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During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered?
a. hysterectomy
b. appendectomy
c. prostatectomy
d. varicocelectomy b. During an appendectomy, bowel is examined and can lead to the
discovery of a Meckel's diverticulum.
Which of the following solutions can be used to disinfect endoscopic instruments?
a. iodophors
b. ethyl alcohol 70%
c. phenolic compounds
d. activated glutaraldehyde d. Activated glutaraldehyde is a high-level disinfectant widely
used for disinfection of endoscopes.
Which of the following is the administration route for thrombin?
a. local infiltration
b. topical application
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c. intravenous injection
d. intramuscular injection b. Thrombin may be applied topically, in a solution or as a
powder, but should never be introduced into a large blood vessel, because significant
intravascular clotting and death may result.
Gl0ve powder is normally wiped from the gloved hand, because it has the potential to cause
a. dehiscence
b. infections
c. granulomas
d. contamination c. Glove powder is a sterile foreign body whose reaction with tissue can
cause granulomas.
Which of the following procedures is the removal of the entire orbital content, including the
periosteum?
a. recession
b. resection
c. evisceration
d. exenteration d. Exenteration removes everything in the gloval orbit due to
malignancies.
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Which of the following is MOST commonly used for wound closure in the presence of
infection?
a. stainless steel
b. polyglactin-910
c. plain gut
d. silk a. Stainless steel suture is recommended for use in infected areas, because it is non-
absorbable with indefinite tensile strength.
When preparing the Sterrad sterilization system for use in the surgical area, which of the
following outlets must be available?
a. suction
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. electrical d. The Sterrad sterilization system requires electricity to operated.
When can instrument counts be omitted?
a. if the incision is too small for an instrument to become buried
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b. when the surgical technologist in the circulator role becomes too busy
c. if instruments are needed in another operating room
d. when the patient is receiving outpatient surgery a. The count can be deleted if
significant risk for a retained item is unlikely and falls within hospital protocols.
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical
technologist in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two layers?
a. cuticular and subcuticular
b. subicular and subcutaneous
c. subcuticular and subcutaneous
d. subcutaneous and fascia a. These layers are the two most outer layers of the skin and
are closed together by the skin stapler.
Which of the following is the definition of instrument sterilization?
a. surgical cleaning with an antiseptic
b. manual decontamination
c. destruction of microorganisms
d. reduction of bacteria c. Sterilization is the destruction of all microogranisms.
Exam #1 Questions And Answers
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered?
a. hysterectomy
b. appendectomy
c. prostatectomy
d. varicocelectomy b. During an appendectomy, bowel is examined and can lead to the
discovery of a Meckel's diverticulum.
Which of the following solutions can be used to disinfect endoscopic instruments?
a. iodophors
b. ethyl alcohol 70%
c. phenolic compounds
d. activated glutaraldehyde d. Activated glutaraldehyde is a high-level disinfectant widely
used for disinfection of endoscopes.
Which of the following is the administration route for thrombin?
a. local infiltration
b. topical application
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c. intravenous injection
d. intramuscular injection b. Thrombin may be applied topically, in a solution or as a
powder, but should never be introduced into a large blood vessel, because significant
intravascular clotting and death may result.
Gl0ve powder is normally wiped from the gloved hand, because it has the potential to cause
a. dehiscence
b. infections
c. granulomas
d. contamination c. Glove powder is a sterile foreign body whose reaction with tissue can
cause granulomas.
Which of the following procedures is the removal of the entire orbital content, including the
periosteum?
a. recession
b. resection
c. evisceration
d. exenteration d. Exenteration removes everything in the gloval orbit due to
malignancies.
, Certified Surgical Technologist Practice
Exam #1 Questions And Answers
Which of the following is MOST commonly used for wound closure in the presence of
infection?
a. stainless steel
b. polyglactin-910
c. plain gut
d. silk a. Stainless steel suture is recommended for use in infected areas, because it is non-
absorbable with indefinite tensile strength.
When preparing the Sterrad sterilization system for use in the surgical area, which of the
following outlets must be available?
a. suction
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. electrical d. The Sterrad sterilization system requires electricity to operated.
When can instrument counts be omitted?
a. if the incision is too small for an instrument to become buried
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b. when the surgical technologist in the circulator role becomes too busy
c. if instruments are needed in another operating room
d. when the patient is receiving outpatient surgery a. The count can be deleted if
significant risk for a retained item is unlikely and falls within hospital protocols.
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical
technologist in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two layers?
a. cuticular and subcuticular
b. subicular and subcutaneous
c. subcuticular and subcutaneous
d. subcutaneous and fascia a. These layers are the two most outer layers of the skin and
are closed together by the skin stapler.
Which of the following is the definition of instrument sterilization?
a. surgical cleaning with an antiseptic
b. manual decontamination
c. destruction of microorganisms
d. reduction of bacteria c. Sterilization is the destruction of all microogranisms.
