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CAMLPR Transfusion Medicine Practice Questions

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These practice questions will help prepare you for the CAMLPR Transfusion Medicine exam.

This page contains 299 practice questions divided into the eight sections of the exam: 1. Specimen Collection, 2. Preparation and Testing, 3. Evaluation and Interpretation, 4. Reporting and Communication, 5. Equipment and Resources, 6. Safety, 7. Professionalism, and 8. Quality Assurance.

All questions have been carefully designed to mimic the questions on the real exam, to help you prepare and get a passing grade.

Sections

  1. Specimen Collection
  2. Preparation and Testing
  3. Evaluation and Interpretation
  4. Reporting and Communication
  5. Equipment and Resources
  6. Safety
  7. Professionalism
  8. Quality Assurance

Section 1: Specimen Collection

1.1) Which of these can cause reflux during venipuncture?
  1. Holding the tube above the venipuncture site
  2. Probing with the needle
  3. Releasing the tourniquet when blood flow is established
  4. Using the wrong order of draw
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) What is the purpose of silica in Vacutainer tubes?
  1. To accelerate clotting
  2. To inhibit thrombin
  3. To preserve pH
  4. To prevent glycolysis
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) Which Vacutainer tube contains an anticoagulant that works by binding calcium?
  1. Light blue
  2. PST
  3. Red
  4. SST
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) Which additive do pink top Vacutainer tubes contain?
  1. Potassium EDTA
  2. Potassium oxalate
  3. Sodium citrate
  4. Sodium heparin
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) What are 18-gauge needles typically used for?
  1. Blood donations
  2. Routine blood draws
  3. Children
  4. Small adult veins
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) Which tool is needed to collect blood by syringe?
  1. Multisample needle
  2. Transfer device
  3. Tube holder
  4. Winged infusion set
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) After finishing a blood draw, a phlebotomist realizes she forgot to collect a tube. What should she do?
  1. Ask the patient to schedule another appointment
  2. Perform a second collection for the missing tube
  3. Redraw all the tubes
  4. Transfer some blood from a full tube to the empty tube
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) Which of these increases the risk of labelling error?
  1. Applying the label after the patient has left
  2. Not including the test name on the label
  3. Placing the label upside-down
  4. Sticking the label over the tube's visible fill line
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) Which Vacutainer tube is preferred for blood bank tests?
  1. Black
  2. Green
  3. Grey
  4. Pink
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) A blood donor wants to leave halfway through a donation. What should you do?
  1. Consult with your supervisor
  2. Inform the donor that it is dangerous to stop a donation halfway through
  3. Stop the donation and let them leave
  4. Transfuse the collected blood back into the donor
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) Which of these questions is suitable for a blood donor questionnaire?
  1. Have you been on a plane in the past year?
  2. Have you eaten canned food in the past 48 hours?
  3. Have you eaten red meat recently?
  4. Have you had a tattoo in the past 3 months?
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) A unit of donated blood is roughly equivalent to how many pints?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) How many millilitres is one unit of blood?
  1. 450 mL
  2. 550 mL
  3. 800 mL
  4. 1,000 mL
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) Why is donated blood kept refrigerated?
  1. To increase its oxygen-carrying capacity
  2. To prevent coagulation
  3. To prevent the blood from producing alloantibodies
  4. To slow bacterial growth
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) What is an apheresis donation?
  1. A donation from a donor on a dialysis machine
  2. A donation performed under general anesthetic
  3. A donation taken from a leg vein instead of an arm vein
  4. A donation where the donor gives specific blood components
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) A directed blood donation is when:
  1. a junior phlebotomist performs the donation under supervision
  2. the blood is donated by a member of the community
  3. the blood must be donated by law
  4. the donation is designated for a specific patient
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) What temperature is thawed plasma stored at?
  1. −20°C or colder
  2. −6°C to −18°C
  3. 1 to 6°C
  4. 20 to 24°C
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) What is the maximum storage duration for red blood cells in AS-3 solution?
  1. 12 months
  2. 3 days
  3. 5 hours
  4. 6 weeks
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) At which temperature is fresh frozen plasma stored?
  1. −18°C and below
  2. −10°C and below
  3. −6°C and below
  4. 6°C
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Section 2: Preparation and Testing

Section 3: Evaluation and Interpretation

Section 4: Reporting and Communication

Section 5: Equipment and Resources

Section 6: Safety

Section 7: Professionalism

Section 8: Quality Assurance

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