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SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY NBSTSA EXAM 2021 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:148 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 148
Which of the following items must the surgical technologist have available after a
thyroidectomy?
A.
lap sponges, hemostatic clamps, and electrocautery.
B.
endotracheal tube, hemostatic clamps, and scalpel.
C.
knife handle, scalpel blade, and nasogastric tube.
D.
scalpel, hemostatic clamps, and tracheostomy tube.
A.
Bowie-Dick test
B.
B.
fibrocystic breast change
scalpel, hemostatic clamps, and tracheostomy tube.
brain stem, cerebellum, diencephalon, cerebrum
,Term 2 of 148
A patient having recently undergone a laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been transferred to
the PACU. The patient becomes tachycardic and the nurse reports a rise in core body
temperature. The nurse attempts to communicate with the patient and notices that the patient's
muscles are very rigid. The nurse notifies the surgical team. The surgical technologist should
recognize these as signs of
A.
malignant hyperthermia.
B.
cardiac arrest.
C.
pulmonary embolism.
D.
hypokalemia.
A.
malignant hyperthermia.
C.
The laser-specific endotracheal tube was not used.
B.
hematoma
D.
integumentary
,Term 3 of 148
Factors that contribute to SSI include
A.
wearing proper PPE.
B.
using aseptic technique.
C.
immunosuppression.
D.
portal hypertension.
auscultation
- the act of listening to the lungs, heart, or abdomen through the stethoscope.
C.
immunosuppression.
-Someone who is immunosuppressed has an increased risk of SSI.
A.
cycloplegics
-act as a paralytic agent and provide pupil dilation
AAMI-Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
, Term 4 of 148
Which of the following types of connective tissue fastens muscle to bone?
A.
cartilage
B.
ligament
C.
synovium
D.
tendon
A.
Allis
A.
Allen
A.
Senn
tendon
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