SURGICAL TECH EXAMS SET VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● Which anesthetic monitoring device registers the brain wave activity
of the patient and enables anesthetic titration for optimal level of
consciousness during surgical intervention?
Answer: bispectral index
●● Benzodiazepines are classified by the Controlled Substances Act as
which class?
Answer: class IV
●● Which type of drug is used to treat possible postoperative nausea and
vomiting?
Answer: antiemetic
●● Why would a neurosurgeon order mannitol for a patient during a
craniotomy for excision of tumor?
Answer: decrease intracranial pressure
●● How are drugs absorbed be the body?
Answer: passive transport
, ●● Which of the following is NOT a drug administration route?
-enteral
-parenteral
-topical
-biodegradable
Answer: biodegradable
●● What is the pharmacological agent administered specifically to treat
malignant hyperthermia (MH)?
Answer: dantrolene
●● Which drug is administered intravenously to treat life-threatening
cardiac ventricular arrhythmias?
Answer: lidocaine HCI
●● What is the name of the device used to support or modify the
curvature of an endotracheal tube during intubation?
Answer: stylet
●● Which anatomical structure regulates temperature by monitoring
processes of heat production and loss in the human body?
Answer: Hypothalamus
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
COMPLETE PREPARATION FILE
●● Which anesthetic monitoring device registers the brain wave activity
of the patient and enables anesthetic titration for optimal level of
consciousness during surgical intervention?
Answer: bispectral index
●● Benzodiazepines are classified by the Controlled Substances Act as
which class?
Answer: class IV
●● Which type of drug is used to treat possible postoperative nausea and
vomiting?
Answer: antiemetic
●● Why would a neurosurgeon order mannitol for a patient during a
craniotomy for excision of tumor?
Answer: decrease intracranial pressure
●● How are drugs absorbed be the body?
Answer: passive transport
, ●● Which of the following is NOT a drug administration route?
-enteral
-parenteral
-topical
-biodegradable
Answer: biodegradable
●● What is the pharmacological agent administered specifically to treat
malignant hyperthermia (MH)?
Answer: dantrolene
●● Which drug is administered intravenously to treat life-threatening
cardiac ventricular arrhythmias?
Answer: lidocaine HCI
●● What is the name of the device used to support or modify the
curvature of an endotracheal tube during intubation?
Answer: stylet
●● Which anatomical structure regulates temperature by monitoring
processes of heat production and loss in the human body?
Answer: Hypothalamus
