Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Exam Description
The examination in blood banking/transfusion medicine is a one-day, computer-based examination consisting of combined Written and Practical questions in each section of the examination. The examination is administered as follows:
| Bloodbanking/Transfusion Medicine | Total Number of Questions | Total Time |
| Combined Written/Practical Sections | 280 | 6 Hrs. 22 Mins |
All questions are multiple-choice and in the one-best-answer format. The questions are designed to measure the candidate’s body of knowledge and problem-solving ability. The practical examination includes .antibody panels, graphs, charts, formulas, diagrams, tables, or other images
Subject areas covered include, but are not limited to:
- Whole Blood and Blood Components: donor eligibility, collection, processing, labeling, storage, indications for use
- Immunohematology and Genetics; blood groups, antigen/antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing, blood product selection
- Pathophysiology, Laboratory Diagnoses, and Transfusion Management: anemias, thrombocytopenias, coagulation disorders
- Transfusion Practices: blood component therapy, component modifications, clinical indications, blood administration, adverse events
- Donor and Therapeutic Apheresis: donor eligibility, clinical indications and consultation, procedures and techniques, complications
- Transplantation and Cellular Therapies: donor selection and eligibility, collection, manufacturing, processing, labeling, and storage, indications for use, transfusion management, tissue banking
- Administration, Management, Accreditation, and Regulation: AABB, CAP and FACT standards, FDA regulations, quality control and assurance, general management principles
