CST CERTIFICATION EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

CST CERTIFICATION EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. The suffix referring to suturing is...
Answer:
-rrhaphy

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2. What portion of the back table is considered sterile once the sterile field has been established?
Answer:
Only the top

Question:
3. Which nerve is affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?
Answer:
Median

Question:
4. Cramplike pains in the lower leg caused by poor blood circulation to the lower leg muscles is called:
Answer:
Claudication

Question:
5. Which nasal sinus is entered through an eyebrow incision?
Answer:
Frontal

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6. What is the general rule for prepping a contaminated area?
Answer:
Prep the surrounding area first and the contaminated area last, using a separate sponge

Question:
7. Albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen are:
Answer:
Plasma Proteins

Question:
8. Retinal detachment is due to:
Answer:
Leakage of liquid from vitreous cavity

Question:
9. Which chemical hemostatic agent must never be injected?

,Answer:
Thrombin

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10. What pathological term refers to failure of the lower esophageal muscles to relax?
Answer:
Achalasia

Question:
11. The mucous membrane covering the eye is called the:
Answer:
Conjunctive

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12. Which of the following are eucaryotic?
Answer:
Fungi

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13. The foramen magnum is an opening in which bone?
Answer:
occipital

Question:
14. Cephalosporins are a/an:
Answer:
antibiotic

Question:
15. What type of suture is used for tendon repair?
Answer:
Polyethylene

Question:
16. An agent that is injected into a vein in the arm that has been drained of blood following placement of a
tourniquet is known as a:
Answer:
Bier Block

Question:
17. What antibiotic would be used to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
Answer:
Vancomycin

, Question:
18. What medication is administered intra-operatively for its antagonistic effect on nondepolarizing muscle
relaxants?
Answer:
Prostigmin

Question:
19. Which of the following medications can be used to treat a cardiac arrhythmia?
Answer:
Xylocaine

Question:
20. Which of the following is a hemostatic disorder that may lead to increased intraoperatively bleeding?
(2)
Answer:
Hemophilia Von Willebrand Disease

Question:
21. Anticholinergic agents are given preoperatively to
Answer:
Inhibit or decrease secretions

Question:
22. What is the generic name for Ativan?
Answer:
Lorazepam

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23. Normal blood pressure value for a newborn
Answer:
64/41

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24. Which contrast media is most likely to be used during a retrograde cystourethrography?
Answer:
Cystografin

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25. 30 grams is equivalent to how many ounces?
Answer:
1 ounce

Question:
26. Which of the following medications is used to dilate the pupil during an ophthalmic procedure?
Answer:
Neo-Synephrine