SBB study guide #2 questions with verified solutions

SBB study guide #2 questions with verified solutions What is the deferral period for someone who has received a blood transfusion? - 12 months Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation? - a woman is deferred if pregnant in the past 6 weeks What is the deferral period if a potential donor received the varicella zoster vaccine (live attenuated)? - 4 weeks What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received the yellow fever live vaccine? - 2 weeks What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis? - 12 months from completion of therapy A potential blood donor spent 7 years in Germany from 1995 to 2002. Are they eligible to donate whole blood? - No, indefinitely deferred CJD may be transmitted by all of the following EXCEPT: 1. Neurosurgical instruments 2. human dura matter grafts 3. pituitary derived human growth hormone 4. stem cells - Stem cells Which of the following should be indefinitely deferred? 1. donor with malaria 2. donor who has been incarcerated 3. a pregnant woman 4. a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday - a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: - indefinately deferred A potential whole blood donor presents with the following upon physical exam: Hgb 13 g/dL, Hct 39%, pulse 75, temp 99.4, can they donate a unit of allogeneic whole blood? - Yes A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin interferes with? - Platelet aggregation A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: - indefinitely deferred What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? - 56 days What is the deferral period for an apheresis donor who wishes to donate whole blood? - 48 hours