BMTCN FREE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following studies should be completed at regular intervals for a patient receiving
long-term steroids?
A. Positron emission tomography scan
B. Magnetic resonance imaging
C. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
D. Computed tomography scan - ANS C. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
The major histocompatibility complex is responsible for:
A. identification of self versus non-self.
B. the release of histamine during a hemolytic transfusion reaction.
C. the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow.
D. progenitor cell Golgi complex regulation. - ANS A. identification of self versus non-self.
What is the overall grade of acute graft-versus-host disease for a patient following transplant
who has a maculopapular rash on the face and trunk, a direct bilirubin of 4 mg/dL, and
approximately 1,200 mL/day of diarrhea?
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,A. III
B. IV
C. I
D. II - ANS A. III
Maculopapular rash 40.5% = grade 2
Bilirubin 4 mg/dL = grade 2
Diarrhea 1,200 mL/day = grade 2
What preventive measures can help reduce the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease?
A. Using ABO-compatible donors
B. Administering hematopoietic growth factor post-transplant
C. Administering alemtuzumab and fludarabine
D. Irradiating the stem cell product prior to infusion - ANS C. Administering alemtuzumab and
fludarabine
Which of the following should be considered prior to administering a myeloablative
conditioning regimen?
A. Patient's gender
B. Patient's disease
C. Donor's age
D. Donor's ethnicity - ANS B. Patient's disease
A patient is currently taking cyclosporine and has a new order for fluconazole. The nurse
anticipates which of the following?
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, A. Administering medications at separate times
B. Suspecting blood medication levels will be inaccurate
C. Increasing the dose of fluconazole
D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine - ANS D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine
Which secondary malignancy is a patient most at risk for developing following an allogeneic
HSCT?
A. Colorectal cancer
B. Chronic myeloid leukemia
C. Ewing sarcoma
D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative disease - ANS D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative
disease
Minutes after a cryopreserved stem cell infusion is initiated, a patient develops a cough and
mild wheezing. The nurse should next:
A. decrease the hydration rate.
B. slow the infusion.
C. administer IM epinephrine.
D. obtain an order for chest x-ray. - ANS B. slow the infusion.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to collecting autologous stem cells
for a young child?
A. Obtaining additional peripheral IV access
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following studies should be completed at regular intervals for a patient receiving
long-term steroids?
A. Positron emission tomography scan
B. Magnetic resonance imaging
C. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
D. Computed tomography scan - ANS C. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
The major histocompatibility complex is responsible for:
A. identification of self versus non-self.
B. the release of histamine during a hemolytic transfusion reaction.
C. the release of hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow.
D. progenitor cell Golgi complex regulation. - ANS A. identification of self versus non-self.
What is the overall grade of acute graft-versus-host disease for a patient following transplant
who has a maculopapular rash on the face and trunk, a direct bilirubin of 4 mg/dL, and
approximately 1,200 mL/day of diarrhea?
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,A. III
B. IV
C. I
D. II - ANS A. III
Maculopapular rash 40.5% = grade 2
Bilirubin 4 mg/dL = grade 2
Diarrhea 1,200 mL/day = grade 2
What preventive measures can help reduce the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease?
A. Using ABO-compatible donors
B. Administering hematopoietic growth factor post-transplant
C. Administering alemtuzumab and fludarabine
D. Irradiating the stem cell product prior to infusion - ANS C. Administering alemtuzumab and
fludarabine
Which of the following should be considered prior to administering a myeloablative
conditioning regimen?
A. Patient's gender
B. Patient's disease
C. Donor's age
D. Donor's ethnicity - ANS B. Patient's disease
A patient is currently taking cyclosporine and has a new order for fluconazole. The nurse
anticipates which of the following?
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, A. Administering medications at separate times
B. Suspecting blood medication levels will be inaccurate
C. Increasing the dose of fluconazole
D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine - ANS D. Reducing the dose of cyclosporine
Which secondary malignancy is a patient most at risk for developing following an allogeneic
HSCT?
A. Colorectal cancer
B. Chronic myeloid leukemia
C. Ewing sarcoma
D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative disease - ANS D. Post-transplant lymphroproliferative
disease
Minutes after a cryopreserved stem cell infusion is initiated, a patient develops a cough and
mild wheezing. The nurse should next:
A. decrease the hydration rate.
B. slow the infusion.
C. administer IM epinephrine.
D. obtain an order for chest x-ray. - ANS B. slow the infusion.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to collecting autologous stem cells
for a young child?
A. Obtaining additional peripheral IV access
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