CST Practice Exam B and A QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

CST Practice Exam B and A QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for what type of surgery? - tonsillectomy A 15-year-old girl with anemia will be undergoing an exploratory procedure and a blood transfusion will be necessary. The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and will not consent to a blood transfusion, but the patient states that she wants the transfusion. The operating room staff reports this to the nurse manager. Which of the following is the BEST course of action now? - The physician or nurse manager should contact the hospital's administration to request that legal counsel becomes involved. A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures? - sigmoid resection A cardiac arrest occurs during a procedure, and the surgeon is resuscitating the patient. What is the responsibility of the surgical technologist in the scrub role during this time? - Remain sterile and maintain the sterile field. A cerclage procedure is performed for which of the following conditions? - incompetent cervix A colonoscopy has just concluded, and it is time to reprocess the instruments utilized in the case. Which of the following is the MOST effective method for processing the endoscopes? - Glutaraldehyde A device used to measure fluid pressure is known as a - Manometer. A form of contrast media used within the body that is visible when exposed to x-ray is - Radiopaque A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures? - carotid endarterectomy A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped skin on the operative site is exposed. Which of the following is the BEST next step? - Remove drapes and re-prep A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical technologist will prepare suture attached to which of the following types of needles? - blunt A lumbar meningocele involves removal of - fluid-filled sac A major function of the colon is to - absorb water A nasogastric (NG) tube is used to - Drain the stomach. A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy looks jaundiced. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for this? - biliary obstruction A patient has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral mastectomy. She is crying inconsolably. The surgical technologist can best console her by saying which of the following? - "We are going to give you the best care possible." A patient is complaining of nausea, fever, and severe back pain. The patient was previously diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. This patient MOST likely suffers from - Kidney stones. A patient presented in the OR without family history related to anesthesia complications. Which of the following complications is of MOST concern related to the lack of family history? - Malignant Hyperthermia A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a hemolytic reaction. Which of the following actions should the healthcare providers take FIRST? - Stop the transfusion A patient undergoing a procedure while under general anesthesia begins to experience muscle rigidity, followed by tachycardia, metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Which of the following is the patient experiencing? - malignant hyperthermia A patient who is HIV-positive is having an abdominal procedure. Another patient who is HIV-negative is having an orthopedic procedure. During and subsequent to the cases, the surgical technologist should take? - Standard precautions for both patients. A patient with multiple trauma injuries requires surgical intervention. The patient has a history of DVT and is currently taking anticoagulants. Which of the following should be done to ensure a clot does not develop? - Place a sequential compression device on lower extremities A perforator is used for which of the following procedures? - craniotomy A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given? - 0.5 mL A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to - reduce blood loss.