Cst Exam | Questions And Answers | 2026 Update | 100% Verified Answers | With Complete Solutions

CST EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

• Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? -✓✓ Avoid injury
to the bladder

• Which of the following scissors is best choice for extending an arterial incision? -✓✓
Potts-Smith

• Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for Schiller's test? -✓✓ Lugol's
solution

• Which of the following arises fro the left ventricle of the heart? -✓✓ Ascending aorta

• What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process? -✓✓ Chemical

• Why would the hair of a patient undergoing a crainiotomy be bagged, labeled and
saved? -✓✓ It is the patients property

• When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the: -✓✓ Basins should be separated
by a porous, absorbent towel

• Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to the placement of a prosthesis? -✓✓ Femoral canal

• Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing? -✓✓ Registration

• What drug classification is Demerol -✓✓ Analgesic

• What should be transported to PACU with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy? -
✓✓ Tracheotomy tray

• What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? -✓✓ NaCl

• Which organelle is responsible for packing of proteins? -✓✓ Golgi Complex

• Which procedure would utilize the "Bullet"? -✓✓ Hemorrhoidectomy

• What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent
form? -✓✓ All routine treatments or procedures

, • Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -✓✓
Xylocain

• Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endartectomy? -✓✓ Stroke

• During which procedure would the instrument Ferris-Smith be most likely used? -✓✓
MMK (Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz)

• When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges -✓✓ After final count

• What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is
opened and condensation is observed? -✓✓ Do not use it, return to sterile processing

• Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? -✓✓ EtO

• Elevated IOP in glaucoma patients is a result of excess? -✓✓ Aqueous humor

• Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? -✓✓ Left anterior thigh

• An open speculum (Auvgard) is used for what type of procedure? -✓✓ Vaginal
hysterectomy

• The Trendelenburg position is often used for surgery on the? -✓✓ Lower abdomen and
pelvis

• The large artery that arises from the left side of the aorta and descend into the arm is
the: -✓✓ Subclavian

• Lesions in which part of the brain may affect balance and coordination? -✓✓
Cerebellum

• Which of the following utilized the process of cavitation? -✓✓ Ultrasonic cleaner

• Which of the following is the name for a dorsally angulated fracture of the distal
radius? -✓✓ Colles'

• During what procedure would a stone scoop be used? -✓✓ Cholecystectomy

• Which ligament is transected during durgery for De Quervians disease? -✓✓ Dorsal
carpal