AST BOOK STUDY GUIDE (Practice
Exam #4) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? -
✔✔Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - ✔✔Avoid injury
to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision? -
✔✔Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test? - ✔✔Lugol's
solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart? - ✔✔Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process, but sterility is not guaranteed? - ✔✔Chemical
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,Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
- ✔✔It is patient properly
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 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 the PACU with a patient who underwent a
thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - ✔✔NaCI
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - ✔✔Golgi complex
What procedure would use the instrument 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? -
✔✔Xylocaine
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, Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endarterecomy? - ✔✔Stroke
During a D & C which instrument would be used? - ✔✔uterine sound & dilators
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? - ✔✔Don't use; return to Sterile Processing
Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - ✔✔EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient 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
What procedure do you use a Auvard? - ✔✔Vaginal hysterectomly
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 aortic arch and descends into the
arm is the: - ✔✔Subclavian
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Exam #4) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? -
✔✔Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - ✔✔Avoid injury
to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision? -
✔✔Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test? - ✔✔Lugol's
solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart? - ✔✔Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process, but sterility is not guaranteed? - ✔✔Chemical
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,Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
- ✔✔It is patient properly
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 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 the PACU with a patient who underwent a
thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - ✔✔NaCI
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - ✔✔Golgi complex
What procedure would use the instrument 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? -
✔✔Xylocaine
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, Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endarterecomy? - ✔✔Stroke
During a D & C which instrument would be used? - ✔✔uterine sound & dilators
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? - ✔✔Don't use; return to Sterile Processing
Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - ✔✔EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient 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
What procedure do you use a Auvard? - ✔✔Vaginal hysterectomly
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 aortic arch and descends into the
arm is the: - ✔✔Subclavian
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