CCTC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (NEW UPDATE)
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CCTC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (NEW UPDATE)
A transplant coordinator should inform a potential living liver donor that the remaining organ continues to regenerate for how many months?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 18 - Answer- C. 12
The liver...
CCTC ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ (NEW UPDATE)
A transplant coordinator should inform a potential living liver donor that the remaining
organ continues to regenerate for how many months?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 18 - Answer- C. 12
The liver has the capacity to regenerate immediately after resection. A majority of
regeneration takes place fairly soon (i.e., 2 to 3 months); however, the process may
continue up to 1 year.
A lung transplant recipient calls a transplant coordinator to report that her home
microspirometry values have dropped by 15% over the last 3 days. She has also
experienced increased fatigue. The coordinator should anticipate a
A. pulmonary function test.
B. quantified V/Q scan.
C. open lung biopsy.
D. chest CT scan. - Answer- A. pulmonary function test.
Significant allograft dysfunction is a fractional decline in the FEV1 relative to baseline
values. A drop in FEV1 of 10% for patients would be a reportable finding and would be
confirmed by a formal pulmonary function test.
A transplant recipient with a creatinine clearance of 48 mL/min has a DEXA scan. The
results are a T score of -1.7 in the lumbar spine and -2.57 in the hip. The transplant
coordinator should conclude that this recipient has
A. osteoporosis of the hip and osteopenia of the spine, but bisphosphonate therapy
should not be initiated.
B. normal bone mineral density and should take calcium supplement.
C. normal bone mineral density and no further action is needed at this time.
D. osteoporosis of the hip and osteopenia of the spine and should be receiving
bisphosphonate therapy. - Answer- D. osteoporosis of the hip and osteopenia of the
spine and should be receiving bisphosphonate therapy.
, Osteopenia is classified as a bone mineral density between 1 SD and 2.5 SD below the
mean bone mineral density of an adult woman. Osteoporosis is classified as a bone
mineral density greater than 2.5 SD below the mean bone mineral density of an adult
woman.
A kidney transplant candidate has a potential living donor. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. The candidate must be listed for transplant prior to donor workup.
B. The donor must be evaluated by the candidate's nephrologist.
C. The candidate must be receiving dialysis prior to transplantation.
D. The donor and recipient must be evaluated separately. - Answer- D. The donor and
recipient must be evaluated separately.
The donor and recipient must be evaluated separately for donor safety and
confidentiality, and to prevent coercion.
A kidney transplant recipient reports fatigue and fever for the past 2 days. Laboratory
reports show a WBC count of 4,000 c/mm3. Which of the following should the transplant
coordinator suspect?
A. acute rejection
B. chronic rejection
C. CMV infection
D. drug toxicity - Answer- C. CMV infection
A rapid decline in a WBC count in a transplant recipient can indicate a viral infection.
CMV should be suspected when a decrease in WBC count is accompanied by fever and
fatigue.
A recent recipient asks about the purpose of a cyclosporine prescription. The transplant
coordinator should respond by stating that cyclosporine
A. increases the number of circulating T-helper cells.
B. prevents the body from recognizing the organ as foreign.
C. decreases the number of circulating B cells.
D. enhances the ability to fight infections. - Answer- B. prevents the body from
recognizing the organ as foreign.
Cyclosporine acts by inhibiting T-lymphocyte production to prevent graft rejection.
Although education material should be presented at the sixth grade level, a transplant
coordinator must adapt to the education needs of the recipient.
A transplant coordinator received the following tuberculosis (TB) skin test report for a
transplant candidate:
Mumps - erythematous, 10 mm area of indurationPPD - no erythema or induration
The coordinator should conclude that the test result is
A. valid and negative.
B. valid and positive.
C. inconclusive.
D. an anergic response. - Answer- A. valid and negative.
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