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CCTC Exam Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
CMV IGG & IGM (-) - Answer✔✔-Not previously CMV infected
CMV IgG & IgM (+) - Answer✔✔-Recent CMV infection
CMV IgG (+) & IgM (-) - Answer✔✔-Past CMV infection, not recent
Blood Type O - Answer✔✔-Universal Donor - Can receive subtype A2
Blood Type AB - Answer✔✔-Universal Recipient
Kidney Priority Listing Criteria - Answer✔✔-1) If candidate is prior living kidney donor
2) If there are 0 HLA-mismatches
Common causes of HLA Antibody production - Answer✔✔-1) Transfusions
2) Pregnancy
3) Previous transplants
Hep C Ab - Answer✔✔-Exposure to Hepatitis C
Hep B sAg - Answer✔✔-Infection with hepatitis B
Hep B sAb - Answer✔✔-Immune to hepatitis B
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Hep B Core Antibody - Answer✔✔-Previous hepatitis B infection or exposure
HLA Haplotypes - Answer✔✔-A, B, DR
Rejection - Recognition step - Answer✔✔-AP Cells
Rejection - Stimulation step - Answer✔✔-T-Cells
Rejection - Defense step - Answer✔✔-CD8 and B Cells
Immunosuppression balances 3 key factors - Answer✔✔-1) Prevent rejection
2) Protect against infection and cancer
3) Guarantee efficacy
What organ is not allocated based on urgency? - Answer✔✔-Kidney
How does UNOS prioritize? - Answer✔✔-1) Medical urgency
2) Biological matching
Liver 1A Criteria includes - Answer✔✔-1) Life expectancy <7 days
2) Hepatic artery thrombus
Heart 1A Criteria includes - Answer✔✔-Mechanical circulatory support for acute hemodynamic
decompensation
Lung Allocation Score (LAS) accounts for - Answer✔✔-1) Formula estimating urgency and
probability of long term survival
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CCTC Exam Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
CMV IGG & IGM (-) - Answer✔✔-Not previously CMV infected
CMV IgG & IgM (+) - Answer✔✔-Recent CMV infection
CMV IgG (+) & IgM (-) - Answer✔✔-Past CMV infection, not recent
Blood Type O - Answer✔✔-Universal Donor - Can receive subtype A2
Blood Type AB - Answer✔✔-Universal Recipient
Kidney Priority Listing Criteria - Answer✔✔-1) If candidate is prior living kidney donor
2) If there are 0 HLA-mismatches
Common causes of HLA Antibody production - Answer✔✔-1) Transfusions
2) Pregnancy
3) Previous transplants
Hep C Ab - Answer✔✔-Exposure to Hepatitis C
Hep B sAg - Answer✔✔-Infection with hepatitis B
Hep B sAb - Answer✔✔-Immune to hepatitis B
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, EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024
Hep B Core Antibody - Answer✔✔-Previous hepatitis B infection or exposure
HLA Haplotypes - Answer✔✔-A, B, DR
Rejection - Recognition step - Answer✔✔-AP Cells
Rejection - Stimulation step - Answer✔✔-T-Cells
Rejection - Defense step - Answer✔✔-CD8 and B Cells
Immunosuppression balances 3 key factors - Answer✔✔-1) Prevent rejection
2) Protect against infection and cancer
3) Guarantee efficacy
What organ is not allocated based on urgency? - Answer✔✔-Kidney
How does UNOS prioritize? - Answer✔✔-1) Medical urgency
2) Biological matching
Liver 1A Criteria includes - Answer✔✔-1) Life expectancy <7 days
2) Hepatic artery thrombus
Heart 1A Criteria includes - Answer✔✔-Mechanical circulatory support for acute hemodynamic
decompensation
Lung Allocation Score (LAS) accounts for - Answer✔✔-1) Formula estimating urgency and
probability of long term survival
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