AST Practice Exam 2 (Part 3)
Ninety two. The copper twine inside the electrosurgical unit that permits the float fo loose
electrons is called the:
a. Resistor
b. Ground cord
c. Conductor
d. Insulator - ANS-c. Conductor
ninety three. At the quit of a technique, the general practitioner asks for the neighborhood
anesthetic to inject intra-articular. Where is the health care provider injecting the neighborhood
drug?
A. Subcutaneous
b. Dermal
c. Within joint
d. Intravenous - ANS-c. Within joint
ninety four. Which preoperative diagnostic check is useful in diabetic patients with small vessel
arterial disorder?
A. Plethysmography
b. Echocardiology
c. Capnography
d. Isotope scanning - ANS-a. Plethysmography
95. Which of the following is the best technique for sterlizing gadgets that can be damaged
through steam sterilization?
A. Plasma sterilization
b. Ethylene oxide
c. Glutaraldehyde
d. Peracetic acid - ANS-b. Ethylene oxide
96. The mandible articulates with which bone?
A. Ethmoid
b. Maxilae
c. Temporal
d. Zygomatic - ANS-c. Temporal
97. What should end result from crossing the patient's palms throughout his/her chest in the
supine position?
A. Inteference with stream
b. Inteference with respiration
, c. Postoperative soreness
d. Pressure on the median nerve - ANS-b. Inteference with respiratory
98. Which of following is inaccurate when preparing a paper-plastic peel %?
A. Ring handles of clamps are positioned at cease
b. Instruments are held together with autoclave tape within the peel %
c. Open cease of peel % is sealed with autoclave tape
d. Inner peel percent of a double peel % is not sealed - ANS-b. Instruments are held together
with autoclave tape within the peel %
99. Which of the subsequent levels in Celsius equals 98.6 tiers farenheit?
A. 34
b. 37
c. 30
d. Forty - ANS-b. 37
one hundred. When the surgical technologist is getting ready surgical contraptions for transport
to the decomtamination room, which declaration is inaccurate?
A. Instruments with multiple components hsould be assembled
b. Instruments with ratchets ought to be unratcheted
c. String instruments with ring handles
d. Heavy instruments need to be placed at the tray backside - ANS-a. Instruments with a couple
of parts hsould be assembled
one zero one. If a brief bone is being eliminated from the wrist due to arthritis, what's being
removed?
A. Carpal
b. Rib
c. Tibia
d. Patella - ANS-a. Carpal
102. Which of the subsequent heals by contraction, granulation and connective tissue?
A. Primary union
b. Delayed closure
c. Maturation
d. Proliferation - ANS-b. Delayed closure
103. Before transporting units to the decontamination room, what should the surgical
technologist entire?
A. Confirm contraptions are dry
b. Presoak contraptions in detergent solution
c. Wipe off instrumetns with towel
d. Rinse contraptions with saline - ANS-b. Presoak units in detergent solution
Ninety two. The copper twine inside the electrosurgical unit that permits the float fo loose
electrons is called the:
a. Resistor
b. Ground cord
c. Conductor
d. Insulator - ANS-c. Conductor
ninety three. At the quit of a technique, the general practitioner asks for the neighborhood
anesthetic to inject intra-articular. Where is the health care provider injecting the neighborhood
drug?
A. Subcutaneous
b. Dermal
c. Within joint
d. Intravenous - ANS-c. Within joint
ninety four. Which preoperative diagnostic check is useful in diabetic patients with small vessel
arterial disorder?
A. Plethysmography
b. Echocardiology
c. Capnography
d. Isotope scanning - ANS-a. Plethysmography
95. Which of the following is the best technique for sterlizing gadgets that can be damaged
through steam sterilization?
A. Plasma sterilization
b. Ethylene oxide
c. Glutaraldehyde
d. Peracetic acid - ANS-b. Ethylene oxide
96. The mandible articulates with which bone?
A. Ethmoid
b. Maxilae
c. Temporal
d. Zygomatic - ANS-c. Temporal
97. What should end result from crossing the patient's palms throughout his/her chest in the
supine position?
A. Inteference with stream
b. Inteference with respiration
, c. Postoperative soreness
d. Pressure on the median nerve - ANS-b. Inteference with respiratory
98. Which of following is inaccurate when preparing a paper-plastic peel %?
A. Ring handles of clamps are positioned at cease
b. Instruments are held together with autoclave tape within the peel %
c. Open cease of peel % is sealed with autoclave tape
d. Inner peel percent of a double peel % is not sealed - ANS-b. Instruments are held together
with autoclave tape within the peel %
99. Which of the subsequent levels in Celsius equals 98.6 tiers farenheit?
A. 34
b. 37
c. 30
d. Forty - ANS-b. 37
one hundred. When the surgical technologist is getting ready surgical contraptions for transport
to the decomtamination room, which declaration is inaccurate?
A. Instruments with multiple components hsould be assembled
b. Instruments with ratchets ought to be unratcheted
c. String instruments with ring handles
d. Heavy instruments need to be placed at the tray backside - ANS-a. Instruments with a couple
of parts hsould be assembled
one zero one. If a brief bone is being eliminated from the wrist due to arthritis, what's being
removed?
A. Carpal
b. Rib
c. Tibia
d. Patella - ANS-a. Carpal
102. Which of the subsequent heals by contraction, granulation and connective tissue?
A. Primary union
b. Delayed closure
c. Maturation
d. Proliferation - ANS-b. Delayed closure
103. Before transporting units to the decontamination room, what should the surgical
technologist entire?
A. Confirm contraptions are dry
b. Presoak contraptions in detergent solution
c. Wipe off instrumetns with towel
d. Rinse contraptions with saline - ANS-b. Presoak units in detergent solution
