CERTIFIED CLINICAL TRANSPLANT
COORDINATOR COMPREHENSIVE TEST
SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED RESPONSES VERIFIED
◉ In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower
extremities, an inferior silk suture is tied around the ________________..
Answer: adominal aorta
◉ A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at
23:00. At 23:15 the lung, liver and kidney teams have arrived, but
the heart team reports they will not arrive until 23:45. What is the
preservationist's NEXT step?. Answer: postpone recovery until heart
team arrives
◉ To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following
should a preservationist ensure?
1. The major vessels are ligated.
2. The aortic cannula remains in place.
3. The arterial line remains in place.
4. The body is closed with a heavy running suture.. Answer: 1 and 4
◉ 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
◉ It is the responsibility of the host OPO to ensure proper laterality
of organs, even if recovered and packaged by the transplant
surgeons. In the operating room, the lungs are being separated and
being sent to 2 different transplant centers. What is the easiest way
to tell the right lung from the left lung?. Answer: Right Lung has 3
lobes and left has 2 lobes
◉ Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the ______________..
Answer: right ventricle
◉ An 18-year-old patient has been declared brain dead and organ
recovery has been scheduled for heart, lungs, pancreas, and kidneys.
The host OPO is required to have 2 individuals complete a pre-
recovery verification for each organ recovered. Which of the
following items are included in this verification?
1. donor ID
2. time of brain death
3. donor blood type
4. organ. Answer: 1,3,4
, ◉ During the surgical recovery of the pancreas, lungs, liver, and
kidneys on a 65-kg (143-lb), 19-year-old male, the anesthesiologist
reports the following measurements:
BP: 95/40 mm Hg
HR: 102/min
CVP: 10 mm Hg
Urine output: 15 mL/hrThe preservationist should notify the
recovery teams of the donor's _______________.. Answer: urine output
◉ 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 preservationist do NEXT?.
Answer: Print and attach the transnet id band after verifying the
donor
◉ 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
◉ A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when
the ____________________.. Answer: recovery surgeon is present
COORDINATOR COMPREHENSIVE TEST
SCRIPT 2026 SOLVED RESPONSES VERIFIED
◉ In effort to keep infusate from circulating through the lower
extremities, an inferior silk suture is tied around the ________________..
Answer: adominal aorta
◉ A recovery is scheduled for the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys at
23:00. At 23:15 the lung, liver and kidney teams have arrived, but
the heart team reports they will not arrive until 23:45. What is the
preservationist's NEXT step?. Answer: postpone recovery until heart
team arrives
◉ To facilitate the embalming procedure, which of the following
should a preservationist ensure?
1. The major vessels are ligated.
2. The aortic cannula remains in place.
3. The arterial line remains in place.
4. The body is closed with a heavy running suture.. Answer: 1 and 4
◉ 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
◉ It is the responsibility of the host OPO to ensure proper laterality
of organs, even if recovered and packaged by the transplant
surgeons. In the operating room, the lungs are being separated and
being sent to 2 different transplant centers. What is the easiest way
to tell the right lung from the left lung?. Answer: Right Lung has 3
lobes and left has 2 lobes
◉ Deoxygenated blood enters the heart through the ______________..
Answer: right ventricle
◉ An 18-year-old patient has been declared brain dead and organ
recovery has been scheduled for heart, lungs, pancreas, and kidneys.
The host OPO is required to have 2 individuals complete a pre-
recovery verification for each organ recovered. Which of the
following items are included in this verification?
1. donor ID
2. time of brain death
3. donor blood type
4. organ. Answer: 1,3,4
, ◉ During the surgical recovery of the pancreas, lungs, liver, and
kidneys on a 65-kg (143-lb), 19-year-old male, the anesthesiologist
reports the following measurements:
BP: 95/40 mm Hg
HR: 102/min
CVP: 10 mm Hg
Urine output: 15 mL/hrThe preservationist should notify the
recovery teams of the donor's _______________.. Answer: urine output
◉ 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 preservationist do NEXT?.
Answer: Print and attach the transnet id band after verifying the
donor
◉ 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
◉ A potential organ donor should be transported to the OR when
the ____________________.. Answer: recovery surgeon is present
