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Comprehensive CST NBSTSA Exam 2026 preparation resource featuring 450 practice questions and answers for students preparing for the Certified Surgical Technologist examination. Covers important surgical technology concepts and provides extensive practice for exam preparation. Includes: 450 CST practice questions NBSTSA exam preparation Certified Surgical Technologist review Surgical technology concepts Questions and answers Exam-focused study

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NBSTSA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 450 QUESTI
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ONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |PRE-
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EVALUATED A+ ./




Tympanosplasty./-./ANSWER-
Surgical./operation./performed./for./the./reconstruction./of./the./eardrum./(tympanic./membrane)./and/
or./small./bones./of./the./middle./ear./(ossicles)



After./gowning./and./gloving,./a./surgeon./activates./the./Duraprep./applicator./and./proceeds./to./prep./the.
/patient./for./surgery../What./is./the./best./action./to./take./at./this./time?./-./ANSWER-

Regown./and./reglove./the./surgeon



What./position./is./used./for./a./pneumonectomy?./-./ANSWER-Lateral



What./is./the./kraske./position?./-./ANSWER-
Anatomical./position./in./which./the./patient./is./prone,./with./hips./flexed./and./elevated,./head./and./fee
t./down.



Which./position./is./correct./for./a./dilation./and./curettage?./-./ANSWER-Lithotomy

,When./a./hernia./is./strangulated,./which./instrument./set./is./added./to./the./general./abdominal./set
-up?./-./ANSWER-Gastrointestinal



What./is./a./fenestrated./drape?./-./ANSWER-
A./drape./with./an./opening./that./allows./exposure./of./the./operative./site



Sterile./supplies./and./instruments./for./a./case./have./been./opened./in./OR./one../A./surgical./technologist./w
as./just./informed./that./the./case./has./been./moved./to./OR./two./and./the./next./case./in./OR./one./is./sched
uled./in./two./hours../What./is./the./best./course./of./action?./-./ANSWER-
New./sterile./supplies./and./instruments./should./be./obtained./for./OR./two./and./the./setup./in./OR./one./sh
ould./be./disposed./of



What./is./the./first./step./in./applying./the./pneumatic./tourniquet./necessary./in./creating./a./bloodless./f
ield?./-./ANSWER-Padding./the./area./where./the./tourniquet./is./to./be./wrapped./with./Webril



For./a./splenectomy./procedure,./which./clamp./should./be./used?./-./ANSWER-Satinsky



Surgical./loupes./are./used./to:./-./ANSWER-Magnify./the./surgical./field



Which./position./is./the./patient./placed./in./for./a./right./nephrectomy?./-./ANSWER-Left./lateral./kidney



Once./a./surgical./technologist./dons./a./gown,./the./cuffs./on./the./gown./are./considered./unsterile./because./
they./are:./-./ANSWER-Absorbant./and./collect./moisture



Instruments./that./come./in./contact./with./the./appendiceal./stump./during./an./appendectomy./should.
/be:./-./ANSWER-Placed./in./a./separate./bin




Which./instrument./is./used./to./cross-clamp./the./intestine./during./a./bowel./resection?./-./ANSWER-Allen



The./primary./purpose./of./chest./tubes./is./to:./-./ANSWER-Re-establish./the./negative./pressure



Traction./sutures./are./used./on./common./duct./explorations./to:./-./ANSWER-Hold./the./duct./open

, The./appendiceal./stump,./when./inverted,./is./held./in./place./by./which./of./the./following./types./of./su
ture?./-./ANSWER-Purse-string



Which./catheter./is./most./commonly./used./to./perform./an./embolectomy?./-./ANSWER-Fogarty



A./resectoscope./is./used./in./what./prostatic./approach?./-./ANSWER-Transurethral



Which./retractor./is./preferred./for./a./groin./incision?./-./ANSWER-Weitlaner



What./type./of./dressing./is./applied./as./a./nonadherent./dressing?./-./ANSWER-Adaptic



During./an./excisional./biopsy./of./sentinel./nodes,./the./surgical./technologist./should./prepare./specimens./u
sing./which./method?./-./ANSWER-Placed./in./separate./containers./and./identify



Immediately./before./a./hemorrhoidectomy,./which./procedure./might./be./performed./on./the./patient./in./the./o
perating./room?./-./ANSWER-Sigmoidectomy



When./a./break./in./antisecptic./technique./occurs,./the./surgical./technologist./in./the./scrub./role./should./fir
st./notify./the:./-./ANSWER-Contaminating./team./member



Sponges./that./have./been./added./to./the./sterile./field./after./a./procedure./has./begun./should./be./counted./by./t
he:
-./ANSWER-Surgical./technologist./in./the./scrub./role./and./the./circulator



What./is./a./procedure./for./removing./excess./skin./from./the./face./and./neck?./-./ANSWER-Rhytidectomy



Which./rongeur./is./used./to./expand./the./antrostomy./in./a./Caldwell-Luc./procedure?./-./ANSWER-Kerrison



Which./procedure./is./used./to./visualize./the./cystic,./hepatic,./and./common./ducts?./-
./ANSWER-Cholangiography

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