AST Certification Practice exam Questions
with Complete Solutions
When preparing for a male open inguinal herniorrhaphy, a surgical technologist should make
sure which of the following items is available?
A. 1/2 inch Penrose
B. balloon expander
C. Fogarty catheter
D. 10 Fr. Robinson A
Which of the following is used to suture in a graft during a carotid endarterectomy?
A. 6-0 Prolene
B. 5-0 chromic
C. 4-0 silk
D. 3-0 Vicryl A
Which of the following sutures weakens and frays from excessive handling with rubber gloves?
,A. polyglactin
B. chromic
C. silk
D. nylon B
A laminectomy is accomplished by which of the following types of approach?
A. anterior
B. posterior
C. transabdominal
D. cranial B
Recapping a sterile solution is
A. always acceptable.
B. only allowed in an emergent situation.
C. permissible if contents are to be reused.
,D. never allowed unless for disposal. D
Which of the following vessels is MOST commonly used in a femoropopliteal bypass?
A. radial artery
B. femoral artery
C. saphenous vein
D. basilic vein C
Which of the following dressings immobilizes an area with added support, eliminates dead
space, and reduces the chance of edema or the formation of a hematoma?
A. rigid
B. wet-to-wet
C. bolster
D. pressure D
, To contain any biohazardous material when removing a drape after a procedure, the drape should
be
A. folded.
B. secured.
C. crumpled.
D. rolled. D
When passing local anesthetic during a procedure, which of the following should read aloud the
drug name and strength?
A. surgeon
B. surgical technologist
C. first assistant
D. anesthesiologist A
A patient is hospitalized for third degree burns and contracts a nosocomial deep tissue infection.
Which of the following microorganisms is MOST likely the cause of the infection?
with Complete Solutions
When preparing for a male open inguinal herniorrhaphy, a surgical technologist should make
sure which of the following items is available?
A. 1/2 inch Penrose
B. balloon expander
C. Fogarty catheter
D. 10 Fr. Robinson A
Which of the following is used to suture in a graft during a carotid endarterectomy?
A. 6-0 Prolene
B. 5-0 chromic
C. 4-0 silk
D. 3-0 Vicryl A
Which of the following sutures weakens and frays from excessive handling with rubber gloves?
,A. polyglactin
B. chromic
C. silk
D. nylon B
A laminectomy is accomplished by which of the following types of approach?
A. anterior
B. posterior
C. transabdominal
D. cranial B
Recapping a sterile solution is
A. always acceptable.
B. only allowed in an emergent situation.
C. permissible if contents are to be reused.
,D. never allowed unless for disposal. D
Which of the following vessels is MOST commonly used in a femoropopliteal bypass?
A. radial artery
B. femoral artery
C. saphenous vein
D. basilic vein C
Which of the following dressings immobilizes an area with added support, eliminates dead
space, and reduces the chance of edema or the formation of a hematoma?
A. rigid
B. wet-to-wet
C. bolster
D. pressure D
, To contain any biohazardous material when removing a drape after a procedure, the drape should
be
A. folded.
B. secured.
C. crumpled.
D. rolled. D
When passing local anesthetic during a procedure, which of the following should read aloud the
drug name and strength?
A. surgeon
B. surgical technologist
C. first assistant
D. anesthesiologist A
A patient is hospitalized for third degree burns and contracts a nosocomial deep tissue infection.
Which of the following microorganisms is MOST likely the cause of the infection?
