A "directed donor" unit of blood is defined as a unit of blood from a
person who gives blood for:
a. His or her specific use only
b. Another person he or she has specified
c. First-degree blood relative
d. Relief of polycythemia or other blood disorders
b. Another person he or she has specified
A 22-year-old female with a cousin with AIDS who had taken aspirin the
day before and with needle marks on both arms presents to donate
whole blood. Based on this information, would you accept, permanently
defer (PD), or temporarily defer (TD) the donor?
a. PD, needle marks on both arms b. TD, because of the aspirin
c. PD, cousin with AIDS
d. TD, needle marks on both arms
a. PD, needle marks on both arms
A 38-year-old female weighing 153 lb, who received the rubella vaccine
2 months previously, presents to donate whole blood. She also received
2 units of packed cells after the delivery of her eighth child 8 weeks ago.
Based on this information, would you accept, permanently defer (PD), or
temporarily defer (TD) the donor?
a. PD because of receiving blood products
b. Accept the donor
c. TD because of the rubella vaccine
d. TD because of the packed cells 8 weeks ago
d. TD because of the packed cells 8 weeks ago
A 63-year-old man with a hemoglobin value of 130 g/dL and pulse of 80
beats/min, who received human pituitary growth hormone (PGH) when
he was 10 years old, presents for whole blood donation. Based on this
information, would you accept, permanently defer (PD,) or temporarily
defer (TD) the donor?
,a. PD, because of the high hemoglobin value
b. PD, because of the human PGH c. Accept the donor
d. TD, because of the human PGH
b. PD, because of the human PGH
A characteristic of the Xga antigen is that the Xga antigen:
a. Has a higher frequency in men than in women
b. Has a higher frequency in women than in men
c. Is enhanced by enzymes
d. Is usually a saline reacting antibody
b. Has a higher frequency in women than in men
A contraindication for transfusing red blood cells to a patient is if the
patient:
a. Has well-compensated anemia
b. Has bone marrow failure
c. Is massively bleeding
d. Has decreased red blood cell survival
a. Has well-compensated anemia
A group A, D-negative obstetric patient with anti-D (titer 256) is carrying
a fetus who needs an intrauterine transfusion. The blood needed should
be:
a. Group A, D-negative RBC
b. Group A, D-negative whole blood
c. Group O, D-negative whole blood
d. Group O, D-negative RBC
d. Group O, D-negative RBC
A newborn has a positive DAT. What is the best procedure to determine
the antibody causing a positive DAT in this newborn?
a. An antibody titer on the mother's serum
b. An antibody panel on the mother's serum
c. An antibody panel performed on the eluate of the baby's cells
d. An antibody panel performed on the eluate of the mother's cells
b. An antibody panel on the mother's serum
, A nonbleeding adult of average height and weight with chronic anemia is
transfused with 2 units of red blood cells. The pretransfusion Hgb is 7.0
g/dL. What is the expected posttransfusion Hgb?
a. 9 g/dL
b. 11 g/dL
c. 8 g/dL
d. 10 g/dL
a. 9 g/dL
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A patient has a currently nonreactive antibody screen but has a history
of anti-Jka in the patient file. Which type of crossmatch must be
performed on this patient?
a. Immediate spin crossmatch
b. Both a and c
c. Electronic crossmatch
d. IAT crossmatch
d. IAT crossmatch
A patient's ABO blood type is determined by which of the following?
a. Genetic inheritance
b. Immune function
c. Genetic inheritance and environmental factors
d. Environmental factors
e. Maternal blood type
a. Genetic inheritance
A recently transfused patient has a 3+ reactive DAT with anti-IgG. Which
procedure should be used to identify the specificity of the IgG antibody
attached to the red cells?
a. Neutralization
b. Elution
c. Titration
d. Adsorption
b. Elution
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