CST EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2024 TEST WITH ALL ANSWERS

CST EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2024 TEST WITH ALL
ANSWERS




WhichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevwoundvclassificationvforvavBronchoscopy?:
Cleanv
Contaminated
Dirtyvandvinfectedv
Clean-contaminatedv-vcorrectvanswer-Clean-contaminated

Howvshouldvthevstretchervbevorientedvwhenvnecessaryvtovusevanvelevatorvtovtranspo
rtvavpatientvtovthevOR?:

1.Placevstretchervsidewaysvinvelevator
2.Entervheadvfirst,vexitvfeetvfirst
3.Positionvinvelevatorvisvirrelevant
4.Entervfeetvfirst,vexitvheadvfirstv-vcorrectvanswer-2.vEntervheadvfirst,vexitvfeetvfirst

Whenvperforatedvmetalvtraysvarevplacedvonvthevshelvesvofvthevsteamvsterilizingvcat,v
theyvshouldvbevpositioned:

a.vFlat
b.vUpsidevdown
c.vVertical
d.vAngledv-vcorrectvanswer-A.vFlat

Hyperkalemiavisvavhighvconcentrationvof:

calcium
nitrogen

,potassium
albuminv-vcorrectvanswer-Potassium

TruevorvFalse:
CurvedvMayovscissorsvarevusedvtovcutvfascia.v-vcorrectvanswer-True

TruevorvFalse:
Anvargonvlaservbeamvcanvtravelvthroughvclearvtissuesvwithoutvheatingvthem.v-
vcorrectvanswer-True


Permissingvforvtreatmentvgivenvwithvfullvknowledgevofvthevrisksvisva/
anv____________v____________.v-vcorrectvanswer-Informedvconsent

Whichvportionvofvthevstomachvsurroundsvthevlowervesophagealvsphincter?:

fundus,vcardia,vpylorus,vantrum.v-vcorrectvanswer-Cardia

TruevorvFalse:
ThevorganismvthatvisvavnormalvresidentvfloravofvthevintestinalvtractvisvClostridiumvteta
ni.v-vcorrectvanswer-False:vE.vColi

wHerevshouldvthevfirstvscrubvsurgicalvtechnologistvstandvwhenvhandingvtowelsvtovthe
vsurgeonvtovsquarevoffvanvincisionvsite?v-vcorrectvanswer-Samevsidevasvsurgeon


Avproperlyvperformedvsurgicalvscrubvrendersvthevskin:

a.sterile
b.disinfected
c.surgicallyvcleanv-vcorrectvanswer-C.vSurgicallyvclean

1.vAmpullavofvVater
2.vSphinctervofvOddi
3.vDuctvofvSantorini
4.vWirsung'svDuct

Throughvwhichvofvthevfollowingvdovthevcommonvbilevductvandvthevpancreaticvductve
mpty?v-vcorrectvanswer-A.vAmpullavofvVater

TruevorvFalse:
Name,vdatevofvbirth,vphysicianvarevidentifiersvthatvmustvbevverifiedvbyvthevpatientvorv
theirvIDvbraceletvpriorvtovtransportingvavpatientvtovthevOR.v-vcorrectvanswer-True

Whatvisvthevfirstvpartvofvthevsmallvintestine?
a.duodenum
b.jejunum
c.cecum
d.ileumv-vcorrectvanswer-A.vDuodenum

Howvarevrickettsiaevtransmitted?v-vcorrectvanswer-Airbornvorganisms

,Whichvsurgicalvteamvmembervdeterminesvwhenvthevpatientvcanvbevtransportedvfrom
vthevOrvtovthevPACU?v-vcorrectvanswer-Anesthesiavprovider


Whichvsuffixvmeansvsurgicalvpuncturevtovremovevfluid?v-vcorrectvanswer--centesis

A.vSigmoid
B.vDescending
C.vCecum
D.vAscending

Tovwhichvportionvofvthevcolonvisvthevappendixvattached?v-vcorrectvanswer-C.vCecum

Whichvlaboratoryvtestvdeterminesvbacterialvidentification?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Gramvstain

Medicationvusedvtovdilatevthevpupilvisvcalled:vmy_________.v-vcorrectvanswer-
Mydriatics

AvU-drapevisva:

1.vNon-fenestratedvdrape
2.vFenestratedvdrapev-vcorrectvanswer-1.

Undervwhatvcircumstancesvwouldvitvbevappropriatevtovremovevavpatient'svidentificati
onvbracelet?v-vcorrectvanswer-Nevervuntilvpatientvisvdischargedvfromvfacility

TruevorvFalse:
ThevpositionvmostvcommonlyvusedvforvmitralvvalvevreplacementvisvSims.v-
vcorrectvanswer-False:vitvisvsupine


Whichvlaservisvbestvusedvduringvavvitrectomy?

C02,vExcimer,vArgon,vNd:YAGv-vcorrectvanswer-Argon
*becausevitvdoesvnotvheatvtissuevandvcanvbevusedvonvretinalvdisorders

Av______________vindicatorvprovidesvpositivevassurancevofvsterility.v-
vcorrectvanswer-Biological


Thevapron-likevstructurevattachedvtovthevgreatervcurvaturevofvthevstomachvisvthe:

Omentum
Ligamentum
Mesentery
Peritoneumv-vcorrectvanswer-Omentum

Av____________visvanvabnormalvtractvbetweenvtwovepithelium-
linedvsurfacesvthatvisvopenvatvbothvendsvis:

a.vHerniation
b.vFistula

, c.vSinusv-vcorrectvanswer-B.vFistula

Whatvisvthevactionvofvantagonistvdrugs?

1.vIncreasesveffectsvofvopiates
2.vInhibitvclottingvprocess
3.vCounteractvthevactionvofvanothervdrug
4.vAchievevneuroleptanesthesiav-vcorrectvanswer-3.

1.vBilateralvovariesvonly
2.vUnilateralvinvolvedvovaryvandvfallopianvtube,vuterus
3.vBilateralvfallopianvtubesvandvovaries,vuterus
4.vUnilateralvinvolvedvovaryvandvfallopianvtube.v-vcorrectvanswer-
3.vBilateralvfallopianvtubesvandvovaries,vuterus

TruevorvFalse:v
Thevtermvthatvrefersvtovanvabnormalvthoracicvcurvevofvthevspinevreferredvtovasv"hunc
hback"visvkyphosis.v-vcorrectvanswer-True

TruevorvFalse:
ThevmedicalvtermvforvavbunionvisvHalluxvVarus.v-vcorrectvanswer-
False:vitvisvHalluxvValgus

A.vMesentery
B.vPeritoneum
C.vInfraumbilical
D.vThoracoabdominal

Thevsmallvintestinevattachesvtovthevposteriorvabdominalvwallvbyvthe:v-
vcorrectvanswer-A.vMesentery


TruevorvFalse:
AvtopicalvsteroidvusedvtovreducevinflammationvafterveyevsurgeryvisvWydase.v-
vcorrectvanswer-False:vitvisvDepo-Medrol
*diminishesvinflammationvafterveyevsurgeries

TruevorvFalse:
Ifvanvadultvpatientvisvilliterate,vavsurgicalvinformedvconsentvisvsignedvwithvanvX,vandv
avwitnessvverifies.v-vcorrectvanswer-True

Whatvdirectionvshouldvthevstretchervbevorientedvwhenvtransportingvavpatientvtovthev
ORvdepartment?

headvfirst,vsidevrailsvup
headvfirst,vsidevrailsvdown
feetvfirst,vsidevrailsvup
feetvfirst,vsidevrailsvdownv-vcorrectvanswer-Feetvfirst,vsidevrailsvup

TruevorvFalse: