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IAHCSMM CRCST EXAM 2026 |
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves
as the foundation of a professional development plan- correct-answer -career
ladder
A unit of measure that measures the amount of resistance to an electrical
current.- correct-answer -Ohm
A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of
infections and related outcomes.- correct-answer -APIC
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Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract.- correct-answer -
gastroscope
An iodophor is a(n)- correct-answer -Bufferd Iodine
Autoclave sterilizer is a ____ class of device- correct-answer -Class |
Automatic washers clean using a spray-force action called impingement.- correct-
answer -True
Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct
for your profession are called- correct-answer -ethical behavior
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_______ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperature- correct-answer -mesophiles
Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?- correct-answer -improper cleaning
Bluish or rainbow type stains are caused by _______ in water.- correct-answer -
iron and silicates
Body balance is regulated by fluid in the:- correct-answer -inner ear
Bowie dick tests should be run in- correct-answer -Dynamic air removal steam
sterilizers
Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed
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in a/an:- correct-answer -hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
Central service technicians must be able to identify approximately 100s of
instruments- correct-answer -True
Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation.- correct-answer
-USP-NF (the United States Pharmacopoeia-national formulary)
Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked
artery- correct-answer -CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
Deionized water is used for:- correct-answer -Sterile irrigation
IAHCSMM CRCST EXAM 2026 |
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves
as the foundation of a professional development plan- correct-answer -career
ladder
A unit of measure that measures the amount of resistance to an electrical
current.- correct-answer -Ohm
A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of
infections and related outcomes.- correct-answer -APIC
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Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract.- correct-answer -
gastroscope
An iodophor is a(n)- correct-answer -Bufferd Iodine
Autoclave sterilizer is a ____ class of device- correct-answer -Class |
Automatic washers clean using a spray-force action called impingement.- correct-
answer -True
Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct
for your profession are called- correct-answer -ethical behavior
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_______ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body
temperature- correct-answer -mesophiles
Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason?- correct-answer -improper cleaning
Bluish or rainbow type stains are caused by _______ in water.- correct-answer -
iron and silicates
Body balance is regulated by fluid in the:- correct-answer -inner ear
Bowie dick tests should be run in- correct-answer -Dynamic air removal steam
sterilizers
Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed
, 4|Page
in a/an:- correct-answer -hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
Central service technicians must be able to identify approximately 100s of
instruments- correct-answer -True
Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation.- correct-answer
-USP-NF (the United States Pharmacopoeia-national formulary)
Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked
artery- correct-answer -CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
Deionized water is used for:- correct-answer -Sterile irrigation
