AST Practice Exam 4 Questions and
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In the prone position, patients are placed on chest rolls to prevent:
A. Decubitis ulcers
B. Lumbar strain
C. Compromised ventilation
D. Foot drop - ANSWER -C. Compromised ventilation
Which of the following positions would be used for an LAVH?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Sitting
D. Lithotomy - ANSWER -D. Lithotomy
A left subcostal incision would be used to expose the:
A. Descending colon
B. Spleen
C. Ovary
D. Gallbladder - ANSWER -B. Spleen
Intraoperatively, lidocaine with epinephrine may be contraindicated in
patients who are: A. Immunocompromised
B. Hypertensive
C. Dehydrated
D. Diabetic - ANSWER -B. Hypertensive
What approach is used for the removal of a small acoustic neuroma
that is located in the internal auditory canal?
A. Suboccipital
B. Middle fossa
C. Translabyrinthine
D. Posterior fossa - ANSWER -B. Middle fossa
,Which of the following must be obtained from a patient undergoing
surgical procedures, fertility treatments, chemotherapy or
experimental treatment?
A. General written consent
B. Special implied consent
C. Special written consent
D. General implied consent - ANSWER -C. Special written consent
What drug is used to treat hypotension and shock?
A. Pronestyl
B. Inderal
C. Dantrolene
D. Levophed - ANSWER -D. Levophed
The agent used to expand blood plasma volume is:
A. Diprivan
B. Duramorph
C. Demerol
D. Dextran - ANSWER -D. Dextran
What does the term chole/ refer to?
A. Chyme
B. Bile
C. Spleen
D. Intestine - ANSWER -B. Bile
When preparing instruments for sterilization, all the following are
completed with the exception of:
A. Maintaining the ringed instruments in an open position
B. Placing heavy instruments on the bottom of the tray
C. Placing the instruments in a mesh-bottom tray
D. Lining the tray with a nonwoven disposable wrapper - ANSWER -D.
Lining the tray with a nonwoven disposable wrapper
Which of the following is an initial incision for abdominoplasty?
,A. Periumbilical
B. Upper paramedian
C. Low transverse
D. Midline - ANSWER -C. Low transverse
When performing a rhinoplasty, the exostosis in the nose is removed
with a:
A. Chisel
B. Ronguer
C. Scissors
D. Saw - ANSWER -A. Chisel
Which type of sterilization requires the use of the Bowie-Dick test?
A. Plasma
B. Prevacuum steam
C. EtO
D. Steris - ANSWER -B. Prevacuum steam
What is the first federal act to establish patient privacy standards?
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
C. Patient Care Partnership
D. Safe Medical Device Act - ANSWER -A. Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
What should the surgical technologist wear when transporting a
patient with tuberculosis from PACU to the isolation patient room?
A. Hair cover
B. Surgical mask
C. No additional precautions necessary
D. Respirator - ANSWER -D. Respirator
How is the informed consent signed if a patient is illiterate?
A. Two physicians sign consent
B. Surgeon signs consent
C. Verbal consent of patient
, D. Patient marks an 'x' - ANSWER -D. Patient marks an 'x'
Which of the following agents should not be used to disinfect
endoscopes?
A. Distilled water
B. Gluteraldehyde
C. Enzymatic solution
D. Isopropyl alcohol - ANSWER -D. Isopropyl alcohol
Which of the following is used to expose the meatus during urethral
catheterization?
A. Cottonball
B. Sponge stick
C. Non-dominant hand
D. Dominant hand - ANSWER -C. Non-dominant hand
Which of the following is the second phase of wound healing?
A. Proliferation
B. Maturation
C. Contraction
D. Lag - ANSWER -A. Proliferation
What muscle is commonly used for TRAM reconstruction in a
mammoplasty?
A. Latissimus dorsi
B. Transverse abdominis
C. Internal oblique
D. Rectus abdominis - ANSWER -D. Rectus abdominis
The patient is never positioned until the:
A. Surgical technologist is scrubbed
B. Surgeon gives permission
C. Circulator gives permission
D. Anesthesia provider gives permission - ANSWER -D. Anesthesia
provider gives permission
What term refers to cell "drinking"?
Answers Latest Versions 2025 Top
Rated A+
In the prone position, patients are placed on chest rolls to prevent:
A. Decubitis ulcers
B. Lumbar strain
C. Compromised ventilation
D. Foot drop - ANSWER -C. Compromised ventilation
Which of the following positions would be used for an LAVH?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Sitting
D. Lithotomy - ANSWER -D. Lithotomy
A left subcostal incision would be used to expose the:
A. Descending colon
B. Spleen
C. Ovary
D. Gallbladder - ANSWER -B. Spleen
Intraoperatively, lidocaine with epinephrine may be contraindicated in
patients who are: A. Immunocompromised
B. Hypertensive
C. Dehydrated
D. Diabetic - ANSWER -B. Hypertensive
What approach is used for the removal of a small acoustic neuroma
that is located in the internal auditory canal?
A. Suboccipital
B. Middle fossa
C. Translabyrinthine
D. Posterior fossa - ANSWER -B. Middle fossa
,Which of the following must be obtained from a patient undergoing
surgical procedures, fertility treatments, chemotherapy or
experimental treatment?
A. General written consent
B. Special implied consent
C. Special written consent
D. General implied consent - ANSWER -C. Special written consent
What drug is used to treat hypotension and shock?
A. Pronestyl
B. Inderal
C. Dantrolene
D. Levophed - ANSWER -D. Levophed
The agent used to expand blood plasma volume is:
A. Diprivan
B. Duramorph
C. Demerol
D. Dextran - ANSWER -D. Dextran
What does the term chole/ refer to?
A. Chyme
B. Bile
C. Spleen
D. Intestine - ANSWER -B. Bile
When preparing instruments for sterilization, all the following are
completed with the exception of:
A. Maintaining the ringed instruments in an open position
B. Placing heavy instruments on the bottom of the tray
C. Placing the instruments in a mesh-bottom tray
D. Lining the tray with a nonwoven disposable wrapper - ANSWER -D.
Lining the tray with a nonwoven disposable wrapper
Which of the following is an initial incision for abdominoplasty?
,A. Periumbilical
B. Upper paramedian
C. Low transverse
D. Midline - ANSWER -C. Low transverse
When performing a rhinoplasty, the exostosis in the nose is removed
with a:
A. Chisel
B. Ronguer
C. Scissors
D. Saw - ANSWER -A. Chisel
Which type of sterilization requires the use of the Bowie-Dick test?
A. Plasma
B. Prevacuum steam
C. EtO
D. Steris - ANSWER -B. Prevacuum steam
What is the first federal act to establish patient privacy standards?
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
C. Patient Care Partnership
D. Safe Medical Device Act - ANSWER -A. Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
What should the surgical technologist wear when transporting a
patient with tuberculosis from PACU to the isolation patient room?
A. Hair cover
B. Surgical mask
C. No additional precautions necessary
D. Respirator - ANSWER -D. Respirator
How is the informed consent signed if a patient is illiterate?
A. Two physicians sign consent
B. Surgeon signs consent
C. Verbal consent of patient
, D. Patient marks an 'x' - ANSWER -D. Patient marks an 'x'
Which of the following agents should not be used to disinfect
endoscopes?
A. Distilled water
B. Gluteraldehyde
C. Enzymatic solution
D. Isopropyl alcohol - ANSWER -D. Isopropyl alcohol
Which of the following is used to expose the meatus during urethral
catheterization?
A. Cottonball
B. Sponge stick
C. Non-dominant hand
D. Dominant hand - ANSWER -C. Non-dominant hand
Which of the following is the second phase of wound healing?
A. Proliferation
B. Maturation
C. Contraction
D. Lag - ANSWER -A. Proliferation
What muscle is commonly used for TRAM reconstruction in a
mammoplasty?
A. Latissimus dorsi
B. Transverse abdominis
C. Internal oblique
D. Rectus abdominis - ANSWER -D. Rectus abdominis
The patient is never positioned until the:
A. Surgical technologist is scrubbed
B. Surgeon gives permission
C. Circulator gives permission
D. Anesthesia provider gives permission - ANSWER -D. Anesthesia
provider gives permission
What term refers to cell "drinking"?
