AST PRACTICE TEST B EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical
technologist?
maintaining an orderly setup
The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
midline
During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for
transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the
surgical technologist
CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow
into the third ventricle through the foramen of
Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which of the following methods?
Place in separate containers and identify
A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label
these medications?
0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
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
for this case?
,laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which
of the following departments should be consulted?
pathology
The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
15 to 25
A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a
procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing
immediate-use sterilization?
The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage
system should be
maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal
notch?
mediastinoscopy
When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist,
who else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen?
surgeon and circulating nurse
A T-tube drain may be used following
choledochotomy
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin
stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?
cuticular and subcuticular
A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local
anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a
Bier block.
, During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?
flat
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in
100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
0.5 mL
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical
decompression?
Mayfield clamp
Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a
patient in the lithotomy position?
both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available
for placement of a long arm cast?
Webril
How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine
to make the solution equal strengths of both medications?
4.0 mL
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the
following types of sutures?
purse-string
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the
procedure?
to aid visual inspection for leakage
Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered
to the sterile field for a low anterior resection?
intraluminal stapler
VERIFIED AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical
technologist?
maintaining an orderly setup
The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
midline
During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for
transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the
surgical technologist
CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow
into the third ventricle through the foramen of
Sylvius into the fourth ventricle
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should
prepare specimens using which of the following methods?
Place in separate containers and identify
A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label
these medications?
0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
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
for this case?
,laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which
of the following departments should be consulted?
pathology
The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is
15 to 25
A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a
procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing
immediate-use sterilization?
The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown
When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage
system should be
maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal
notch?
mediastinoscopy
When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist,
who else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen?
surgeon and circulating nurse
A T-tube drain may be used following
choledochotomy
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin
stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?
cuticular and subcuticular
A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local
anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a
Bier block.
, During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?
flat
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in
100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given?
0.5 mL
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical
decompression?
Mayfield clamp
Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a
patient in the lithotomy position?
both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available
for placement of a long arm cast?
Webril
How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine
to make the solution equal strengths of both medications?
4.0 mL
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the
following types of sutures?
purse-string
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the
following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the
procedure?
to aid visual inspection for leakage
Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered
to the sterile field for a low anterior resection?
intraluminal stapler
