CST EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 2
VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B)
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which surgical team member determines when the
patient can be transported from the OR to the PACU?
Anesthesia provider
Surgeon
Circulator
Surgical technologist - ....ANSWER...Anesthesia
provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove
fluid?
-dynia
-tomy
,-lysis
-centesis - ....ANSWER...-centesis
To which portion of the colon is the appendix
attached?
Ascending
Cecum
Descending
Sigmoid - ....ANSWER...Cecum
Which laboratory test determines bacterial
identification?
Gram stain
Manual count
Gel electrophoresis
prothrombin time - ....ANSWER...Gram stain
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called:
Miotics
Myopics
Mydriatics
Muscarinics - ....ANSWER...Mydriatics
,Which of the following drapes is non fenestrated?
U drape
Transverse
Craniotomy
Laparotomy - ....ANSWER...U drape
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate
to remove a patient's identification bracelet?
Never until patient is discharged from facility
During insertion of an IV catheter
Postoperatively when taken to the nursing unit
When patient is awake and alert and can verbally
identify self - ....ANSWER...Never until patient is
discharged from facility
What is the position most commonly used for mitral
valve replacement?
Prone
Sims
Supine
Kraske - ....ANSWER...Supine
, Which microbes live without oxygen?
Capnophiles
Microaerophiles
Anaerobes
Aerobes - ....ANSWER...Anaerobes
Which is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Cecum - ....ANSWER...Duodenum
What laser is best used during a vitrectomy?
Carbon dioxide
Nd:YAG
Excimer
Argon - ....ANSWER...Argon
Which of the following monitors provides positive
assurance of sterility?
VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B)
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which surgical team member determines when the
patient can be transported from the OR to the PACU?
Anesthesia provider
Surgeon
Circulator
Surgical technologist - ....ANSWER...Anesthesia
provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove
fluid?
-dynia
-tomy
,-lysis
-centesis - ....ANSWER...-centesis
To which portion of the colon is the appendix
attached?
Ascending
Cecum
Descending
Sigmoid - ....ANSWER...Cecum
Which laboratory test determines bacterial
identification?
Gram stain
Manual count
Gel electrophoresis
prothrombin time - ....ANSWER...Gram stain
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called:
Miotics
Myopics
Mydriatics
Muscarinics - ....ANSWER...Mydriatics
,Which of the following drapes is non fenestrated?
U drape
Transverse
Craniotomy
Laparotomy - ....ANSWER...U drape
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate
to remove a patient's identification bracelet?
Never until patient is discharged from facility
During insertion of an IV catheter
Postoperatively when taken to the nursing unit
When patient is awake and alert and can verbally
identify self - ....ANSWER...Never until patient is
discharged from facility
What is the position most commonly used for mitral
valve replacement?
Prone
Sims
Supine
Kraske - ....ANSWER...Supine
, Which microbes live without oxygen?
Capnophiles
Microaerophiles
Anaerobes
Aerobes - ....ANSWER...Anaerobes
Which is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Cecum - ....ANSWER...Duodenum
What laser is best used during a vitrectomy?
Carbon dioxide
Nd:YAG
Excimer
Argon - ....ANSWER...Argon
Which of the following monitors provides positive
assurance of sterility?
