CST EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? -✓✓ Avoid injury
to the bladder
• Which of the following scissors is best choice for extending an arterial incision? -✓✓
Potts-Smith
• Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for Schiller's test? -✓✓ Lugol's
solution
• Which of the following arises fro the left ventricle of the heart? -✓✓ Ascending aorta
• What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process? -✓✓ Chemical
• Why would the hair of a patient undergoing a crainiotomy be bagged, labeled and
saved? -✓✓ It is the patients property
• When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the: -✓✓ Basins should be separated
by a porous, absorbent towel
• Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to the placement of a prosthesis? -✓✓ Femoral canal
• Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing? -✓✓ Registration
• What drug classification is Demerol -✓✓ Analgesic
• What should be transported to PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy? -
✓✓ Tracheotomy tray
• What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? -✓✓ NaCl
• Which organelle is responsible for packing of proteins? -✓✓ Golgi Complex
• Which procedure would utilize the "Bullet"? -✓✓ Hemorrhoidectomy
• What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent
form? -✓✓ All routine treatments or procedures
, • Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -✓✓
Xylocain
• Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endartectomy? -✓✓ Stroke
• During which procedure would the instrument Ferris-Smith be most likely used? -✓✓
MMK (Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz)
• When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges -✓✓ After final count
• What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is
opened and condensation is observed? -✓✓ Do not use it, return to sterile processing
• Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? -✓✓ EtO
• Elevated IOP in glaucoma patients is a result of excess? -✓✓ Aqueous humor
• Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? -✓✓ Left anterior thigh
• An open speculum (Auvgard) is used for what type of procedure? -✓✓ Vaginal
hysterectomy
• The Trendelenburg position is often used for surgery on the? -✓✓ Lower abdomen and
pelvis
• The large artery that arises from the left side of the aorta and descend into the arm is
the: -✓✓ Subclavian
• Lesions in which part of the brain may affect balance and coordination? -✓✓
Cerebellum
• Which of the following utilized the process of cavitation? -✓✓ Ultrasonic cleaner
• Which of the following is the name for a dorsally angulated fracture of the distal
radius? -✓✓ Colles'
• During what procedure would a stone scoop be used? -✓✓ Cholecystectomy
• Which ligament is transected during durgery for De Quervians disease? -✓✓ Dorsal
carpal
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
• Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? -✓✓ Avoid injury
to the bladder
• Which of the following scissors is best choice for extending an arterial incision? -✓✓
Potts-Smith
• Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for Schiller's test? -✓✓ Lugol's
solution
• Which of the following arises fro the left ventricle of the heart? -✓✓ Ascending aorta
• What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process? -✓✓ Chemical
• Why would the hair of a patient undergoing a crainiotomy be bagged, labeled and
saved? -✓✓ It is the patients property
• When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the: -✓✓ Basins should be separated
by a porous, absorbent towel
• Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to the placement of a prosthesis? -✓✓ Femoral canal
• Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing? -✓✓ Registration
• What drug classification is Demerol -✓✓ Analgesic
• What should be transported to PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy? -
✓✓ Tracheotomy tray
• What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? -✓✓ NaCl
• Which organelle is responsible for packing of proteins? -✓✓ Golgi Complex
• Which procedure would utilize the "Bullet"? -✓✓ Hemorrhoidectomy
• What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent
form? -✓✓ All routine treatments or procedures
, • Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -✓✓
Xylocain
• Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endartectomy? -✓✓ Stroke
• During which procedure would the instrument Ferris-Smith be most likely used? -✓✓
MMK (Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz)
• When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges -✓✓ After final count
• What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is
opened and condensation is observed? -✓✓ Do not use it, return to sterile processing
• Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? -✓✓ EtO
• Elevated IOP in glaucoma patients is a result of excess? -✓✓ Aqueous humor
• Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? -✓✓ Left anterior thigh
• An open speculum (Auvgard) is used for what type of procedure? -✓✓ Vaginal
hysterectomy
• The Trendelenburg position is often used for surgery on the? -✓✓ Lower abdomen and
pelvis
• The large artery that arises from the left side of the aorta and descend into the arm is
the: -✓✓ Subclavian
• Lesions in which part of the brain may affect balance and coordination? -✓✓
Cerebellum
• Which of the following utilized the process of cavitation? -✓✓ Ultrasonic cleaner
• Which of the following is the name for a dorsally angulated fracture of the distal
radius? -✓✓ Colles'
• During what procedure would a stone scoop be used? -✓✓ Cholecystectomy
• Which ligament is transected during durgery for De Quervians disease? -✓✓ Dorsal
carpal
