Transfusion Flashcards
- The source of antibody heterogeneity is:
a. gene rearrangement in the peripheral immune organs
b. gene rearrangement in the central immune organs
c. gene insertion in the fetus
d. hereditary mutation
b. gene rearrangement in the central immune organs
- What is the most common cause of acute haemolytic transfusion reaction?
a. bacterial contamination
b. ABO errors
c. Antibodies to the antigens of the Kell system
d. RhD negative patient transfused with RhD positive red blood cells
b. ABO errors
- Regarding platelet transfusion, anti-HLA antibodies play a key role in the development of
a. posttransfusion infection
b. refractoriness to platelet transfusions
c. posttransfusion purpura
d. neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT)
b. refractoriness to platelet transfusions
- Which is the most common type of genetic variants among blood group antigens?
a. frameshift
b. splice site
c. large deletion
d. single nucleotide polymorpisns (SNP)
d. single nucleotide polymorpisns (SNP)
- Who should be deferred from blood donation?
a. Actually febrile donors
b. Persons just returning from the Zika-endemic areas
c. All of the above
d. Persons who disclose iv. Drug use
c. All of the above
- Obligatory donor screening test in all developed countries EXCEPT:
a. Lues ( syphilis)
b. Hepatitis B (Ag, Ab or both)
c. HIV
d. Hepatic enzyme levels (ALAT, ASAT) or serum bilirubin
d. Hepatic enzyme levels (ALAT, ASAT) or serum bilirubin
- Which of the following are accepted definitions of “massive blood loss”?
a. Blood loss of ≥ 150ml/min
b. Replacement of 50% of TBV within 3 hours
c. Transfusion rate ≥ units within a 24h period
d. Replacement of 100% of total blood volume (TBV) within 24h
a. Blood loss of ≥ 150ml/min
- Platelets can be transfused regardless of donor RhD
a. a pregnant women with eclampsia
b. a young man aged 22
c. a woman of childbearing age
d. a twelve-year old girl
b. a young man aged 22
- The transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM)..
a. is always harmful for the patient, because it is related to higher incidence of tumor recurrence
b. has no clinical significance since the universal leukoreduction has been implemented all over
c. Is always beneficial for the patient, because it is related to better graft survival
d. Can be either beneficial or harmful, depending on the clinical situation
d. Can be either beneficial or harmful, depending on the clinical situation
- The most common inherited bleeding disorder
a. factor XI deficiency
b. Haemophilia A
c. Von Willebrand’s disease
d. Factor VII deficiency
c. Von Willebrand’s disease
- The most likely source of Yersinia contamination of a red blood cell unit is
a. The skin flora of the donor
b. Transient asymptomatic donor bacteremia
c. Contamiation of the plastic bag
d. The skin flora of the laboratory staff
b. Transient asymptomatic donor bacteremia
- Advantages of the subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution, EXCEPT:
a. Can be used in patients without available veins
b. Lack of local side effects
c. Results in higher IgG trough levels
d. Can be advantageous in IgA deficiency
b. Lack of local side effects
- MHC (HLA) class I complex
a. Is expressed on lymphocytes, dendritic cells and red blood cells
b. Is expressed on macrophages, dendritic cells and red blood cells
c. Is expressed in all nucleated cells
d. Is expressed on macrophages, dendritic cells and lymphocytes
c. Is expressed in all nucleated cells
- The transfusion related immunomodulation (TRIM) is associated with
a. The living leukocytes transfused by the blood product
b. Soluble factors released during storage
c. Soluble HLA molecules
d. All the above
d. All the above
- Possible way to collect more plasma for fractionation than whole blood donation
a. To collect more than 450ml whole blood from donors
b. Plasmapheresis
c. To increase the centrifugal force “g” for the better separation in the blood bag
d. Red cell apheresis
b. Plasmapheresis
- A person of unknown ABO/RhD type should be transfused with
a. RhD negative red blood cells and ABO fresh frozen plasma
b. RhD positive red blood cells and ABO fresh frozen plasma
c. RhD negative red blood cells and O fresh frozen plasma
d. RhD positive red blood cells and O fresh frozen plasma
a. RhD negative red blood cells and ABO fresh frozen plasma
- Characteristic for intravenous immunoglobulin products; except
a. Contains stabilizer
b. 5 or 10% IgG concentration
c. Produced from pooled plasma of a few thousand blood donors
d. High IgG aggregate content
c. Produced from pooled plasma of a few thousand blood donors
- Common donor eligibility criteria; except
a. Level of education (secondary school or higher)
b. Weight (eg. More than 50kg)
c. Defined hemoglobin level
d. Age (eg. 18-66 years)
a. Level of education (secondary school or higher)
- The immunogenicity of a red cell antigen indicates
a. Its potency to give marked in vitro reactions
b. Its vulnerability to proteolytic enzymes
c. Its frequency in the population
d. Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual for the giv..
d. Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual for the giv..
- The window period of an infection is a time period
a. When there is a 100% safety that the person cannot transmit infections
b. When both antigens and antibodies reach their peak levels
c. When antigens are already cleared but antibodies are not produced yet
d. When the viral nucleic acids are absent
c. When antigens are already cleared but antibodies are not produced yet
- Which is the maximum benefit that can be expected from a directed blood donation?
a. A family member with hepatitis can be identified
b. Higher safety compared to the general donor pool
c. The donating family member may become a regular donor
d. Family members can learn more about their risks for HIV infection
a. A family member with hepatitis can be identified
- Commonly applied treatments in excessive menstrual bleeding caused by von Willebrand disease except
a. oral tranexamic acid
b. recombinant VIII factor products
c. haemate p factor replacement therapy
d. 3. Generation oral contraceptives
b. recombinant VIII factor products
- Passenger leukocytes are responsible for all of the following adverse events except
a. hemolysis
b. non-hemolytic febrile reaction
c. anaphylaxia
d. human leukocyte antigens (HLA) immunization
c. anaphylaxia
- Benefits of autologous blood transfusion except
a. purity, no risk of transmitted disease
b. urgency, available also in urgent situations
c. safety, no risk of transfusion reactions due to incompatibility
d. availability in contrast with donor blood, autologous blood is instantly available and requires.
b. urgency, available also in urgent situations
- Which blood group is determined by a transferase
a. ABO blood group
b. KELL blood group
c. Duffy blood group
d. RhD blood group
a. ABO blood group
- Indications for intraoperative cell salvage in adults and children except
a. major hemorrhage
b. patients with rare blood groups or multiple blood group antibodies
c. surgery where the anticipated blood loss is <20% of the patients estimated blood volume
d. elective or emergency surgery in patients with risk factors for bleeding
c. surgery where the anticipated blood loss is <20% of the patients estimated blood volume
- Which is not characteristic for subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution treatment
a. Systemic side effects are infrequent
b. Can be applied at home
c. Can be used only with infusion pump
d. ??
c. Can be used only with infusion pump
- Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Syphilis can be transmitted by transfusion
b. Transfusion related bacterial infections are more often related to platelet products than to red blood cell
transfuse…
c. Blood products with bacterial contamination do not always cause severe infections
d. Transfusion related bacterial infections and hemolytic reactions cause completely different clinical
symptoms
d. Transfusion related bacterial infections and hemolytic reactions cause completely different clinical
symptoms
- Transfusion associated graft versus host disease can be prevented by
a. leukoreduction of the blood components
b. washing the red blood cells
c. freezing thawing of preparation
d. irradiation with a minimum dose of 25 Gy
d. irradiation with a minimum dose of 25 Gy
- The positive selection means
a. all macrophages are surviving in lymph nodes if recognizing self antigens
b. all macrophages surviving in lymph nodes if not recognizing self MHC
c. All T-cells are killed in thymus if not recognizing self MHC
d. All T-cells are killed in the thymus if not recognizing self antigens
c. All T-cells are killed in thymus if not recognizing self MHC
- What is the most common cause of acute hemolytic transfusion reactions?
a. ABO errors
b. Bacterial contamination
c. Antibodies to the antigens of the Kell system
d. RhD negative patient transfused with RhD positive red blood cells
a. ABO errors
- The optimal rate of blood donation activity (donation/inhabitants)
a. 3%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 7%
b. 5%
- The most widespread screening tests to prevent transfusion transmitted infections are:
a. PCR for hepatitis A,B,C,D and E viruses and anti-HIV
b. Anti-Hb’s, anti-HAV, zikavirus PCR, anti HCV, influenza serology
c. HBeAg, anti-HBe, anti-HCV, anti-HIV, syphilis serology (VDRL), EBV PCR
d. HBsAg, anti HBc, anti-HCV, Anti HIV, HCV PCR, Syphilis serology (VDRL)
d. HBsAg, anti HBc, anti-HCV, Anti HIV, HCV PCR, Syphilis serology (VDRL)
- The immunogenicity of a red blood cell antigen indicates:
a. Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual negative for the given antigen
b. Its frequency in the population
c. Its vulnerability to proteolytic enzymes
d. Its potency to give marked in vitro reactions
a. Its potency to induce the production of an alloantibody in an individual negative for the given antigen
- Who discovered the ABO blood group system?
a. Edward Schwartz and Kristof Novak
b. Karl Landsteiner
c. Joul Behringer
d. Lisa Anaphylax
b. Karl Landsteiner
- Blood transfusion for a potential organ transplant recipient…?
a. …is contraindicated, because the immunosuppression amplifies the risk of transmission of infections by blood
products
b. …can be performed only by leukoreduced blood products
c. …is obligatory before registration for a transplant waiting list, because the graft survival of all transfused
patients is better
d. …should be indicated after a thorough consideration, because the risk of harmful HLA sensitization or the
potential graft survival advantage is not predictable
d. …should be indicated after a thorough consideration, because the risk of harmful HLA sensitization or the
potential graft survival advantage is not predictable
- Which of the following statements are true about volunteer and paid donors?
a. Both types of donations carry equally high risk
b. Patients receiving blood products from volunteer donors carry higher risk of transmitted infections
c. Patients receiving blood products from paid donors carry higher risk of transmitted infections
d. In our days, both types of donations are completely free from infectious risk
c. Patients receiving blood products from paid donors carry higher risk of transmitted infections
- The most frequent cause of serious lethal transfusion associated adverse events:
a. Infections transmitted by blood transfusions
b. TRALI
c. Incorrect blood component transfused
d. Acute transfusion reactions
b. TRALI
- What is the complication that is less likely if HLA-match is perfect in hematopoetic stem cell transplantation?
a. mucositis
b. fungal infection
c. polyneuropathia
d. GVHD
d. GVHD
- What are the most important characteristics of tissue stem cells?
a. unlimited lifespan and plasticity
b. unlimited proliferation capability and plasticity
c. self-preservation and differentiation capability
d. unlimited lifespan and proliferation capability
c. self-preservation and differentiation capability
- Which therapeutic approach is inappropriate in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CIVD)?
a. Subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution
b. Interferon gamma
c. Targeted antibiotic treatment
d. Intravenous immunoglobulin substitution
b. Interferon gamma
- The primary immune organs are:
a. Bone marrow and spleen
b. Spleen and thymus
c. Bone marrow and skin
d. Bone marrow and thymus
d. Bone marrow and thymus
- The T-cell receptors are consisting of:
a. Two variable chains
b. One variable and one constant chain
c. Two variable and two constant chains
d. Four variable chains
c. Two variable and two constant chains
- Which alleles are not inherited in a co-dominant way?
a. RhD blood group: D and d
b. Duffy blood group: Py-a and Py-b
c. RhCE blood group: C and c
d. ABO blood group: A and
a. RhD blood group: D and d