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CTBS PRACTICE EXAM| 428 QUESTIONS| WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1: What is an automatic deferral for heart valve
donation?
- History of Cancer
- Obesity
- Cardiomyopathy
- Idiopathic Disorders
CORRECT ANSWER : c. Cardiomyopathy
Question 2: AATB standards require that tissue banking
maintain SOPs encompassing all of the following except:
- Donor suitability criteria and record management policies
- FDA regulations that apply to tissue banking
- Procedures for monitoring in-process controls
- Procedures describing criteria for exceptional release of tissue
CORRECT ANSWER : b. FDA regulations that apply to tissue
banking
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Question 3: During skin processing, what is the maximum
amount of time that skin can be exposed to temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius?
- 2hrs
- 1hr
- 8hr
- 4hr
CORRECT ANSWER : a. 2 hours
Question 4: At what temperature shall cardiovascular tissue be
stored?
- -50 degree celsius or colder
- -1 degree celsius or colder
- -25 degree celsius or colder
- -100 degree celsius or colder
CORRECT ANSWER : d. -100 degree Celsius or colder
Question 5: What must be considered for pediatric heart donors
that have been breastfed in the 12 months prior to donation?
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- Length of time donor was fed
- Mother's blood must be used for serology testing
- Analysis of mother's risk for transmissible disease
- Analysis of mother's nutritional habits
CORRECT ANSWER : c. Analysis of mother's risk for
transmissible disease
Question 6: Pre-processing cultures are:
- Used to detect pathogenic yeast, viruses, & bacteria
- Required by AATB standards
- Reviewed by the medical director designee
- Preformed immediately after tissue exposure to antibiotics
CORRECT ANSWER : b. Required by AATB standards
Question 7: Which of these blood cells produced in the
trabecular area of long bones is responsible for fighting infection?
- Red Blood Cells
- White Blood Cells
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- Platelets
- Macrophages
CORRECT ANSWER : b. White Blood Cells
Question 8: When recovering bone from the lower extremities,
which bone should be removed last?
- Tibia
- Iliac Crest
- Femur
- Calcaneous
CORRECT ANSWER : b. Iliac Crest
Question 9: Which of the following organisms cultured from
skin shall make skin not suitable for transplantation?
- Cornebacterium Sp.
- Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcuss
- Staphylococcuss Aureus
- Streptococcuss Viridans