PathMD Quizes, Clinical Blood Bank – 05 October 29, 2017 peferguson Author: Philip Ferguson Blood donation requirements and situations. Make sure to subscribe to PathMD to stay up to date with new content and features!! 1. What is the appropriate deferral for a male potential blood donor with a history of sex with another male?3 years5 yearsIndefinite (permanent) deferral12 months2 years 2. A 50 year old female who was successfully treated for nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 20 years old wants to donate blood as part of a recent blood drive. What is the best answer?The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 12 months.The individual cannot ever donate blood.The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 5 years.The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 10 years. 3. A 40 year old male who was successfully treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma when he was 5 years old wants to donate blood as part of a recent blood drive. What is the best answer?The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 5 years.The individual cannot ever donate blood.The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 12 months.The individual is eligible to donate blood if they have been free of evidence of cancer for 10 years. 4. A patient has used Accutane for several years, and stopped the medication 2 months prior. Which of the following is TRUE:Must wait 2 years to donate bloodIs eligible to donate blood without waitingMust wait 1 year to donate bloodMust wait 2 months to donate bloodMust wait 1 month to donate blood 5. What is the minimum hemoglobin value for a male to donate blood?13 g/dL12 g/dL13.5 g/dL12.5 g/dL10.5 g/dL 6. What is the minimum hemoglobin value for a female to donate blood?13 g/dL12 g/dL10.5 g/dL12.5 g/dL13.5 g/dL 7. A long time blood donor, was involved in a car accident, which required using 4 units of uncross-matched blood in the emergency department. The donor has now recovered from the accident after 6 months of rehabilitation and comes to donate blood at the local collection center. How long should the donor be deferred (if any)?The donor does not need to be deferred since the transfused blood had already been tested.3 years6 months12 months2 years 8. A potential blood donor volunteered as a physician at a mission hospital in Kenya for 3 months, and just recently has returned to the U.S. and wishes to donate blood. Which of the following is the best answer:The potential donor may donate blood after 2 years.If the donor has not been recently treated for malaria and shows no signs of infection, then they may donate immediately.The potential donor may donate after 12 months.The potential donor may donate blood after 3 years.The potential donor may donate after 3 months. 9. If a potential donor has had sex with an individual with hepatitis C 6 months prior, what is the waiting time (if any) before the potential donor is eligible to donate blood?2 years6 monthsThe potential donor should be deferred indefinitely12 monthsDoes not have to wait, donor is eligible to donate blood 10. What is the deferment requirement for blood donation in a potential donor who received Hepatitis B immune globulin for hepatitis exposure?Indefinite6 months12 months24 months2 months 11. How long should a blood donor wait before donating blood after receiving a hepatitis B vaccination?8 weeks21 days7 days3 months 12. If a potential donor currently lives with and has had sex with (6 months prior) an individual with hepatitis C, what is the waiting time (if any) before the potential donor is eligible to donate blood?12 monthsDoes not have to wait, donor is eligible to donate bloodThe potential donor should be deferred indefinitely6 months2 years 13. What is the minimum weight to donate blood?120 lbs.90 lbs.110 lbs.100 lbs.No minimum weight if the patient meets the hemodynamic parameters (e.g. BP, pulse, etc.) 14. What is the minimum interval between platelet (pheresis) donations?No defined interval if the patient meets the minimum platelet count criteria.8 weeks2 weeks7 days2 months 15. If a potential donor has received human pituitary-derived growth hormone, how long are they deferred from blood donation?12 months3 years2 years5 yearsIndefinitely deferred 16. A 42 year old female comes to a blood drive to donate blood. She has a history of IV drug use for a short period of time when she was in college. She was treated for gonorrhea 6 months ago. She also lived in Costa Rica for 1 year (returned 2 years ago), and was diagnosed and successfully treated for malaria upon her return to the US. When would this person be eligible to donate blood?She should be deferred 12 months.She should be deferred 6 months.She should be deferred 3 years.She should be deferred indefinitely.She can donate now. 17. A nurse experienced a needle stick injury on the geriatric floor of the hospital they work at 6 months prior. The nurse and patient were tested for infectious diseases as part of the hospital's needle stick protocol, which were all negative. Follow-up testing after three months was also negative. The nurse is a regular blood donor, and is asking when she can donate blood again. What is the best answer?The donor should be deferred 2 yearsThe donor should be deferred 18 monthsThe donor should be deferred 6 monthsThe donor should be deferred 12 months 18. A 60 year old male experienced an acute myocardial infarction 6 months prior, which was treated with stent placement. No other symptoms or morbidity was experienced. This individual now wants to donate blood, and meets all other criteria for blood donation. What is the best course of action?The donor should be deferred 12 months.The individual is eligible to donate.The donor should be deferred for 6 months.The donor should be deferred indefinitely due to potential morbidity associated with decreased RBC mass. 19. A potential blood donor worked as a physician for 7 years in Kenya, and just recently has returned to the U.S. permanently and wishes to donate blood. Which of the following is the best answer:If the donor has not been recently treated for malaria and shows no signs of infection, then they may donate immediately.The potential donor may donate blood after 2 years.The potential donor may donate blood after 3 years.The potential donor is indefinitely deferred due to living in a malaria endemic country for an extended period of time.The potential donor may donate after 12 months. 20. A 50 year old father recently immigrated from the United Kingdom to be closer to family and desires to donate blood. He spent multiple short periods (<1 year) of time doing research in the Caribbean and Central America where malaria was endemic. His most recent trip was 3 years ago. His hemoglobin is 12.5 g/dL as the time of donation. Which of the following is the best response to his request to donate blood?He should be eligible to donate blood currently.He should be deferred indefinitely since he lived in the U.K.He should be deferred 12 months due to his travel to malaria endemic locations.He should be deferred due to his hemoglobin (12.5 g/dL). Loading...
