Exam 13: Donor Selection

A 25-year-old patient who had travelled to Ireland in the last year has been experiencing neurological abnormalities since returning to the United States several months ago. Which of the following is most likely?

A U.S. military officer was deployed to Belgium from 1982 to 1985. How long is his deferment from blood donations once returning to the United States?

Which of the following is the only pheresis procedure that requires administration of a growth factor to the donor?

Who is NOT included in the documentation process in the decision to use preoperative autologous blood?

Nausea, twitching, and muscle spasm during blood donations are categorized as:

Which of the following may be a sign of a potential fainting event?

A woman received a transfusion of packed RBCs while delivering her baby. Six months later she wanted to donate a unit of blood back to the American Red Cross. If the woman meets all other criteria for donation, is she allowed to donate at this time?

Which is the most economical way to test for West Nile Virus?

Prions are:

In order for a donor to be infected with West Nile Virus he/she must be bitten by a mosquito that has first bitten which reservoir host?

A 4-week deferral is required of donors exposed to which of these organisms?

How are pilot tubes for donor serologic testing collected?

A donor exposed to which of these organisms may be able to donate in as soon as 2 weeks?

A whole blood donor who has taken Tegison should be:

A patient who recently stopped taking clopidogrel (Plavix) needs to donate platelets. How long must the patient defer donation after completing the medication?

Donors must be screened for which virus that causes a neurological disorder of myelopathy?

What is the minimum hemoglobin level for a potential allogeneic donor?

An autologous unit should be donated what time period prior to the patients surgery/need?

A donor has fainted during blood collection. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate action?

Which of the following serologic tests is required for directed donations?