AST CERTIFICATION UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● 2. What is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated
Answer: Clean-contaminated
●● 3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract
surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Answer: Alpha-chymotrypsin
●● 4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an
elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
,B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first
Answer: Enter head first, exit feet first
●● 5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the
lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
D. Pfannenstiel
Answer: Pfannenstiel
●● 6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
sterilizing cart, they should be positioned how?
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled
Answer: Flat
●● 7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
,B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin
Answer: Potassium
●● 8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo
scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall
Answer: Fascia
●● 9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating
them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG
Answer: Argon
●● 10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is
a/an:
, A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent
Answer: Informed Consent
●● 11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal
sphincter?
A. Cardia
B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum
Answer: Cardia
●● 12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores
Answer: Spores
●● 13. Syndactyly refers to:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● 2. What is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?
A. Clean
B. Contaminated
C. Dirty and infected
D. Clean-contaminated
Answer: Clean-contaminated
●● 3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract
surgery is:
A. Atropine sulfate
B. Alpha-chymotrypsin
C. Acetylcholine chloride
D. Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Answer: Alpha-chymotrypsin
●● 4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an
elevator to transport a patient to the OR?
A. Place stretcher sideways in elevator
,B. Enter head first, exit feet first
C. Position in elevant is irrelevant
D. Enter feet first, exit head first
Answer: Enter head first, exit feet first
●● 5. Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the
lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
A. Midline
B. Paramedian
C. McBurney's
D. Pfannenstiel
Answer: Pfannenstiel
●● 6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
sterilizing cart, they should be positioned how?
A. Flat
B. Upside down
C. Vertical
D. Angled
Answer: Flat
●● 7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
A. Calcium
,B. Nitrogen
C. Potassium
D. Albumin
Answer: Potassium
●● 8. Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo
scissors?
A. Fascia
B. Periosteum
C. Dura mater
D. Arterial wall
Answer: Fascia
●● 9. What laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating
them?
A. Argon
B. Excimer
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Neodymium: YAG
Answer: Argon
●● 10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is
a/an:
, A. Tort
B. Malpractice
C. Personal liability
D. Informed Consent
Answer: Informed Consent
●● 11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal
sphincter?
A. Cardia
B. Fundus
C. Pylorus
D. Antrum
Answer: Cardia
●● 12. Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Spores
Answer: Spores
●● 13. Syndactyly refers to:
