CST EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

CST EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION 1. Which of the following is the wound classifications for a bronchoscopy: Clean Contaminated Dirty and infected Clean-contaminated - ANSWER Clean-Contaminted 2. Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? Teeth Sinuses Tonsils Villi - ANSWER Teeth 3. The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is: Atropine sulfate Alpha-chymotrypsin Acetylcholine chloride Pilocarpine hydrochloride - ANSWER Alpha-chymotrypsin 4. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart, they should be positioned: Flat Upside down Vertical Angled - ANSWER Flat 5. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR? Place stretcher sideways in elevator Enter head first, exit feet first Position in elevator is irrelevant Enter feet first, exit head first - ANSWER Enter head first, exit feet first 6. Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery? Midline Paramedian McBurney's Pfannenstiel - ANSWER Pfannenstiel 7. The cartilaginous nasal septum is anterior to which bone? Hyoid Vomer Mandible Palatine - ANSWER Vomer 8. The most reliable method for determining the efficiency of moist heat sterilizers is the controlled use of biological indicators containing the organism: Bacillus stearothermophilus Clostridium tetani Bordetella pertussis Corynebacterium diptheria - ANSWER Bacillus stearothermophilus 9. Which neurosurgical pathway would a myelogram diagnose? Subdural hematoma Creutzfeldt Jakob Spinal stenosis Myelomeningocele - ANSWER Spinal stenosis 10. Keller procedure - ANSWER hammered hallux and severe degenerative joint disease 11. portacaval shunt, - ANSWER 1. connecting the portal vein and inferior vena cava to bypass a cirrhotic liver 12. Dorsal sympathectomy - ANSWER 1. cervicothoracic. 2.Severance of the pathways of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system; eliminates vasospasm, improves peripheral blood supply, and is effective in treating painful vascular disorders. 13. Subdural hematoma - ANSWER 1.A large,encapsulated collection of blood over one or both cerebral hemispheres that produces intracranial pressures. 2.An accumulation of blood beneath the dura mater but outside the brain. 14. cervicothoracic - ANSWER This ganglion block may relieve vascular spasms involving the brain and upper limb 15. eye Recession - ANSWER cut and reimplant muscle posteriorly 16. Propranolol(Indral) - ANSWER useful for fibrillation and tachycardia 17. Calcium chloride - ANSWER An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility. 18. Levophed - ANSWER 1. Norepinephrine 2. A drug used to reverse hypotension 19. Telethermometer monitor - ANSWER can be placed in rectal, esophagus, tympanic, but not to Axilla. 20. hard copy - ANSWER 1.Output that is printed on paper. 2. printed version of a document, also called a printout. 21. scanner - ANSWER 1. A device that converts printed documents into digital file formats. 2. an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer 22. Direct current - ANSWER Flash light 23. Direct current - ANSWER an electric current that flows in one direction steadily 24. Simple electric current - ANSWER 1. consists of a battery, two electrodes (poles) with wires connecting them to the battery and a solution in which the electrodes are placed. 2. The wire the connect to switch is hot. 25. Ground wire - ANSWER separate wire that safely conveys any leaking electrons to a neutral location to prevent electical shock 26. Ohm's law - ANSWER 1. Current = Voltage/Resistance 2. The relationship between blood flow, blood pressure, and peripheral resistance follows a simple formula. 3. Electrical law that states that the current in a wire(I) is equal to the voltage. 4. Flow (cardiac output) = (Change in P)/(Resistance). 27. watt(Power) - ANSWER A unit of measure of electrical power. 28. Positron Emission tomography - ANSWER 1. Body is injected with positrons (positively charged particles) and it is taken up by tissues. An invasive imaging technique that provides color-coded images of brain activity by tracking the brain's use of a radioactively tagged compound, such as glucose, oxygen, or a drug. 29. Electrosurgical unit for coagulation - ANSWER energy delivered is intermittent waves at low frequency and high voltage. 30. Electrosurgical unit for cutting mode - ANSWER High-frequency waves at a low voltage. 31. Radio waves - ANSWER Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies 32. nucleon - ANSWER a proton or neutron 33. quark - ANSWER very small particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons 34. yaw - ANSWER Movement about vertical axis (right/left)