ast cst prep Test Bank Questions And Answers With
Complete Solutions
______ dictates the methods for securing a consent under
emergency circumstances Correct Answer state law
______Is the term used if a member of the surgical team leaves
a patient who is dependent on his or her presence as a caregiver
Correct Answer Abandonment
1 fluid ounce = 30 ml so 2 ounces = Correct Answer 60 ml
1 kW equals Correct Answer 1000 watts
1.
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is
perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which
of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as
the NEXT step?
A.
Suction the fluid from the abdomen.
B.
Continue removing the appendix as planned.
C.
Place a Kelly clamp over the perforation.
D.
Close the wound and terminate the procedure. Correct Answer
suction the fluid from the abdomen
10. The colon ends at the:
,o A. Anal canal
o B. Ascending colon
o C. lleocecal valve
o D. Cecum and transverse colon Correct Answer A. Anal
canal
100. What clotting factor does fibrinogen react with to form
fibrin during the clotting process?
A. Plasma
B. Thrombin
C. Collagen
D. Serotonin Correct Answer B. Thrombin
101. Streptokinase is used as a/an:
o A. Antibiotic
o B. Coagulant
o C. Anticoagulant
o D. Fibrinolytic Correct Answer D. Fibrinolytic
102. Which of the following are eucaryotic?
o A. Fungi
o B. Cyanobacteria
o C. Bacteria
o D. Viruses Correct Answer A. Fungi
103. Which term refers to low blood volume?
o A. Hypovolemia
o B. Hypokalemia
o C. Hypothermia
o D. Hypoglycemia Correct Answer A. Hypovolemia
,104. Turning the hand so that the palm is upward is referred to
as:
o A. Pronation
o B. Supination
o C. Rotation
o D. Inversion Correct Answer B. Supination
105. The foramen magnum is an opening in which bone?
o A. Occipital
o B. Parietal
o C. Sphenoid
o D. Temporal Correct Answer A. Occipital
106. The number of pairs of cranial nerves is:
a. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12 Correct Answer D. 12
107. Intestinal motility is called:
o A. Peristalsis
o B. Digestion
o C. Enteritis
o D. Stasis Correct Answer A. Peristalsis
108. Healthcare associated infections refers to:
o A. Infections in the nasal cavity
o B. Infections acquired at home
o C. Hospital acquired infections
o D. An invasion of pathogenic microorganisms Correct
Answer C. Hospital acquired infections
, 109. Which of these local anesthetics is long acting?
o A. Cocaine
o B. Novacaine
o C. Marcaine
o D. Xylocaine Correct Answer C. Marcaine
109.Which of the following is a benign fluid-filled sac that
develops in the anterior testis?
A.
rectocele
B.
cystocele
C.
enterocele
D.
hydrocele Correct Answer hydrocele
11. Which of the following is a narcotic antagonist?
o A. Protamine sulfate
o B. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
o C. Vecuronium (Norcuron)
o D. Diazepam (Valium®) Correct Answer B. Naloxone
hydrochloride (Narcan)
110. Spherically-shaped bacteria that occur in chains are
referred to as:
o A. Diplococci
o B. Coccobacilli
o C. Staphylococci
Complete Solutions
______ dictates the methods for securing a consent under
emergency circumstances Correct Answer state law
______Is the term used if a member of the surgical team leaves
a patient who is dependent on his or her presence as a caregiver
Correct Answer Abandonment
1 fluid ounce = 30 ml so 2 ounces = Correct Answer 60 ml
1 kW equals Correct Answer 1000 watts
1.
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is
perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which
of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as
the NEXT step?
A.
Suction the fluid from the abdomen.
B.
Continue removing the appendix as planned.
C.
Place a Kelly clamp over the perforation.
D.
Close the wound and terminate the procedure. Correct Answer
suction the fluid from the abdomen
10. The colon ends at the:
,o A. Anal canal
o B. Ascending colon
o C. lleocecal valve
o D. Cecum and transverse colon Correct Answer A. Anal
canal
100. What clotting factor does fibrinogen react with to form
fibrin during the clotting process?
A. Plasma
B. Thrombin
C. Collagen
D. Serotonin Correct Answer B. Thrombin
101. Streptokinase is used as a/an:
o A. Antibiotic
o B. Coagulant
o C. Anticoagulant
o D. Fibrinolytic Correct Answer D. Fibrinolytic
102. Which of the following are eucaryotic?
o A. Fungi
o B. Cyanobacteria
o C. Bacteria
o D. Viruses Correct Answer A. Fungi
103. Which term refers to low blood volume?
o A. Hypovolemia
o B. Hypokalemia
o C. Hypothermia
o D. Hypoglycemia Correct Answer A. Hypovolemia
,104. Turning the hand so that the palm is upward is referred to
as:
o A. Pronation
o B. Supination
o C. Rotation
o D. Inversion Correct Answer B. Supination
105. The foramen magnum is an opening in which bone?
o A. Occipital
o B. Parietal
o C. Sphenoid
o D. Temporal Correct Answer A. Occipital
106. The number of pairs of cranial nerves is:
a. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12 Correct Answer D. 12
107. Intestinal motility is called:
o A. Peristalsis
o B. Digestion
o C. Enteritis
o D. Stasis Correct Answer A. Peristalsis
108. Healthcare associated infections refers to:
o A. Infections in the nasal cavity
o B. Infections acquired at home
o C. Hospital acquired infections
o D. An invasion of pathogenic microorganisms Correct
Answer C. Hospital acquired infections
, 109. Which of these local anesthetics is long acting?
o A. Cocaine
o B. Novacaine
o C. Marcaine
o D. Xylocaine Correct Answer C. Marcaine
109.Which of the following is a benign fluid-filled sac that
develops in the anterior testis?
A.
rectocele
B.
cystocele
C.
enterocele
D.
hydrocele Correct Answer hydrocele
11. Which of the following is a narcotic antagonist?
o A. Protamine sulfate
o B. Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
o C. Vecuronium (Norcuron)
o D. Diazepam (Valium®) Correct Answer B. Naloxone
hydrochloride (Narcan)
110. Spherically-shaped bacteria that occur in chains are
referred to as:
o A. Diplococci
o B. Coccobacilli
o C. Staphylococci
