CTBS COMPREHENSIVE LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔At the time of valve dissection, processed cardiac tissues are placed in an antibiotic
solution. This method will result in a ____allograft heart valve.
a. Disinfected
b. Sterilized
c. Pasteurized
d. Clean - ✔✔a. Disinfected
✔✔Early data suggested that cryopreservation of cardiac allografts produced valve
replacement that were superior to porcine (pig) valves and mechanical valves in terms
of freedom from ____ and ____.
a. Dysfunction, noise
b. Re-operation, infection
c. Degeneration, high cost
d. Lactated, ringers - ✔✔b. Re-operation, infection
Early data from Cryopreservation of cardiac allografts produced valve replacements that
were superior to porcine valves and mechanical valves in terms of re-operation and
infection.
✔✔Optimal freezing rate for allograft heart valves is?
a. 1C/Sec.
b. 1C/Min
c. 5C/Sec.
d. 5C/Min - ✔✔b. 1C/Min
The optimal freezing rate for allograft heart valves is 1C/ Min.
✔✔Tissue shall be procured within 24 hours, if the donor is placed in a refrigerated
room within ___hours of death.
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 15 - ✔✔c. 12 hours
✔✔What is the intention of Recovery?
a. Human transplantation
b. Therapy
c. Research/education
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔Which gloving technique is the most aseptic?
a. Open
b. Closed
c. Assisted
,d. Gown before glove - ✔✔b. Closed
✔✔What is the weight bearing bone form the knee to the ankle?
a. Fibula
b. Tibia
c. Femur
d. Humerus - ✔✔b. Tibia
✔✔Donor records must be formatted using all of the follwing except?
a. Legible
b. Indelible
c. Accurate
d. Black ink - ✔✔d. Black ink
✔✔An autopsy is required on all skin donors
True or False? - ✔✔False
✔✔A 55 year old woman is a potential donor. Her medical record states she had a past
history of hypertension and breast cancer. Can this donor be accepted?
a. No, because of history of breast cancer
b. No, because of history of hypertension
c. Yes, unconditionally as is past history
d. Must be evaluated by Medical Director for individual tissue bank SOPM - ✔✔d. Must
be evaluated by Medical Director for individual tissue bank SOPM
✔✔What is the maximum warm ischemic time when the body is kept at room
temperature?
a. 48 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 15 hours
d. 24 hours - ✔✔c. 15 hours
✔✔CBC with differential is important to detect
a. Carcinoma
b. Septicemia
c. Hepatitis
d. Australian Ag - ✔✔b. Septicemia
✔✔A child who is less than 12 years of age was admitted to the hospital. There was no
blood sample taken upon arrival. The child cannot be considered as a donor without
using an algorithm if:
a. They have received a transfusion of 2000ml of colloids within the last hour
b. They have received a transfusion of 1000 ml of crystalloids within the last hour
c. They have received an infusion of 1000ml of blood within the last hour
,d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔Which of the following retrieved tissue shall be wrapped in an aseptic fashion with at
least one moisture barrier?
a. Heart
b. Skin
c. Femur
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. Femur
✔✔Which of the following shall be processed in a class 100 environment or cleaner?
a. Skin
b. Cardiovascular
c. Autologous
d. Musculoskeletal - ✔✔b. Cardiovascular
✔✔All instruments used in the processing of musculoskeletal tissue shall be:
a. Sterile
b. Cleaned & Disinfected between donors
c. Discarded after use
d. A & B - ✔✔d. A & B
✔✔Personnel involved in the retrieval, processing, preservation, or packaging of tissue
shall wear attire that includes personal protective devices to minimize the spread of
transmissible pathogens among and between:
a. Donors
b. Tissue
c. Staff
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔A reported or suspected adverse outcome of tissue transplantation shall be:
a. Investigated thoroughly
b. Reviewed by the Medical Director
c. A & B
d. Maintained with calibration records. - ✔✔c. A & B
✔✔Hair shall be removed from a donor for the retrieval of which tissue?
a. Skin
b. Heart valves
c. Musculoskeletal
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔The saphenous vein is recovered from the:
a. Leg
b. Heart
, c. Arm
d. Chest - ✔✔a. Leg
✔✔What is one of the clinical applications of the saphenous vein.
a. Coronary bypass
b. Facial surgery
c. Reconstruction for burn victims
d. Repair of damaged heart tissue - ✔✔a. Coronary bypass
✔✔A physical examination shall be performed on:
a. A donor for cardiovascular tissue only
b. A donor for musculoskeletal tissue only
c. A donor for skin only
d. All donors - ✔✔d. All donors
✔✔The transport package label shall include all of the following except:
a. Name, address, and telephone number of the distribution facility
b. Identification of contents as human tissue
c. Special handling instructions
d. Warnings of possible significant adverse reactions - ✔✔d. Warnings of possible
significant adverse reactions
✔✔Which of the following is not an item on the list of 12 recovery site suitability items?
a. Lighting
b. Size/Shape
c. Cleanliness
d. Temperature of the room must be monitored. - ✔✔d. Temperature of the room must
be monitored.
✔✔Musculoskeletal tissue shall be sterilized or disinfected by one of the following
except:
a. Irradiation
b. Ethylene oxide
c. Formaldehyde
d. UV radiation - ✔✔c. Formaldehyde
✔✔Dehydrated tissue requires a residual moisture test:
a. Only when requested by the surgeon
b. By gravimetric methods or NMR
c. To be less than 10%
d. To be less than 5% - ✔✔b. By gravimetric methods or NMR
✔✔What are the layers of the skin, and the correct order?
a. Dermis, Epidermis, Subdermis
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔At the time of valve dissection, processed cardiac tissues are placed in an antibiotic
solution. This method will result in a ____allograft heart valve.
a. Disinfected
b. Sterilized
c. Pasteurized
d. Clean - ✔✔a. Disinfected
✔✔Early data suggested that cryopreservation of cardiac allografts produced valve
replacement that were superior to porcine (pig) valves and mechanical valves in terms
of freedom from ____ and ____.
a. Dysfunction, noise
b. Re-operation, infection
c. Degeneration, high cost
d. Lactated, ringers - ✔✔b. Re-operation, infection
Early data from Cryopreservation of cardiac allografts produced valve replacements that
were superior to porcine valves and mechanical valves in terms of re-operation and
infection.
✔✔Optimal freezing rate for allograft heart valves is?
a. 1C/Sec.
b. 1C/Min
c. 5C/Sec.
d. 5C/Min - ✔✔b. 1C/Min
The optimal freezing rate for allograft heart valves is 1C/ Min.
✔✔Tissue shall be procured within 24 hours, if the donor is placed in a refrigerated
room within ___hours of death.
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 15 - ✔✔c. 12 hours
✔✔What is the intention of Recovery?
a. Human transplantation
b. Therapy
c. Research/education
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔Which gloving technique is the most aseptic?
a. Open
b. Closed
c. Assisted
,d. Gown before glove - ✔✔b. Closed
✔✔What is the weight bearing bone form the knee to the ankle?
a. Fibula
b. Tibia
c. Femur
d. Humerus - ✔✔b. Tibia
✔✔Donor records must be formatted using all of the follwing except?
a. Legible
b. Indelible
c. Accurate
d. Black ink - ✔✔d. Black ink
✔✔An autopsy is required on all skin donors
True or False? - ✔✔False
✔✔A 55 year old woman is a potential donor. Her medical record states she had a past
history of hypertension and breast cancer. Can this donor be accepted?
a. No, because of history of breast cancer
b. No, because of history of hypertension
c. Yes, unconditionally as is past history
d. Must be evaluated by Medical Director for individual tissue bank SOPM - ✔✔d. Must
be evaluated by Medical Director for individual tissue bank SOPM
✔✔What is the maximum warm ischemic time when the body is kept at room
temperature?
a. 48 hours
b. 12 hours
c. 15 hours
d. 24 hours - ✔✔c. 15 hours
✔✔CBC with differential is important to detect
a. Carcinoma
b. Septicemia
c. Hepatitis
d. Australian Ag - ✔✔b. Septicemia
✔✔A child who is less than 12 years of age was admitted to the hospital. There was no
blood sample taken upon arrival. The child cannot be considered as a donor without
using an algorithm if:
a. They have received a transfusion of 2000ml of colloids within the last hour
b. They have received a transfusion of 1000 ml of crystalloids within the last hour
c. They have received an infusion of 1000ml of blood within the last hour
,d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔Which of the following retrieved tissue shall be wrapped in an aseptic fashion with at
least one moisture barrier?
a. Heart
b. Skin
c. Femur
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. Femur
✔✔Which of the following shall be processed in a class 100 environment or cleaner?
a. Skin
b. Cardiovascular
c. Autologous
d. Musculoskeletal - ✔✔b. Cardiovascular
✔✔All instruments used in the processing of musculoskeletal tissue shall be:
a. Sterile
b. Cleaned & Disinfected between donors
c. Discarded after use
d. A & B - ✔✔d. A & B
✔✔Personnel involved in the retrieval, processing, preservation, or packaging of tissue
shall wear attire that includes personal protective devices to minimize the spread of
transmissible pathogens among and between:
a. Donors
b. Tissue
c. Staff
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔A reported or suspected adverse outcome of tissue transplantation shall be:
a. Investigated thoroughly
b. Reviewed by the Medical Director
c. A & B
d. Maintained with calibration records. - ✔✔c. A & B
✔✔Hair shall be removed from a donor for the retrieval of which tissue?
a. Skin
b. Heart valves
c. Musculoskeletal
d. All of the above - ✔✔d. All of the above
✔✔The saphenous vein is recovered from the:
a. Leg
b. Heart
, c. Arm
d. Chest - ✔✔a. Leg
✔✔What is one of the clinical applications of the saphenous vein.
a. Coronary bypass
b. Facial surgery
c. Reconstruction for burn victims
d. Repair of damaged heart tissue - ✔✔a. Coronary bypass
✔✔A physical examination shall be performed on:
a. A donor for cardiovascular tissue only
b. A donor for musculoskeletal tissue only
c. A donor for skin only
d. All donors - ✔✔d. All donors
✔✔The transport package label shall include all of the following except:
a. Name, address, and telephone number of the distribution facility
b. Identification of contents as human tissue
c. Special handling instructions
d. Warnings of possible significant adverse reactions - ✔✔d. Warnings of possible
significant adverse reactions
✔✔Which of the following is not an item on the list of 12 recovery site suitability items?
a. Lighting
b. Size/Shape
c. Cleanliness
d. Temperature of the room must be monitored. - ✔✔d. Temperature of the room must
be monitored.
✔✔Musculoskeletal tissue shall be sterilized or disinfected by one of the following
except:
a. Irradiation
b. Ethylene oxide
c. Formaldehyde
d. UV radiation - ✔✔c. Formaldehyde
✔✔Dehydrated tissue requires a residual moisture test:
a. Only when requested by the surgeon
b. By gravimetric methods or NMR
c. To be less than 10%
d. To be less than 5% - ✔✔b. By gravimetric methods or NMR
✔✔What are the layers of the skin, and the correct order?
a. Dermis, Epidermis, Subdermis
