Whenever laser surgery is planned for the head and neck, it is best practice to use specialty
drapes coated with
A. titanium.
B. aluminum.
C. copper.
D. lead. - B
AST Certification exam questions &
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Whenever laser surgery is planned for the head and neck, it is best practice to use specialty
drapes coated with
A. titanium.
B. aluminum.
C. copper.
D. lead. - ✔✔B
At the conclusion of an operation, the surgical technologist in the scrub role must inform the circulating
RN
A. of the amount of local anesthetic used.
B. that all sharps have been properly disposed of.
C. of the number of gloves that were opened.
D. that water is needed for the instruments. - ✔✔A
Tissue specimens that are sent to pathology for a frozen section are
A. placed in formalin.
B. sent dry.
,C. placed in water.
D. sent sterile. - ✔✔B
When preparing for a male open inguinal herniorrhaphy, a surgical technologist should make sure which
of the following items is available?
A. 1/2 inch Penrose
B. balloon expander
C. Fogarty catheter
D. 10 Fr. Robinson - ✔✔A
Which of the following is used to suture in a graft during a carotid endarterectomy?
A. 6-0 Prolene
B. 5-0 chromic
C. 4-0 silk
D. 3-0 Vicryl - ✔✔A
Which of the following sutures weakens and frays from excessive handling with rubber gloves?
A. polyglactin
B. chromic
C. silk
D. nylon - ✔✔B
A laminectomy is accomplished by which of the following types of approach?
A. anterior
B. posterior
,C. transabdominal
D. cranial - ✔✔B
Recapping a sterile solution is
A. always acceptable.
B. only allowed in an emergent situation.
C. permissible if contents are to be reused.
D. never allowed unless for disposal. - ✔✔D
Which of the following vessels is MOST commonly used in a femoropopliteal bypass?
A. radial artery
B. femoral artery
C. saphenous vein
D. basilic vein - ✔✔C
Which of the following dressings immobilizes an area with added support, eliminates dead space, and
reduces the chance of edema or the formation of a hematoma?
A. rigid
B. wet-to-wet
C. bolster
D. pressure - ✔✔D
To contain any biohazardous material when removing a drape after a procedure, the drape should be
A. folded.
B. secured.
, C. crumpled.
D. rolled. - ✔✔D
When passing local anesthetic during a procedure, which of the following should read aloud the drug
name and strength?
A. surgeon
B. surgical technologist
C. first assistant
D. anesthesiologist - ✔✔A
A patient is hospitalized for third degree burns and contracts a nosocomial deep tissue infection.
Which of the following microorganisms is MOST likely the cause of the infection?
A. Streptococcus pyogenes
B. Bacillus cereus
C. Staphylococcus epidermis
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ✔✔D
Which of the following types of suture would MOST likely be used to repair an abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
A. polyglactin
B. polydioxanone
C. poliglecaprone
D. polypropylene - ✔✔D
After the initial incision is made for an appendectomy, a surgical technologist should anticipate the next
item needed is
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