AST BOOK STUDY GUIDE (Practice Exam
#4) Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What approach is used for the removal of a small acoustic neuroma that is located in the internal
auditory canal? Middle fossa
Which of the following must be obtained from a patient undergoing surgical procedures, fertility
treatments, chemotherapy or experimental treatment? Special written consent
What drug is used to treat hypotension and shock? Levophed
The agent used to expand blood plasma volume is: Dextran
What does the term chole/ refer to? Bile
When preparing instruments for sterilization, the following is done? Instruments are open,
heavy instruments on the bottom, instruments in a mesh-bottom tray.
,Which of the following is an initial incision for abdominoplasty? Low transverse
When performing a rhinoplasty, the exostosis in the nose is removed with a : Chisel
Which type of sterilization requires the use of the Bowie-Dick test? Prevacum steam
What is the first federal act to establish patient privacy standards? Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
What should the surgical technologist wear when transporting a patient with tuberculosis from
PACU to the isolation patient room? Respirator
How is the informed consent signed if a patient is illitereate? Patient marks an 'x'
Which of the following agents should not be used to disinfect endoscopes? Isopropyl
alcohol
, Which of the following is used to expose the meatus during urethral catheterization? Non-
dominant hand
Which of the following is the second phase of wound healing? Proliferation
What muscle is commonly used for TRAM reconstruction in a mammoplasty? Rectus
abdominis
The patient is never positioned until the: Anesthesia provider gives permission
What term refers to cell "drinking"? Pinocytosis
What does hypertension mean? High blood pressure
Which type of fire extinguisher should be available when using a laser? Halon
What is the major side effect of thrombolytics? Hemorrhage
#4) Questions and Answers 100% Solved
What approach is used for the removal of a small acoustic neuroma that is located in the internal
auditory canal? Middle fossa
Which of the following must be obtained from a patient undergoing surgical procedures, fertility
treatments, chemotherapy or experimental treatment? Special written consent
What drug is used to treat hypotension and shock? Levophed
The agent used to expand blood plasma volume is: Dextran
What does the term chole/ refer to? Bile
When preparing instruments for sterilization, the following is done? Instruments are open,
heavy instruments on the bottom, instruments in a mesh-bottom tray.
,Which of the following is an initial incision for abdominoplasty? Low transverse
When performing a rhinoplasty, the exostosis in the nose is removed with a : Chisel
Which type of sterilization requires the use of the Bowie-Dick test? Prevacum steam
What is the first federal act to establish patient privacy standards? Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
What should the surgical technologist wear when transporting a patient with tuberculosis from
PACU to the isolation patient room? Respirator
How is the informed consent signed if a patient is illitereate? Patient marks an 'x'
Which of the following agents should not be used to disinfect endoscopes? Isopropyl
alcohol
, Which of the following is used to expose the meatus during urethral catheterization? Non-
dominant hand
Which of the following is the second phase of wound healing? Proliferation
What muscle is commonly used for TRAM reconstruction in a mammoplasty? Rectus
abdominis
The patient is never positioned until the: Anesthesia provider gives permission
What term refers to cell "drinking"? Pinocytosis
What does hypertension mean? High blood pressure
Which type of fire extinguisher should be available when using a laser? Halon
What is the major side effect of thrombolytics? Hemorrhage
