CST NBSTSA 2026 SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT
REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ the combination of a tranquilizer and narcotic
Answer: neuroleptoanalgesia
◉ trade name for xylocaine
Answer: lidocaine
◉ liters of blood in the body
Answer: 4.7-5.5
◉ generic name for Marcaine
Answer: bupivacaine
xtra (xylocaine) large (lidocaine)
bowel (bupivacaine) movement (Marcaine)
◉ pharmokinetics
,Answer: how drugs move through the body
◉ ultrashort acting drug used during intubation to produce muscle
relaxation
Answer: succinylcholine (anectine)
◉ capnometer measures
Answer: CO2 concentration
◉ benzodiazepines produce this for up to 6 hours after onset of drug
action
Answer: antigrade amnesia
◉ which technique can be employed to prevent chronic pain during
an operation
Answer: nerve block
◉ heparin effects can be reversed by
Answer: protamine sulfate
◉ heroin reversal
Answer: narcan
, ◉ what is succinylcholine
Answer: muscle relaxant
◉ what is morphine
Answer: narcotic
◉ halothane is
Answer: flouthane
first non explosive inhalation agent
◉ inhalation agent for short procedures
Answer: nitrous oxide
◉ milliliters in one ounce
Answer: 30
◉ purpose of LMA
Answer: establish patent airway
◉ paralysis of the ciliary muscle is done with
INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT
REVIEW QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE
◉ the combination of a tranquilizer and narcotic
Answer: neuroleptoanalgesia
◉ trade name for xylocaine
Answer: lidocaine
◉ liters of blood in the body
Answer: 4.7-5.5
◉ generic name for Marcaine
Answer: bupivacaine
xtra (xylocaine) large (lidocaine)
bowel (bupivacaine) movement (Marcaine)
◉ pharmokinetics
,Answer: how drugs move through the body
◉ ultrashort acting drug used during intubation to produce muscle
relaxation
Answer: succinylcholine (anectine)
◉ capnometer measures
Answer: CO2 concentration
◉ benzodiazepines produce this for up to 6 hours after onset of drug
action
Answer: antigrade amnesia
◉ which technique can be employed to prevent chronic pain during
an operation
Answer: nerve block
◉ heparin effects can be reversed by
Answer: protamine sulfate
◉ heroin reversal
Answer: narcan
, ◉ what is succinylcholine
Answer: muscle relaxant
◉ what is morphine
Answer: narcotic
◉ halothane is
Answer: flouthane
first non explosive inhalation agent
◉ inhalation agent for short procedures
Answer: nitrous oxide
◉ milliliters in one ounce
Answer: 30
◉ purpose of LMA
Answer: establish patent airway
◉ paralysis of the ciliary muscle is done with
