AST Practice Exam -5 Questions With correct answers

AST Practice Exam #5 Questions With
correct answers
1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures?
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A. Raney
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b.Filshie
c. Hemoclip
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d. Backhaus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Raney
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The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is:
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a. Cryosurgery
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b. Electrocautery
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c. Diathermy
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d. harmonic scalpel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A. Cryosurgery
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In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement
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except?
a. Myocardial ischemia
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b. Left ventricle hypertrophy
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c. Palpitations
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d. Angina - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Palpitations
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In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be
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located to sign the surgical consent:
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,a. Consent is signed by a court of law
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b. Consent is signed by two consulting physicians
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c. No consent is required
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d. Consent is signed by the surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Consent is signed
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by two consulting physicians
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Ethylene Oxide (ETO) sterilization destroys microbes by the process of:
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a. alkylation
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b. Osmosis
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c. Oxidation
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d. Cavitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Alkylation
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What is the most common cause of aortic aneurysm?
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a. Thrombus
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b. Embolus
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c. Atherosclerosis
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d. Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Atherosclerosis
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What is used to determine the position of cannulated screws during repair of a
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femoral neck fracture?| |




a. Broach
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b. Guide pins
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c. Canal reamer
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d. ruler - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Guide pins
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,The instruments show below are used to dilate the:
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a. urethra
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b. cervix
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c. Coronary artery
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d. Intranasal antrostomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. cervix
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Prior to being placed in the Eto sterilizer, items must:
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a. Not be heat sensitive
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b. Be lubricated with oil
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c. Have residual water on their surface
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d. Be completely dry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Be completely dry
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During general anesthesia induction, which sense is the last to be experienced by
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the patient?
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a. Touch
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b. Taste
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c. Hearing
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d. Smell - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Hearing
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The purpose of creating an arteriovenous fistula is for:
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a. Lavage
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b. Chemotherapy
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c. Hemodialysis
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, d. Hemostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Hemodialysis
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What nerve is at greater risk during a thyriodectomy?
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a. Cervical sympathetic chain
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b. Inferior laryngeal
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c. Vagus
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d. Recurrent laryngeal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Recurrent laryngeal
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Which nerve could be compressed against the humerus in the prone position?
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a. Peroneal
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b. Tibial
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c. Brachial
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d. Radial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Radial
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What is the surgical procedure for reducing testosterone in prostate cancer?
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a. Vasectomy
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b. Varicocelectomy
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c. Hydrocelectomy
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d. Orchiectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Orchiectomy
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What is the name of the retractor shown below?
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a. Deaver
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b. Harrington
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