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CST Practice Surgical Technologist( Practice Questions and Answer)
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
passes? -
\Foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case
in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
-
\New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR
1 should be disposed of.
Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury? -
\inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration? -
\Randall forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture? -
\avoiding the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy? -
\cystic artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
-
\pressure dressing
When performing a dilation and currettage, which of the following instruments is used to
grasp the cervix? -
\Schroeder
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, " No matter
what happens, it will be okay," Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST
likely in? -
\Acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
craniotomy? -
\Bayonet forceps
When two individual in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should -
, \pass back to back
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? -
\extracorporeal bypass
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the -
\physiologic condition of the patient.
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one
basin -
\Stacked inside the other and separated by a towel.
Which of the following items may be used in positing a patient for a total hip
arthroplasty? -
\bean bag
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical
technologist respond? -
\Do not acknowledge the neighbor unless greeted first.
Instruments that come in contact with appendiceal stump during and appendectomy
should be -
\Placed in a separate basin.
Which of the following is the MOST serious complication of a strangulated hernia? -
\necrosis
Which of the following techniques is NOT acceptable for draping the patient? -
\Readjust the drapes as necessary after placement.
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian incision is
performed? -
\Rectus abdoiminus
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture? -
\Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by -
\cauterization
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of the following
should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in the scrub role? -
\Surgical Gloves
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which of the
following? -
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