AST Exam B Questions With Correct Answers.pdf

AST Exam B Questions With Correct Answers
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1. Which./of./the./following./is./considered./the./MOST./important./skill./for./a./surgical./te
chnologist?

A. management./of./specimens./
B.management./of./sponges./C.
maintaining./an./orderly./setup
D.ensuring./adequate./lighting:./A../Correctly./managing./specimens./removed./from./pa
ents./during./surgery./is./the./most./important./skill./surgical./technologists.
2. The./surgical./incision./that./allows./for./the./BEST./visualization./for./a./Billroth./I./
procedure./is

A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal.:./C../The./midline./incision./runs./along./the./linea./alba./and./is./used./in./mo
st./abdominal./procedures,./as./it./provides./visualization./to./most./of./the./abdominal./con
tents.
3. During./the./postoperative./phase,./the./personnel./primarily./responsible./for./t
ransporting./soiled./instrumentation./to./decontamination./is./the

A. housekeeping./staff.
B. anesthesia./technician.
C. surgical./technologist.
D. central./processing./technician.:./C../The./surgical./technologist./is./responsible./for./t
ransporting./instrumentation./to./the./decontamination./room../The./central./processing./t

,ech./will./then./retrieve./the./instrumentation./and./continue./the./cleaning./process.
4. CSF./is./formed./in./the./lateral./ventricles./of./a./patient./and./may./not./properly./flow./int
o./the./third./ventricle./through./the./foramen./of

A. Magendie./into./the./fourth./ventricle.
B. Monro./into./the./fourth./ventricle.
C. Sylvius./into./the./fourth./ventricle.
D. Luschka./into./the./fourth./ventricle.:./C../The./foramen./of./Sylvius./drains./CSF./from./t
he./third./to./the./fourth./and./is./also./referred./to./as./the./cerebral./aqueduct.
5. During./an./excisional./biopsy./of./sentinel./nodes,./the./surgical./technologist./
should./prepare./specimens./using./which./of./the./following./methods?

A. Place./on./a./Raytec./to./be./handed./off./to./the./circulator.
B. Separate./on./Telfa./and./pass./to./the./circulator.

,C. Place./in./separate./containers./and./identify.
D. Place./in./specimen./container./held./by./the./circulator./using./a./hemostat.:./C../Th
e./surgical./technologist./must./place./each./node./in./a./separate./sterile./container./and./ens
ure./that./they./are./identified./appropriately.
6. A./thyroidectomy./that./was./done./earlier./in./the./day./is./being./brought./back./for./
excessive./bleeding./from./the./incision../Which./of./the./following./items./are./needed./fo
r./this./case?

A. Monocryl./suture./and./harmonic./scalpel
B. laps,./silk./ties,./and./hemoclips
C. Vicryl./ties,./pledgets,./and./Alexis
D. nylon./suture,./Raytec,./and./Geralds:./B../Laps,./silk./ties,./and./hemoclips./are./all./used./for
acute./hemostasis.
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7. A./surgical./technologist./received./the./following./medications./onto./the./sterile./f
ield:./0.9%./sodium./chloride,./bacitracin./1./gm,./and./0.25%./Marcaine./with./epi-
nephrine../Which./of./the./following./is./the./MOST./appropriate./way./to./label./these./
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medications?
A. saline./+./bacitracin./and./.25./Marcaine./+./epinephrine
B. NACL./+./1./gm./baci./and./0.25./marc./w/epi
C. saline./+./baci./and./0../
25%./marc./with./epi
D. 0.9%./saline./+./1./gm./bacitracin./and./0.25%./Marcaine./with./epinephrine:./D../La
bels./should./have./at./least:./name./of./medication,./strength./of./medication./and./concent
ration./of./drug../Also,./abbreviations./must./not./be./used./according./to./the./Joint./Commis
sion./ruling./on./"do./not./use"./abbreviations.
8. If./there./is./any./question./related./to./handling./a./specific./type./of./specimen,./

, which./of./the./following./departments./should./be./consulted?

A. histology
B. laboratory
C. pathology
D. radiology:./C../The./pathology./department./receives./all./tissue./samples./and./other./s
pecimens./from./surgery.
9. The./required./number./of./air./exchanges./per./hour./in./an./OR./is

A. 5./to./10.
B. 15./to./25.
C. 30./to./35.