CCTN Exam Updated Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The purpose for evaluating patients for solid organ transplantation includes which of the
following?
A. To determine if there are other options for managing the current disease
B. To determine if there are comorbidities that would contraindicate transplantation
C. To evaluate the patient's ability to comply with long-term posttransplant follow up
requirements
D. A and B only
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER E. All of the above
Most patients will have an intradermal skin test for tuberculosis. However some patients may
be anergic due to the severity of their illness. In such cases, the patient will have controls
placed. the two most commonly used kin test controls are:
A. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1)
B. Candida and mumps
C. Measles and influenza
D. Mumps and BCG - CORRECT ANSWER B. Candida and Mumps
HIV testing is done by enzyme immunoassay at many centers. Equivocal or positive results
are confirmed by which of the following methods?
A. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
B. Complement dependent cytotoxic assay
C. Flow cytometry
D. Western Blot - CORRECT ANSWER D. Western Blot
There are no surgical alternatives other than lung transplant for which of the following
diseases?
A. Pulmonary Hypertension
CORRECT Answers
The purpose for evaluating patients for solid organ transplantation includes which of the
following?
A. To determine if there are other options for managing the current disease
B. To determine if there are comorbidities that would contraindicate transplantation
C. To evaluate the patient's ability to comply with long-term posttransplant follow up
requirements
D. A and B only
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER E. All of the above
Most patients will have an intradermal skin test for tuberculosis. However some patients may
be anergic due to the severity of their illness. In such cases, the patient will have controls
placed. the two most commonly used kin test controls are:
A. Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1)
B. Candida and mumps
C. Measles and influenza
D. Mumps and BCG - CORRECT ANSWER B. Candida and Mumps
HIV testing is done by enzyme immunoassay at many centers. Equivocal or positive results
are confirmed by which of the following methods?
A. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
B. Complement dependent cytotoxic assay
C. Flow cytometry
D. Western Blot - CORRECT ANSWER D. Western Blot
There are no surgical alternatives other than lung transplant for which of the following
diseases?
A. Pulmonary Hypertension
