PMTP_Blood Donation

Question 1

The collection, testing, preparation and storage of blood from donors who are usually volunteers.

Answer 1

Blood Donation

Question 2

True or False.
Consent form is still needed for autologous donation.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If the donor does not like to disclose information/answer personal questions, he/she may ______.

Answer 3

Self-deferral

Question 4

Screening tests for blood-borne pathogens are performed ______ before the collection of blood.

Answer 4

First

Question 5

The process used to ensure that the potential donation is not harmful in any way to the donor.

Answer 5

Donor Screening

Question 6

True or False.
Final product (blood) provides maximum benefit to the intended recipient.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The donor screening includes physical examination, clinical history and _____.

Answer 7

Serological Testing

Question 8

The blood components include whole blood, ______, platelet concentrate and fresh plasma.

Answer 8

RBC or packed cells

Question 9

The law that recognizes the importance of voluntary blood donation in minimizing cases of blood transmissible diseases.

Answer 9

RA 7719 or National Blood Services Act of 1994

Question 10

A type of donor who donates blood of his/her own free will and receives no payment for it.

Answer 10

Voluntary Non-remunerated Blood Donor

Question 11

A type of donor who gives a replacement unit of blood only when a family member or friend requires transfusion.

Answer 11

Family or Replacement Blood Donor

Question 12

A type of donor who provides blood form money or other form of payment.

Answer 12

Paid Donor

Question 13

A type of donor who donates his/her blood to be stored and reinfused during surgery.

Answer 13

Autologous Donor

Question 14

True or False.
Education materials given to the donors contains information on the advantages of infectious diseases transmitted by blood transfusion.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Blood donation usually takes _____ minutes.

Answer 15

45-60 mins.

Question 16

In this process of blood donation, staff must confirm donor identity and link the donor to existing donor record.

Answer 16

Donor Registration

Question 17

For allogenic donation, the minimum age of donor is between _____ years old while for autologous donation, there is no age restriction.

Answer 17

16-17 years old

Question 18

A blood disorder that cause extensive bleeding due to a lack of protein that repairs epithelial lining tissues.

Answer 18

Von Willebrand disease

Question 19

Kaposi’s sarcoma is a type of cancer that can form masses in the skin, lymph nodes or other organs and observed in patients suffering from ______.

Answer 19

HIV or AIDS

Question 20

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease from the bacterium _________ and has a ____ year deferral after completion of therapy.

Answer 20

Treponema pallidum, 1 year

Question 21

True or False.
A donor should be at least 110 pounds but if the donor is below 110 pounds, 250 mL of blood is considered.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

During physical examination for specific gravity, if a drop of blood sinks, hemoglobin is ______ or ______ to 12.5 g/dL.

Answer 22

greater than or equal

Question 23

A woman who recently got pregnant will be allowed to donate blood after ____ years since pregnancy.

Answer 23

3-5 years

Question 24

True or False.
One unit of blood takes about 15-30 minutes to complete.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

A ___ gauge needle is inserted to donor's arm with ___ degree angle and bevel ____.

Answer 25

16 gauge, 20 degree angle, bevel up

Question 26

A _____ bags are used in multiple collection and for components preparation

Answer 26

satellite

Question 27

A fresh plasma has ____ year of shelf life while platelet concentrate only has ___ days of shelf life.

Answer 27

1 year, 3 days

Question 28

DPG or ___________ is needed for the maintenance of red blood cells and for oxygen dissociation.

Answer 28

Diphosphoglycerate

Question 29

True or False. CPDA-1 (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine) has 21 days of storage time.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

True or False. Adsol, Nutricel and Optisol has 42 days of storage time.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

_________ maintains pH during storage.

Answer 31

Monobasic sodium phosphate

Question 32

True or False. Benefits of additive solutions include harvesting of more plasma and platelets from the unit and it produces an RBC concentrate of lower viscosity that is easier to infuse.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Furniture and equipments needed in blood collection process must be kept clean and disinfected by _______ bleach solutions.

Answer 33

Sodium hypochlorite

Question 34

True or False. WHO guidelines recommend that a open collection system (sterile blood collection bag containing anticoagulant with attached tube and needle) should be used.

Answer 34

False

Question 35

What is the vein usually selected for blood donation?

Answer 35

Antecubital fossa

Question 36

True or False. Two-step procedure is recommended for disinfecting the donor's skin.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Release the tourniquet once sufficient blood flow has been established or after ___ minutes.

Answer 37

2 mins.

Question 38

You are currently infected with hepatitis if you are positive with _______ while you have previous infection if you are positive for _______.

Answer 38

Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hepatitis B core antibody

Question 39

True or False. If you're donating platelet concentrate, do not take aspirin for 2 days before your appointment.

Answer 39

True

Question 40

After donation, apply pressure and ______ your arm straight up for 5-10 minutes or until bleeding stops if the needle site starts to bleed.

Answer 40

raise your arm

Question 41

True or False. Blood screening is essential to ensure safety and sufficiency of the blood and ensure the health of the recipient only.

Answer 41

False

Question 42

Malaria is caused by the bites of infected ______ mosquitoes.

Answer 42

Anopheles

Question 43

Enumerate the four plasmodium species parasites.

Answer 43

Plasmodium ovale, vivax, malariae and falciparum

Question 44

Syphilis is an acute/chronic sexually transmitted infection/disease caused by "Treponema pallidum" and leads to the ulceration of the _________.

Answer 44

genital area

Question 45

The ______ phase of syphilis is crucial for blood donation because it is characterized by asymptomatic and may not be detected upon donor screening.

Answer 45

latent phase

Question 46

HIC is an acquired deficiency in body's immune system since it targets the _______ or T helper cells that instructs the immune system during infection and activates the macrophages.

Answer 46

CD4+ lymphocytes

Question 47

True or False. Hepatitis B, an inflammation of the liver is usually caused by blood transfusion or nosocomially acquired.

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy which affects the nervous system and at risk of getting it from people treated with ______ who uses _____.

Answer 48

diabetes, insulin

Question 49

True or False. A donor questionnaire consists of multiple choice questions about donor's demographic and medical history and can be self-administered or with a trained donor historian before the day of donation.

Answer 49

False

Question 50

Upon physical examination, materials such as ______ is needed for hemoglobin testing and heparinized capillary tubes for ______ testing.

Answer 50

copper sulfate solution, hematocrit

Question 51

Donors should weight at least 99-100 lbs to donate _____ of blood while 110 lbs to donate _____ of blood.

Answer 51

350 mL, 450 mL

Question 52

Hemoglobin level of the donor should be greater than or equal to _______.

Answer 52

12.5 g/dL

Question 53

The normal hematocrit range of the donor should be 38% to 41% which is determined by ________ method.

Answer 53

Adam's Microhematocrit method

Question 54

The normal body temperature of the donor should be _____ or _____ to 37.5 degrees Celsius or 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Answer 54

less than or equal to

Question 55

True of False. For autologous donation, the hemoglobin threshold is 12.0 g/dL and 23% for hematocrit.

Answer 55

False

Question 56

Antigens are present in _____ and can be determined by _____ typing.

Answer 56

RBC, forward typing

Question 57

_______ are present in serum and plasma and can be determined by _____ typing.

Answer 57

Antibodies, backward

Question 58

True or False. Indirect Antiglobulin Test is the detection of in-vivo sensitization or coating of RBC. While, direct globulin test is the detection of in-vivo sensitization of RBC based on its phenotype or certain antigens.

Answer 58

False

Question 59

True or False. In cross matching, minor crossmatch is still conducted if the results of major crossmatch is not compatible.

Answer 59

False

Question 60

No agglutination in patient's serum and donor's red blood cell indicates ______ for major crossmatch.

Answer 60

compatible