CST Exam Study Guide 2025 with solutions
Which of the following is the wound classification for a Bronchoscopy?:
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Clean |!|
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
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Clean-contaminated - correct answer ✔Clean-contaminated |!| |!| |!| |!|
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator
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to transport a patient to the OR?:
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1.Place stretcher sideways in elevator
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2.Enter head first, exit feet first
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3.Position in elevator is irrelevant
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4.Enter feet first, exit head first - correct answer ✔2. Enter head first, exit
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feet first
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When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
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sterilizing cat, they should be positioned:
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a. Flat
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b. Upside down
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c. Vertical
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d. Angled - correct answer ✔A. Flat
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,Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of: |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
calcium
nitrogen
potassium
albumin - correct answer ✔Potassium
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True or False:
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Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut fascia. - correct answer ✔True
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True or False:
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An argon laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating
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them. - correct answer ✔True
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Permissing for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an
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____________ ____________. - correct answer ✔Informed consent
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Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?:
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fundus, cardia, pylorus, antrum. - correct answer ✔Cardia
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True or False:
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The organism that is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract is
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Clostridium tetani. - correct answer ✔False: E. Coli
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,wHere should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing
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towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site? - correct answer
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✔Same side as surgeon |!| |!| |!|
A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
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a.sterile
b.disinfected
c.surgically clean - correct answer ✔C. Surgically clean
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1. Ampulla of Vater
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2. Sphincter of Oddi
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3. Duct of Santorini
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4. Wirsung's Duct
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Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the
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pancreatic duct empty? - correct answer ✔A. Ampulla of Vater
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True or False:
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Name, date of birth, physician are identifiers that must be verified by the
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patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the OR. -
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correct answer ✔True |!| |!|
What is the first part of the small intestine?
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a.duodenum
, b.jejunum
c.cecum
d.ileum - correct answer ✔A. Duodenum
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How are rickettsiae transmitted? - correct answer ✔Airborn organisms
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Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be
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transported from the Or to the PACU? - correct answer ✔Anesthesia
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provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid? - correct answer ✔-
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centesis
A. Sigmoid
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B. Descending
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C. Cecum
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D. Ascending
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To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached? - correct answer
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✔C. Cecum|!|
Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification? - correct answer
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✔Gram stain |!|
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called: my_________. - correct
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answer ✔Mydriatics |!|
Which of the following is the wound classification for a Bronchoscopy?:
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Clean |!|
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
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Clean-contaminated - correct answer ✔Clean-contaminated |!| |!| |!| |!|
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator
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to transport a patient to the OR?:
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1.Place stretcher sideways in elevator
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2.Enter head first, exit feet first
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3.Position in elevator is irrelevant
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4.Enter feet first, exit head first - correct answer ✔2. Enter head first, exit
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feet first
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When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam
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sterilizing cat, they should be positioned:
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a. Flat
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b. Upside down
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c. Vertical
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d. Angled - correct answer ✔A. Flat
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,Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of: |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
calcium
nitrogen
potassium
albumin - correct answer ✔Potassium
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True or False:
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Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut fascia. - correct answer ✔True
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True or False:
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An argon laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
them. - correct answer ✔True
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Permissing for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
____________ ____________. - correct answer ✔Informed consent
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Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?:
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
fundus, cardia, pylorus, antrum. - correct answer ✔Cardia
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True or False:
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The organism that is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract is
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Clostridium tetani. - correct answer ✔False: E. Coli
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,wHere should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site? - correct answer
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
✔Same side as surgeon |!| |!| |!|
A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a.sterile
b.disinfected
c.surgically clean - correct answer ✔C. Surgically clean
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1. Ampulla of Vater
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2. Sphincter of Oddi
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3. Duct of Santorini
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4. Wirsung's Duct
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Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the
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pancreatic duct empty? - correct answer ✔A. Ampulla of Vater
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True or False:
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Name, date of birth, physician are identifiers that must be verified by the
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patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the OR. -
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correct answer ✔True |!| |!|
What is the first part of the small intestine?
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
a.duodenum
, b.jejunum
c.cecum
d.ileum - correct answer ✔A. Duodenum
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How are rickettsiae transmitted? - correct answer ✔Airborn organisms
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Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
transported from the Or to the PACU? - correct answer ✔Anesthesia
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid? - correct answer ✔-
|!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!| |!|
centesis
A. Sigmoid
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B. Descending
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C. Cecum
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D. Ascending
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To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached? - correct answer
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✔C. Cecum|!|
Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification? - correct answer
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✔Gram stain |!|
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called: my_________. - correct
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answer ✔Mydriatics |!|
