SBB ASCP Practice Test Questions with correct
answers
A donor experiences perioral paresthesia during an apheresis procedure.
Which 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. Correct Answer-b. Reduce
the flow rate.
A unit of autologous blood tested repeatedly reactive for HBsAg. The
patient is scheduled for surgery in three days. What action should be
taken?
a. Discard the unit.
b. Send the unit with a biohazard label and "autologous use only."
c. Obtain a written request from the patient's physician and send the unit
with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
d. Wait for confirmatory testing before contacting physician to see what
he wants to do. Correct Answer-c. Obtain a written request from the
patient's physician and send the unit with a biohazard label and
"autologous use only."
Which of the following individuals can be accepted for allogeneic blood
donation?
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 Correct Answer-a.
Male, age 72, Hb 13.5, BP 124/88
A 64-year-old male prospective donor states that he had a positive TB
skin test 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.
c. Defer the donor for 1 year.
d. Defer the donor indefinitely. Correct Answer-a. Accept the donor.
A 27-year old truck driver has just finished donating blood and
complained of tingling in his fingers and toes, and his fingers are in a
strange rigid position. 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. Correct Answer-b. Have the donor
breathe into a paper bag.
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 Correct Answer-b. 1 hour
FFP thawed but not used can be relabeled to:
a. Liquid plasma
b. Thawed plasma
c. Recovered plasma
d. Source plasma Correct Answer-b. Thawed plasma
Donated blood may NOT be used for allogeneic transfusion when HCV
testing shows:
a. EIA initial testing reactive
b. EIA initial testing reactive and RNA testing nonreactive
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 Correct Answer-c. EIA initial testing reactive, and one
of the duplicate repeat results is reactive
With nucleic acid testing, the window period of HIV is approximately
how many days?
a. 5
, b. 9
C. 16
d. 22 Correct Answer-b. 9
The following hepatitis B testing results indicates:
HBsAG=Non-reactive, Anti-HBc=Reactive, Anti-HBs=Reactive, HBV
DNA=Non-reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection is clear
d. Recurring infection
e. The person has received hepatitis B vaccination Correct Answer-c.
Infection is clear
The following hepatitis C testing results indicates:
HCV RNA=Reactive, Anti-HCV (IgM)=Nonreactive,
Anti-HCV (lgG)=Reactive
a. Acute infection
b. Chronic infection
c. Infection resolved
d. Recurring infection Correct Answer-b. Chronic infection
A family study consists of 4 daughters, 4 sons, and 12 grandchildren.
One son and one daughter have an inherited genetic disorder that is not
present in any of the grandchildren. This is an example of:
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