NCCT SURGICAL TECH LATEST EXAMS TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During a TRAM procedure which is used to identify and preserve the superior
epigastric arteries? - ✔✔Doppler
✔✔Which surgical approach is often used for a craniotomy for aneurysm repair? -
✔✔Frontotemporal
✔✔What is the purpose of histamine (H2 blockers) - ✔✔Decrease gastric volume in the
stomach
✔✔What surgical procedure is an o'sullivan-o'connor retractor used for? - ✔✔Abdominal
hysterectomy
✔✔What suture technique provides an excellent cosmetic closure? - ✔✔Subcuticular
✔✔During a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy which bone is harvested for
the graft? - ✔✔Fibula
✔✔What type of dressing washes or wears off after several days? - ✔✔Collodion
✔✔What type of drape is used for a thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Transverse drape
, ✔✔Testosterone is secreted by the - ✔✔Leydig cells
✔✔What are the boundaries of the skin prep for a total hip arthroplasty? - ✔✔Level of
umbilicus to foot
✔✔What are the skin prep perimeters for an exploratory laparotomy? - ✔✔Nipple line to
mid-thigh
✔✔What substance is absorbed in the stomach? - ✔✔Alcohol
✔✔A drape is placed on the incorrect spot, what should be done? - ✔✔Remove drape
and place new drape in correct spot
✔✔What stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to divide the
esophagus? - ✔✔TA
✔✔A movement disorder disease caused by radiation therapy can be characterized by
destruction of the - ✔✔myelin sheath
✔✔What microorganism is used within biological indicators for ethylene oxide
sterilization - ✔✔Bacillus atrophaeus
✔✔Retention bridges are used to - ✔✔Prevent heavy suture from cutting into the skin
✔✔During a CABG procedure the saphenous vein is sutured to the - ✔✔Coronary
artery
✔✔Which of the following would be used to remove the lamina during a laminectomy? -
✔✔Kerrison rondgeur
✔✔Which graft material does not require pre-clotting for placement during an abdominal
aortic aneurysmectomy - ✔✔PTFE
✔✔What procedure is performed to correct cerebral ischemia? - ✔✔Endarterectomy
✔✔What drug treats intraoperative ventricular arrhythmias? - ✔✔Lidocaine
✔✔How many milliliters equal 2 ounces? - ✔✔60
✔✔When is it okay to cover a back table for later use? - ✔✔Never
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔During a TRAM procedure which is used to identify and preserve the superior
epigastric arteries? - ✔✔Doppler
✔✔Which surgical approach is often used for a craniotomy for aneurysm repair? -
✔✔Frontotemporal
✔✔What is the purpose of histamine (H2 blockers) - ✔✔Decrease gastric volume in the
stomach
✔✔What surgical procedure is an o'sullivan-o'connor retractor used for? - ✔✔Abdominal
hysterectomy
✔✔What suture technique provides an excellent cosmetic closure? - ✔✔Subcuticular
✔✔During a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy which bone is harvested for
the graft? - ✔✔Fibula
✔✔What type of dressing washes or wears off after several days? - ✔✔Collodion
✔✔What type of drape is used for a thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Transverse drape
, ✔✔Testosterone is secreted by the - ✔✔Leydig cells
✔✔What are the boundaries of the skin prep for a total hip arthroplasty? - ✔✔Level of
umbilicus to foot
✔✔What are the skin prep perimeters for an exploratory laparotomy? - ✔✔Nipple line to
mid-thigh
✔✔What substance is absorbed in the stomach? - ✔✔Alcohol
✔✔A drape is placed on the incorrect spot, what should be done? - ✔✔Remove drape
and place new drape in correct spot
✔✔What stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to divide the
esophagus? - ✔✔TA
✔✔A movement disorder disease caused by radiation therapy can be characterized by
destruction of the - ✔✔myelin sheath
✔✔What microorganism is used within biological indicators for ethylene oxide
sterilization - ✔✔Bacillus atrophaeus
✔✔Retention bridges are used to - ✔✔Prevent heavy suture from cutting into the skin
✔✔During a CABG procedure the saphenous vein is sutured to the - ✔✔Coronary
artery
✔✔Which of the following would be used to remove the lamina during a laminectomy? -
✔✔Kerrison rondgeur
✔✔Which graft material does not require pre-clotting for placement during an abdominal
aortic aneurysmectomy - ✔✔PTFE
✔✔What procedure is performed to correct cerebral ischemia? - ✔✔Endarterectomy
✔✔What drug treats intraoperative ventricular arrhythmias? - ✔✔Lidocaine
✔✔How many milliliters equal 2 ounces? - ✔✔60
✔✔When is it okay to cover a back table for later use? - ✔✔Never
