Deck 27: Tissue Banking: A New Role for the Transfusion Service

Question 1

The 21 in 21 CFR 1271 refers to:

A) the region from which the tissue was collected, thus falling under the general provisions of that area.
B) the title established for food and drugs in the Code of Federal Regulations.
C) the category of FDA laws that govern all blood bank regulation.
D) none of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is generally excluded from the tissue bank?

A) Corneas
B) Liver
C) Heart valves
D) Skin

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following statements is false?

A) Bone can be sterilized and all living tissue removed prior to its use.
B) Bone must be HLA typed to the recipient prior to implantation.
C) ABO/RH is not relative to be bone transplantation.
D) Bone can be made into screws, chips, spacers, and wedges for patient use.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which Joint Commission standard has to do with storage of tissues?

A) PC.17.10
B) PC.17.20
C) PC.17.30
D) all of the above

Question 5

At a minimum, all but which of the following must be included on the tissue receipt records?

A) Tissue Identification Number (TIN)
B) Expiration date (if applicable)
C) Condition of the tissue and who received it/inspected it upon arrival
D) Donor's birth date

Question 6

Donors for cornea transplants must be tested for all but which of the following diseases prior to transplant?

A) HIV-1 and -2
B) Hepatitis B
C) Hepatitis C
D) Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 7

If your facility is a member of and accredited by the Eye Bank Associates of America, there is no need to be monitored by the FDA.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Question 8

Which statement about autologous is true?

A) Autologous tissue has a different outdate than aoolgeneic tissue.
B) Autologous tissue is not regulated by the AATB.
C) The medical director can have autologous tissue reassigned to an allogeneic donor if it is not used by the autologous donor.
D) Autologous tissue should have the same shelf-life as allogeneic tissue under the same storage.

Question 9

Records of tissue must be kept at least ________ after expiration

A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) indefinitely

Question 10

A bone flap is harvested by a physician for a patient at hospital X. The patient has an issue with hospital X and requests to go to hospital Y. The patient is transferred, but the physician wants to continue with the treatment. Which of the following scenarios is possible?

A) Hospital X would need to be registered with the FDA as a tissue vendor in order to transfer the bone flap to hospital Y.
B) The patient is allowed to take the bone flap with him to hospital Y, because it is autologous.
C) The physician is licensed to practice at both hospitals, so he is allowed to transfer the bone flap.
D) There is no tissue with transfer from one hospital to the next, because the material being transferred is bone.