2024 CST Exam Review Questions With
Answers
Which of the following perioperative techniques promotes healing?
1. Achievement of hemostasis
2. Use of Montgomery straps
3. Elimination of dead space
4. Precise tissue approximation - Answer - A. 1, 3, and 4 only
Which of the following solutions is used in arthroscopy surgery?
A. Mannitol or urea
B. Formalin or Bevins
C. Lactated ringers or normal saline
D. Sorbitol or glycine - Answer - C. Lactated ringers or normal saline
The correct procedure for replacing a contaminated glove intraoperatively is to have the circulator
remove the contaminated glove then:
A. Re-scrub, re-gown, re-glove
B. Use the closed glove technique to re-glove
C. Have the circulator re-glove the team member
D. Use the open-glove technique to re-glove - Answer - B. Use the closed glove technique to re-glove
Which of the following types of instruments is a Tenaculum?
A. Retracting
B. Clamping
,C. Dissecting
D. Grasping - Answer - D. Grasping
Which of the following should be available for fire safety when lasers are in use?
A. CO2 fire extinguisher
B. Smoke evacuator
C. Non-ebonized instruments
D. Sterile water or saline - Answer - D. sterile water or saline
Cleaning of instruments can be performed by:
A. A sterrad machine
B. An autoclave
C. An automated washer
D. A steris machine - Answer - C. An automated washer
A microscope has a dust cover on it, but when it is uncovered outside the surgical suite, the surface and
lens are dusty. The BEST action for a surgical technologist to take is:
A. Clean the microscope with a disinfectant and towel and the lens with lens paper
B. Clean the entire microscope, including the lens with an OR towel and disinfectant
C. DO not clean the microscope and get another microscope
D. Do not clean the microscope because it was covered when found. - Answer - A. Clean the microscope
with a disinfectant and towel and the lens with lens paper
Which of the following is used for drainage of the common bile duct?
A. Hickman
,B. T-tube
C. Pezzer
D. Jackson-pratt - Answer - B. T-Tube
Repair of LeFort fractures is performed on which division of the skeleton?
A. Axial
B. Pectoral girdle
C. Pelvic girdle
D. Appendicular - Answer - A. Axial
Surgical dissection of the tunica vaginalis to remove a fluid-filled sac is referred to as a:
A. Spermatocelectomy
B. Hydrocelectomy
C. Orchidectomy
D. Oopherectomy - Answer - B. Hydrocelectomy
A neurosurgeon would perform a craniotomy to repair premature closing of the cranial sutures of an
infant suffering from:
A. Chiari malformation
B. Craniosynostosis
C. Hydrocephalus
D. Encephalocele - Answer - B. Craniosynostosis
Before transport to the PACU, which of the following should the surgical technologist do to assist the
surgical team with patient transfer?
, A. Guide and direct from the patient's head to protect the airway and maintain body alignment.
B. Transfer drainage tubes and other attached equipment, and then move the patient.
C. Initiate the log roll by pushing the transfer board underneath the patient.
D. Make sure the brake and steering component are in the neutral position. - Answer - B. Transfer
drainage tubes and other attached equipment, and then move the patient.
Which of the following retractors is used to expose the iliac crest during a bone graft?
A. Harrington
B. Alm
C. Weitlaner
D. Sims - Answer - C. Weitlaner
Which of the following incisions would be appropriate for biliary surgery?
A. Left subcostal
B. Pfannenstiel
C. Left upper paramedian
D. Right subcostal - Answer - D. Right subcostal
A CO2 laser beam is absorbed by:
A. Air
B. Steel
C. Water
D. Drapes - Answer - C. Water
Doyan clamps are used for which of the following types of procedure?
A. Gynecological
Answers
Which of the following perioperative techniques promotes healing?
1. Achievement of hemostasis
2. Use of Montgomery straps
3. Elimination of dead space
4. Precise tissue approximation - Answer - A. 1, 3, and 4 only
Which of the following solutions is used in arthroscopy surgery?
A. Mannitol or urea
B. Formalin or Bevins
C. Lactated ringers or normal saline
D. Sorbitol or glycine - Answer - C. Lactated ringers or normal saline
The correct procedure for replacing a contaminated glove intraoperatively is to have the circulator
remove the contaminated glove then:
A. Re-scrub, re-gown, re-glove
B. Use the closed glove technique to re-glove
C. Have the circulator re-glove the team member
D. Use the open-glove technique to re-glove - Answer - B. Use the closed glove technique to re-glove
Which of the following types of instruments is a Tenaculum?
A. Retracting
B. Clamping
,C. Dissecting
D. Grasping - Answer - D. Grasping
Which of the following should be available for fire safety when lasers are in use?
A. CO2 fire extinguisher
B. Smoke evacuator
C. Non-ebonized instruments
D. Sterile water or saline - Answer - D. sterile water or saline
Cleaning of instruments can be performed by:
A. A sterrad machine
B. An autoclave
C. An automated washer
D. A steris machine - Answer - C. An automated washer
A microscope has a dust cover on it, but when it is uncovered outside the surgical suite, the surface and
lens are dusty. The BEST action for a surgical technologist to take is:
A. Clean the microscope with a disinfectant and towel and the lens with lens paper
B. Clean the entire microscope, including the lens with an OR towel and disinfectant
C. DO not clean the microscope and get another microscope
D. Do not clean the microscope because it was covered when found. - Answer - A. Clean the microscope
with a disinfectant and towel and the lens with lens paper
Which of the following is used for drainage of the common bile duct?
A. Hickman
,B. T-tube
C. Pezzer
D. Jackson-pratt - Answer - B. T-Tube
Repair of LeFort fractures is performed on which division of the skeleton?
A. Axial
B. Pectoral girdle
C. Pelvic girdle
D. Appendicular - Answer - A. Axial
Surgical dissection of the tunica vaginalis to remove a fluid-filled sac is referred to as a:
A. Spermatocelectomy
B. Hydrocelectomy
C. Orchidectomy
D. Oopherectomy - Answer - B. Hydrocelectomy
A neurosurgeon would perform a craniotomy to repair premature closing of the cranial sutures of an
infant suffering from:
A. Chiari malformation
B. Craniosynostosis
C. Hydrocephalus
D. Encephalocele - Answer - B. Craniosynostosis
Before transport to the PACU, which of the following should the surgical technologist do to assist the
surgical team with patient transfer?
, A. Guide and direct from the patient's head to protect the airway and maintain body alignment.
B. Transfer drainage tubes and other attached equipment, and then move the patient.
C. Initiate the log roll by pushing the transfer board underneath the patient.
D. Make sure the brake and steering component are in the neutral position. - Answer - B. Transfer
drainage tubes and other attached equipment, and then move the patient.
Which of the following retractors is used to expose the iliac crest during a bone graft?
A. Harrington
B. Alm
C. Weitlaner
D. Sims - Answer - C. Weitlaner
Which of the following incisions would be appropriate for biliary surgery?
A. Left subcostal
B. Pfannenstiel
C. Left upper paramedian
D. Right subcostal - Answer - D. Right subcostal
A CO2 laser beam is absorbed by:
A. Air
B. Steel
C. Water
D. Drapes - Answer - C. Water
Doyan clamps are used for which of the following types of procedure?
A. Gynecological
