction.
According to OPTN policy, which of the following sets of blood is required to send with a kidney? -
(ANSWER)One red top 10ml tube and two yellow top 10ml tubes.
