AST BOOK STUDY GUIDE (Practice Exam
#4) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Avoid injury to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization process, but
sterility is not guaranteed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical
Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved? -
CORRECT ANSWER - It is patient properly
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the: - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Femoral canal
,Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Registration
What drug classification is Demerol? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analgesic
What should be transported to the PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - CORRECT ANSWER - NaCI
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Golgi
complex
What procedure would use the instrument the Bullet? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hemorrhoidectomy
What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent form? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All routine treatments or procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid endarterecomy? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stroke
During a D & C which instrument would be used? - CORRECT ANSWER - uterine sound
& dilators
, When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges? - CORRECT ANSWER - After
final count
What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is opened
and condensation is observed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Don't use; return to Sterile
Processing Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient is a result of excess? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Aqueous humor
Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Left anterior
thigh
What procedure do you use a Auvard? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vaginal hysterectomly
The Trendelenburg position is often used for surgery on the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lower abdomen and pelvis
The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Subclavian
Lesions in which part of the brain may affect balance and coordination? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cerebellum
Which of the following utilizes the process of cavitation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ultrasonic cleaner
#4) UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Avoid injury to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization process, but
sterility is not guaranteed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemical
Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved? -
CORRECT ANSWER - It is patient properly
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the: - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Femoral canal
,Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Registration
What drug classification is Demerol? - CORRECT ANSWER - Analgesic
What should be transported to the PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - CORRECT ANSWER - NaCI
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Golgi
complex
What procedure would use the instrument the Bullet? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hemorrhoidectomy
What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent form? -
CORRECT ANSWER - All routine treatments or procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid endarterecomy? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stroke
During a D & C which instrument would be used? - CORRECT ANSWER - uterine sound
& dilators
, When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges? - CORRECT ANSWER - After
final count
What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is opened
and condensation is observed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Don't use; return to Sterile
Processing Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER - EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient is a result of excess? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Aqueous humor
Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Left anterior
thigh
What procedure do you use a Auvard? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vaginal hysterectomly
The Trendelenburg position is often used for surgery on the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lower abdomen and pelvis
The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Subclavian
Lesions in which part of the brain may affect balance and coordination? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cerebellum
Which of the following utilizes the process of cavitation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ultrasonic cleaner
