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Scientist in Blood Banking – BB(ASCP)

Licensing authority: American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification

Initial by examination
Scientist in Blood Banking (BB)
Eligibility
Applicants must satisfy at least one listed ASCP eligibility route and pass the BB examination; ASCPi is a separate pathway.

Scientist in Blood Banking (BB)

Exam questions
Total questions: 100; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Blood Products — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
    • Donors
    • Processing
    • Storage
    • Blood Components
    • Blood Component Quality Control
  • Blood Group Systems — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
    • Genetics
    • Biochemistry/Antigens
    • Role of Blood Groups in Transfusion
  • Immunology and Physiology — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 15.38%)
    • Immunology
    • Physiology and Pathophysiology
  • Serologic and Molecular Testing — Official range: 20–25% (Practice allocation: 23.08%)
    • Routine Tests
    • Reagents
    • Special Tests and Reagents
    • Quality Assurance
  • Transfusion Practice — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
    • Indications for Transfusion
    • Component Therapy
    • Adverse Effects of Transfusion
    • Apheresis and Extracorporeal Circulation
    • Blood Administration and Patient Blood Management
  • Laboratory Operations — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.69%)
    • Quality Assessment/Troubleshooting
    • Safety
    • Laboratory Mathematics
    • Instrumentation
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