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1. b. Reduce the A donor experiences perioral paresthesia during an apheresis procedure. Which
flow rate. of the following should be performed?
a. Increase the flow rate.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
c. Elevate the donor's feet.
d. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
2. c. Obtain a A unit of autologous blood tested repeatedly reactive for HBsAg. The patient is
written request scheduled for surgery in three days. What action should be taken?
from the pa- a. Discard the unit.
tient's physician b. Send the unit with a biohazard label and "autologous use only."
and send the unit c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a
with a biohazard biohazard label and
label and "autolo- "autologous use only."
gous use only." d. Wait for confirmatory testing before contacting physician to see what he wants
to do.
3. a. Male, age Which of the following individuals can be accepted for allogeneic blood dona-
72, Hb 13.5, BP tion?
124/88 a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
b. Female, age 22, Hb 14.0, spontaneous abortion 5 weeks ago
C. Female, age 37, Hb 12.2, BP 160/116
d. Male, age 61, Hb 12, cardiac bypass surgery 4 years ago
e. Female, age 61, Hb 13.5, breast cancer 5 years ago
4. a. Accept the A 64-year-old male prospective donor states that he had a positive TB skin test
donor. one year ago. When further questioned, he states that the x-ray was done and
was negative with no other abnormal
findings. You should:
a. Accept the donor.
b. Defer the donor for 6 months.
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c. Defer the donor for 1 year.
d. Defer the donor indefinitely.
5. b. Have the A 27-year old truck driver has just finished donating blood and complained of
donor breathe tingling in his fingers and toes, and his fingers are in a strange rigid position.
into a paper bag. What should be done?
a. Give the donor a beverage and cookies.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
c. Ask the donor to lie down and elevate his feet.
d. Administer oxygen immediately.
6. b. 1 hour When preparing cryoprecipitate from plasma, the cryoprecipitate must be placed
in the freezer within
after removal from the refrigerated centrifuge.
a. 15 minutes
b. 1 hour
c. 6 hours
d. 24 hours
7. b. Thawed plas- FFP thawed but not used can be relabeled to:
ma a. Liquid plasma
b. Thawed plasma
c. Recovered plasma
d. Source plasma
8. c. EIA initial test- Donated blood may NOT be used for allogeneic transfusion when HCV testing
ing reactive, and shows:
one of the du- a. EIA initial testing reactive
plicate repeat re- b. EIA initial testing reactive and RNA testing nonreactive
sults is reactive c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
d. EIA initial tesling is reactive, and both of the duplicate repeat results are
nonreactive
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9. b. 9 With nucleic acid testing, the window period of HIV is approximately how many
days?
a. 5
b. 9
C. 16
d. 22
10. c. Infection is The following hepatitis B testing results indicates:
clear HBsAG=Non-reactive, Anti-HBc=Reactive, Anti-HBs=Reactive, HBV DNA=Non-reac-
tive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection is clear
d. Recurring infection
e. The person has received hepatitis B vaccination
11. b. Chronic infec- The following hepatitis C testing results indicates:
tion HCV RNA=Reactive, Anti-HCV (IgM)=Nonreactive,
Anti-HCV (lgG)=Reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection resolved
d. Recurring infection
12. b. Autosomal re- A family study consists of 4 daughters, 4 sons, and 12 grandchildren. One son and
cessive inheri- one daughter have an inherited genetic disorder that is not present in any of the
tance grandchildren. This is an example of:
a. Sex-linked dominant inheritance
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
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c. Autosomal dominant inheritance
d. Non-paternity
13. c. Crossing over A disease is linked to the ABO system. The pedigree demonstrates:
a. Parental haplotye
b. Linkage disequilibrium
c. Crossing over
d. Nondisjunction
14. c. Fathers to A trait carried on the Y chromosome will be passed from:
100% of sons and a. Fathers to 50% of sons or daughters
no daughters b. fathers to 100% of sons and 50% of daughters
c. Fathers to 100% of sons and no daughters
d. Fathers to 100% of daughters and no sons
15. C. 50% A man who is genotype AO married a genotype 00 woman. What is the probability
that their first child will be type A?
a. 12.5%
b. 25%
C. 50%
d. 75%
16. b. Which of the following represent the biochemical structure of the H antigen on
Cer-Glu-Gal-Glc- red cells?
Nac-Gal-Fuc a. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-GalNac
b. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Gal-Fuc
c. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Glu-Fuc
d. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Gal-Glu
17.
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1. b. Reduce the A donor experiences perioral paresthesia during an apheresis procedure. Which
flow rate. of the following should be performed?
a. Increase the flow rate.
b. Reduce the flow rate.
c. Elevate the donor's feet.
d. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
2. c. Obtain a A unit of autologous blood tested repeatedly reactive for HBsAg. The patient is
written request scheduled for surgery in three days. What action should be taken?
from the pa- a. Discard the unit.
tient's physician b. Send the unit with a biohazard label and "autologous use only."
and send the unit c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit with a
with a biohazard biohazard label and
label and "autolo- "autologous use only."
gous use only." d. Wait for confirmatory testing before contacting physician to see what he wants
to do.
3. a. Male, age Which of the following individuals can be accepted for allogeneic blood dona-
72, Hb 13.5, BP tion?
124/88 a. Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
b. Female, age 22, Hb 14.0, spontaneous abortion 5 weeks ago
C. Female, age 37, Hb 12.2, BP 160/116
d. Male, age 61, Hb 12, cardiac bypass surgery 4 years ago
e. Female, age 61, Hb 13.5, breast cancer 5 years ago
4. a. Accept the A 64-year-old male prospective donor states that he had a positive TB skin test
donor. one year ago. When further questioned, he states that the x-ray was done and
was negative with no other abnormal
findings. You should:
a. Accept the donor.
b. Defer the donor for 6 months.
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c. Defer the donor for 1 year.
d. Defer the donor indefinitely.
5. b. Have the A 27-year old truck driver has just finished donating blood and complained of
donor breathe tingling in his fingers and toes, and his fingers are in a strange rigid position.
into a paper bag. What should be done?
a. Give the donor a beverage and cookies.
b. Have the donor breathe into a paper bag.
c. Ask the donor to lie down and elevate his feet.
d. Administer oxygen immediately.
6. b. 1 hour When preparing cryoprecipitate from plasma, the cryoprecipitate must be placed
in the freezer within
after removal from the refrigerated centrifuge.
a. 15 minutes
b. 1 hour
c. 6 hours
d. 24 hours
7. b. Thawed plas- FFP thawed but not used can be relabeled to:
ma a. Liquid plasma
b. Thawed plasma
c. Recovered plasma
d. Source plasma
8. c. EIA initial test- Donated blood may NOT be used for allogeneic transfusion when HCV testing
ing reactive, and shows:
one of the du- a. EIA initial testing reactive
plicate repeat re- b. EIA initial testing reactive and RNA testing nonreactive
sults is reactive c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
d. EIA initial tesling is reactive, and both of the duplicate repeat results are
nonreactive
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9. b. 9 With nucleic acid testing, the window period of HIV is approximately how many
days?
a. 5
b. 9
C. 16
d. 22
10. c. Infection is The following hepatitis B testing results indicates:
clear HBsAG=Non-reactive, Anti-HBc=Reactive, Anti-HBs=Reactive, HBV DNA=Non-reac-
tive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection is clear
d. Recurring infection
e. The person has received hepatitis B vaccination
11. b. Chronic infec- The following hepatitis C testing results indicates:
tion HCV RNA=Reactive, Anti-HCV (IgM)=Nonreactive,
Anti-HCV (lgG)=Reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection resolved
d. Recurring infection
12. b. Autosomal re- A family study consists of 4 daughters, 4 sons, and 12 grandchildren. One son and
cessive inheri- one daughter have an inherited genetic disorder that is not present in any of the
tance grandchildren. This is an example of:
a. Sex-linked dominant inheritance
b. Autosomal recessive inheritance
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c. Autosomal dominant inheritance
d. Non-paternity
13. c. Crossing over A disease is linked to the ABO system. The pedigree demonstrates:
a. Parental haplotye
b. Linkage disequilibrium
c. Crossing over
d. Nondisjunction
14. c. Fathers to A trait carried on the Y chromosome will be passed from:
100% of sons and a. Fathers to 50% of sons or daughters
no daughters b. fathers to 100% of sons and 50% of daughters
c. Fathers to 100% of sons and no daughters
d. Fathers to 100% of daughters and no sons
15. C. 50% A man who is genotype AO married a genotype 00 woman. What is the probability
that their first child will be type A?
a. 12.5%
b. 25%
C. 50%
d. 75%
16. b. Which of the following represent the biochemical structure of the H antigen on
Cer-Glu-Gal-Glc- red cells?
Nac-Gal-Fuc a. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-GalNac
b. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Gal-Fuc
c. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Glu-Fuc
d. Cer-Glu-Gal-GlcNac-Gal-Glu
17.
