CST Practice Exam B Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers

CST Practice Exam B Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical tech? a. management of specimens b. management of sponges c. maintaining an orderly setup d. ensuring adequate lighting - answera. management of specimens The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is: a. McBurney's b. Pfannenstiel c. midline d. subcostal - answerc. midline During the post-op phase, the personnel primarily responsible fr transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the: a. housekeeping staff b. anesthesia technician c. surgical technologist d. central processing technician - answerc. surgical technologist CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly follow into the third ventricle through the foramen of: a. magendie into the fourth ventricle b. monro into the fourth ventricle c. sylvius into the fourth ventricle d. luschka into the fourth ventricle - answerc. sylvius into the fourth ventricle During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods? a. place on a RAY-TEC to be handed off to the circulator. b. separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator. c. place in separate containers and identify. d. place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat. - answerc. place in separate containers and identify. A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% marcaine with epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications? a. saline+bacitracin and .25 marcaine+epinephrine b. NACL+1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi c. saline_baci and 0.25% marc with epi d. 0.9% saline+1 gm bacitractin and 0.25% marcaine with epinephrine - answerd. 0.9% saline+1 gm bacitractin and 0.25% marcaine with epinephrine A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed for this case? a. monocryl suture and harmonic scalpel b. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips c. vicryl ties, pledgest, and alexis d. nylon suture, raytec, and geralds - answerb. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted? a. histology b. laboratory c. pathology d. radiology - answerc. pathology The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is: a. 5-10 b. 15-25 c. 30-35 d. 40-50 - answerb. 15-25 A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization? a. the sterilizer is used for implantable devices, but not instruments b. the manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown c. the staff feels uncomfortable transporting the unwrapped instrument to the OR sterilization d. there are no wrappers or pouches available for sterilizing the instrument - answerb. the manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be: a. disconnected b. placed on the patient's side c. positioned above the patient's head d. maintained below the patient's chest level - answerd. maintained below the patient's chest level Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch? a. mediastinoscopy b. bronchoscopy c. parotidectomy d. pericardectomy - answera. mediastinoscopy When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the ST, who else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen? a. surgeon and anesthesiologist b. circulating nurse and first assistant c. anesthesiologist and first assistant d. surgeon and circulating nurse - answerd. surgeon and circulating nurse A T-tube drain may be used following: a. splenecectomy b. choledochotomy c. appendectomy d. herniorrhaphy - answerb. choledochotomy When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers? a. cuticular and subcuticular b. subicular and subcutaneous c. subcuticular and subcutaneous d. subcutaneous and fascia - answera. cuticular and subcuticular A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a: a. bier block b. peripheral nerve block c. MAC d. caudel anesthesia - answera. bier block During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered? a. flat b. round c. long d. short - answera. flat A physician prescribed 50 mg of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be given? a. 0.5 mL b. 1.0 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 2.0 mL - answera. 0.5 mL Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical decompression? a. Kirschner wire b. Hoffman device