SBB 2024 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers

SBB 2024 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers What is the deferral period for someone who has received a blood transfusion? - Answer-12 months Where does the AABB stand on pregnancy and blood donation? - Answer-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)? - Answer-4 weeks What is the deferral period for a whole blood donor who received the yellow fever live vaccine? - Answer-2 weeks What is the deferral period for someone being treated for syphilis? - Answer-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? - Answer-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 - Answer-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 - Answer-a donor with a history of hepatitis after 11th birthday A donor diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia is: - Answer-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? - Answer-Yes A donor who ingests aspirin is deferred for 48 hours because aspirin interferes with? - Answer-Platelet aggregation A donor who has had a positive test for AIDS/HIV virus is: - Answer-indefinitely deferred What is the interval between allogeneic blood donations? - Answer-56 days What is the deferral period for an apheresis donor who wishes to donate whole blood? - Answer-48 hours In this type of autologous donation, blood is collected just before the start of surgery so that blood shed during surgery has a lower concentration of red cells? - Answer- normovolemic hemodilution In double red cell pheresis, the interval between donation is: - Answer-16 weeks A potential allogeneic whole blood donor was incarcerated for 5 years. He was granted parole and wished to contribute to his community by donating blood. Can he donate? - Answer-Yes, but there is a 12 mo. deferral period from the date he left prison What special considerations should be givien to directed donations? - Answer-Blood must be irradiated if from a blood relative A minipool of 16 donor samples was analyzed for HCV RNA. The test was positive. Which of the following courses of action would be followed? - Answer-Test each of the pools individually or test a smaller pool Last week, a school teacher donated an allogeneic unit of whole blood. Upon testing for HIV antibodies by EIA, one test was reactive and a repeat test was nonreactive. What should be done with the unit that was donated? - Answer-Discard the unit and quarantine any in date units What purpose does irradiation serve? - Answer-Destroys T lymphocytes An 18 yr. old girl contracted Babesia after a two week camping trip in NE Pennsylvania. A blood drive was scheduled at her school 6 mo. later. Should she donate blood? - Answer-No, indefinite deferral What is the deferral period for donating allogeneic whole blood after an accidental needle stick? - Answer-12 months A Peace Corp worker spent 2 yrs. in Nigeria. After having been there for only 3 mo, he was diagnosed with malaria. When may this worker be eligible for blood donation? - Answer-3 yrs. after becoming asymptomatic A male donor comes to donate whole blood, when he shows the tech his arm, the tech notices track marks. What action should be taken? - Answer-Document a indefinite deferral in the donor record What is the deferral period for receiving the recombinant HPV vaccine? - Answer-None What is the deferral period for a patient on Plavix? - Answer-14 days after last dose A phlebotomist received Hepatitis B Immune globulin after receiving prophylactic therapy for an accidental needle stick. Is there a deferral period? - Answer-12 months Is it possible to donate a unit of blood in the US at age 16? - Answer-Yes A pheresis donor donated plasma one day ago. When can this donor give a unit of whole blood? - Answer-In 24 hours