Surgical Technologist Boards Study: CST Practice Boards Exam Form A & B 2025 Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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Surgical Technologist Boards Study: CST
Practice Boards Exam Form A & B 2025
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
absence of microorganisms


Ans: asepsis




a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization


Ans: autoclave




amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on

an object at any given time


Ans: bioburden




a method for testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains

microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization

process

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Ans: biological indicator




designed for use with a pre-vacuum steam sterilizer steam sterilizer to

test for air entrapment


Ans: Bowie-Dick test




Multidrug-resistant


Ans: MDR




proteinaceous infectious particle


Ans: Prion




microorganism that causes an infection


Ans: pathogen




cleaner that uses cavitation to dislodge tiny organic particles that

can't be removed by normal manual cleaning

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Ans: ultrasonic




an ionic cleaning interaction between an organic compound and a

metal


Ans: chelation




number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object


Ans: bioburden




object that has come into contact with pathogenic materials


Ans: contaminated




ability of a wrapper to allow passage of steam and air through a

barrier


Ans: permeability




process of quickly sterilizing unwrapped instruments