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CST Practice Exam B and A EXAM 2025 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER
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CST Practice Exam B and A EXAM 2025 300 QUESTIONSAND CORRECT ANSWER
Which of the following examples illustrates UNSAFE technique for disposing of contaminated
sharps? - answer>>>Used suture needles and scalpel blades are removed from the needle
counter and individually placed in the biohazard sharps container.
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration? -
answer>>>Randall forceps
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy? -
answer>>>cystic artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site? -
answer>>>pressure dressing
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp
the cervix? - answer>>>Schroeder
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
craniotomy? - answer>>>bayonet forceps
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? - answer>>>extracorporeal
bypass
Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient for a total hip arthroplasty? -
answer>>>bean bag
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian incision is performed? -
answer>>>rectus abdominis
,Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture? -
answer>>>Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by -
answer>>>cauterization.
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which of the following? -
answer>>>Gerota's fascia
Which of the following is the MOST common straight catheter used prior to laparoscopic
gynecological surgery in the OR? - answer>>>Robinson
A Stamey needle is used for which of the following types of surgery? - answer>>>bladder
suspension
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which of the following procedures might be
performed on the patient in the operating room? - answer>>>sigmoidoscopy
An appendectomy incision closed using suture is considered to be which of the following types
of wound closure? - answer>>>primary intention
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of
suture? - answer>>>purse-string
The PRIMARY purpose of chest tubes is to - answer>>>re-establish negative pressure.
Which of the following is a surgical instrument designed for retracting? \ - answer>>>Gelpi
Which of the following surgical procedures may be used to remove a carcinoma from the head
of the pancreas? - answer>>>Whipple
, A sterile item used with an electrosurgical unit is the - answer>>>active electrode
What is the desired effect of atropine sulfate when used as a preoperative medication? -
answer>>>drying of secretions
A postoperative total arthroplasty patient presents to the emergency department with severe
throbbing pain, fever, and malaise. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis? -
answer>>>osteomyelitis
Which of the following is the primary purpose for changing into operating room attire? -
answer>>>to prevent the of spread of microorganisms
Mannitol a.k.a. Osmitrol is used in neurosurical procedures to - answer>>>decrease intracranial
pressure.
A scleral buckle procedure repairs - answer>>>detached retinas.
Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall? - answer>>>pleura
Which of the following retractors should the surgical technologist have available to provide
exposure to the patellar tendon while harvesting the graft for an ACL repair? - answer>>>Senn
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures? - answer>>>sigmoid resection
The surgical technologist in the scrub role should remain sterile following which of the following
surgical procedures? - answer>>>carotid endarterectomy
If the VII cranial nerve is severed, which of the following is the result? - answer>>>facial
paralysis
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