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blood donor testing

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Number one cause of fatal HTR’s   clerical error  
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Type and screen must be repeated every___ hours following a transfusion   72 hours  
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Type and cross specimens are held for __ days after a transfusion   7 days  
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The FDA requires type and screen panels to include these antigens   Antigens represented required by FDA: i) D, C, c, E, e, Fya, Fyb, Jka, Jkb, K, k, Lea, Leb, M, N, P1, S, s  
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What is the risk of acute hemolytic reaction?   1 in 25,000 transfusions  
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What is the risk of HIV-1 infection from a transfusion?   1 in 1,467,000  
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What is the risk of Hepatitis B infection from a transfusion?   1 in 282,000-1,000,000 (highest risk of major viruses)  
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What is the risk of Hepatitis C infection from a transfusion?   1 in 1,149,000  
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What is the risk of HTLV1/2 from a transfusion?   1 in 4,364,000  
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What is the risk of WNV infection from a transfusion?   remote  
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What is the risk of syphilis from a transfusion?   remote  
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What is the risk of HIV-2 from a transfusion?   remote  
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What is the risk of T. cruzi from a transfusion?   remote  
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What is the risk of bacterial infection from a transfusion?   platelets: 1 in 75000; RBC: 1 in 500,000  
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Genetic material of Hepatitis B virus   DNA virus (Hepadnavirus)  
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Most likely of the major viruses to be transmitted via transfusion   HBV is currently the most likely of the major viruses to be transmitted via transfusion!  
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#1 reason for hepatic transplant in the US   Hepatitis C  
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Genetic material of Hepatitis C virus   RNA  
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Window period for NAT test for HCV   about 7 days  
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Genetic material of HIV   RNA  
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NAT window period for HIV   window period 9-10 days  
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HTLV-I disease associations   HTLV-I disease associations 1) Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) 2) HTLV-associated myelopathy (HAM; formerly called “tropical spastic paraparesis”)  
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HTLV-II disease associations   no clear-cut disease associations  
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WNV symptomatic infections result in this length of deferral   Confirmed/suspected WNV infection: 28 days from symptom onset or 14 days after symptoms resolved  
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A donor has a positive NAT test for West Nile Virus. He is asymptomatic. How long should he be deferred from blood donation?   120 days from test date  
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What is the vector for Chaga's disease?   Transmitted through bite of reduviid bug (“kissing bug”) in Central/South America  
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What are the testing requirements for Chaga's disease for blood donors?   one time per lifetime of donor  
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Strategies to reduce the risk of transfusion transmitted CMV   seronegative donors and leukocyte reduced products  
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Parvovirus B19 causes these diseases   “Fifth disease” in children, red cell aplasia in adults  
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Parvovirus B19 enters RBCs through this antigen   P antigen  
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Are donors tested for babesia?   in northeast and Midwest states; 14 states and D.C.  
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