CST Certification Surgical Specialties and Procedures (General Surgery) Exam Questions With Revised Correct Detailed Answers

CST Certification Surgical Specialties and Procedures (General Surgery) Exam Questions With Revised Correct Detailed Answers A hernia that occurs within Hesselbach's triangle and does not have a sac is called a/an (blank) hernia. A) Direct B) Indirect C) Femoral D) Hiatal - Answer- Direct The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in the (Blank) muscle: A) Scarpa's fascia B) Internal Oblique C) Transversalis D) Cremaster - Answer- Transversalis Which of the following is a type of oblique incision? A) Midline B) Kocher C) Paramedian D) Pfanneenstiel - Answer- Kocher A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known is called: A) Thalassemia B) Polycythemia C) Erythroblastosis fetalis D) Hemolytic anemia - Answer- Erythroblastosis fetalis All of the following are intestinal instruments except: A) Allen forceps B) Best clamps C) Heaney forceps D) Doyen forcepts - Answer- Heaney forceps The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open cholecystectomy is: A) Bakes dilator B) Fogarty catheter C) Schnift forceps D) Ochsner trocar - Answer- Bakes dilator The incision commonly used for an appendectoomy is: A) Kocher B) McBurney C) Pfannenstiel D) Paramedian - Answer- McBurney Glisson's capsule is the: A) Lateral portion of the spllen B) Junction of the pancreas and duodenum C) External covering of the liver D) Renal fascia - Answer- External covering of the liver Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is performed to: A) Assess liver function B) Remove Common bile duct C) Visualize biliary and pancreatic tracts D) Determine pancreatic function - Answer- Visualize biliary and pancreatic tracts What can be accomplished when positioning the patient for a thryoidectomy to facilitate exposure of the surgical site? A) Rotate head to the left B) Rolled sheet placed under shoulders C) Trendenlenburg position D) Bolster placed under axilla - Answer- Rolled sheet placed under shoulders A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating: B) Prostate cancer A)Coronary artery disease C) Esophageal varices D) Peptic ulcers - Answer- Esophageal varices Omental flaps, falciform ligament. or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used to: A) Repair abdominal defects B) Control liver hemorrhage C) Repair pelvic defects D) Control splenic hemorrhage - Answer- Control liver hemorrhage If the surgeon's preference card listed a Bookwalter or Omnitract, what type of instrument would be used? A) Hemostastic clamps B) Self-retaining retractors C) Biliary tract instrument D) Stapling device - Answer- Self-retaining rectractor The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic obstruction is: A) Gastrostomy B) Colostomy C) Cecostomy D) Ileostomy - Answer- Cecostomy Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for: A) Pancreatic pseudocysts B) Cancer of the cecum C) Hepatitis D) Obstructioin of the duodenum - Answer- Pancreatic psuedocysts The incision used for splenectomy is: A) Midline transverse B) Thoracoabdominal C) Subcostal D) Lower paramedian - Answer- Subcostal A Silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an (Blank) biopsy. A) Lung B) Cervical C) Liver D) Kidney - Answer- Liver A cholelithotripsy is performed to fragment: A) Gallstones B) Kidney stones C) Bladder stones D) Ureteral stones - Answer- Gallstones Choledochotomy is performed to: A) Visualize the common bile duct B) Drain the common bile duct C) Excise the common bile duct D) Bypass the common bile duct - Answer- Drain the common bile duct The incision for a resection of the sigmoid colon is a/an: A) Paramedian B) Subcostal C) Midline transverse D) Pfannenstiel - Answer- Paramedian A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an: A) Partial gastrectomy B) Open hiatal hernia repair C) Pancreatic procedure D) Cholecystectomy - Answer- Open hiatal hernia repair