NBSTSA CST Practice Exam B 2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM / JUST
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Which of the following anesthetic agents is administered
intravenously?
A. enflurane (Ethrane)
B. nitrous oxide
C. propofol (Diprivan)
D. methoxyflurane (Penthrane) - ANSWER-C. propofol (Diprivan)
Which of the following is done FIRST when performing a
myringotomy?
A. insertion of a drainage tube
B. incision of the tympanic membrane
C. suctioning of fluid from the middle ear
D. removal of cerumen from the ear canal - ANSWER-D. removal
of cerumen from the ear canal
When exposed to ionizing radiation, staff and patients should
wear personal
,protective equipment
containing
A. silicone.
B. lead.
C. steel.
D. rubber. - ANSWER-B. lead.
Which of the following conditions should be treated FIRST?
A. obstructed
airway
B. closed cerebral
injury
C. shock due to
hemorrhage
D. sucking wound to the chest - ANSWER-A.
obstructed airway
A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a
splenectomy.
B. a.
choledochotomy
C. an
appendectomy.
,D. a herniorrhaphy. - ANSWER-B. a
choledochotomy.
Which of the following parts of the body are prepped for
an ORIF of the
olecranon
process?
A. leg, foot to knee
B. leg, foot to hip
C. arm, fingers to shoulder
D. arm, fingers to elbow - ANSWER-C. arm, fingers to shoulder
While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a
surgical technologist
notices several of the packages have ruptured. Which of the
following would
MOST likely be the cause
of this?
A. The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. The temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. The package was sterilized too long.
D. The instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - ANSWER-A.
The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory
laparotomy. A surgical technologist will prepare suture
attached to which of the following types of needles?
, A.
tapered
B. reverse
cutting
C.
blunt
D. conventional cutting -
ANSWER-C. blunt
For steam sterilization, biological indicators should be placed
A. in the most challenging area of the load.
B. at the center of the load.
C. in the least challenging area of the load.
D. at the top of the load. - ANSWER-A. in the most challenging
area of the load.
The vermiform appendix originates from the
A. cecum.
B. ileum.
C. sigmoid colon.
D. ascending colon. - ANSWER-A. cecum.
Which of the following retractors is used during a femoro-
femoral bypass?
A. Army-Navy
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ / NEWEST EXAM / JUST
RELEASED!!
Which of the following anesthetic agents is administered
intravenously?
A. enflurane (Ethrane)
B. nitrous oxide
C. propofol (Diprivan)
D. methoxyflurane (Penthrane) - ANSWER-C. propofol (Diprivan)
Which of the following is done FIRST when performing a
myringotomy?
A. insertion of a drainage tube
B. incision of the tympanic membrane
C. suctioning of fluid from the middle ear
D. removal of cerumen from the ear canal - ANSWER-D. removal
of cerumen from the ear canal
When exposed to ionizing radiation, staff and patients should
wear personal
,protective equipment
containing
A. silicone.
B. lead.
C. steel.
D. rubber. - ANSWER-B. lead.
Which of the following conditions should be treated FIRST?
A. obstructed
airway
B. closed cerebral
injury
C. shock due to
hemorrhage
D. sucking wound to the chest - ANSWER-A.
obstructed airway
A T-tube drain may be used following
A. a
splenectomy.
B. a.
choledochotomy
C. an
appendectomy.
,D. a herniorrhaphy. - ANSWER-B. a
choledochotomy.
Which of the following parts of the body are prepped for
an ORIF of the
olecranon
process?
A. leg, foot to knee
B. leg, foot to hip
C. arm, fingers to shoulder
D. arm, fingers to elbow - ANSWER-C. arm, fingers to shoulder
While removing peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a
surgical technologist
notices several of the packages have ruptured. Which of the
following would
MOST likely be the cause
of this?
A. The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
B. The temperature of the autoclave was too high.
C. The package was sterilized too long.
D. The instruments in the pouch were too heavy. - ANSWER-A.
The air was not evacuated from the pouch.
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory
laparotomy. A surgical technologist will prepare suture
attached to which of the following types of needles?
, A.
tapered
B. reverse
cutting
C.
blunt
D. conventional cutting -
ANSWER-C. blunt
For steam sterilization, biological indicators should be placed
A. in the most challenging area of the load.
B. at the center of the load.
C. in the least challenging area of the load.
D. at the top of the load. - ANSWER-A. in the most challenging
area of the load.
The vermiform appendix originates from the
A. cecum.
B. ileum.
C. sigmoid colon.
D. ascending colon. - ANSWER-A. cecum.
Which of the following retractors is used during a femoro-
femoral bypass?
A. Army-Navy
