AST SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST CST PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AST SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
CST PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1.vbWhichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbclipsvbisvbusedvbforvbscalpvbhemostasisvbinvbcranialvbp
rocedures?
A.vbRaney
b.Filshie
c.vbHemoclip
d.vbBackhausvb-vbanswer--A.vbRaney

Thevblocalvbfreezingvbofvbdiseasedvbtissuevbtovbfacilitatevbremovalvbwithoutvbbleedin
gvbis:vb
a.vbCryosurgery
b.vbElectrocautery
c.vbDiathermy
d.vbharmonicvbscalpelvb-vbanswer--A.vbCryosurgery

Invbseverevbaorticvbstenosis,vballvbofvbthevbfollowingvbarevbindicationsvbofvbvalvevbrep
lacementvbexcept?
a.vbMyocardialvbischemia
b.vbLeftvbventriclevbhypertrophy
c.vbPalpitations
d.vbAnginavb-vbanswer--C.vbPalpitations

Invbthevbeventvbavbchildvbrequiresvbemergencyvbsurgery,vbbutvbthevbparentsvbcannot
vbbevblocatedvbtovbsignvbthevbsurgicalvbconsent:

a.vbConsentvbisvbsignedvbbyvbavbcourtvbofvblaw
b.vbConsentvbisvbsignedvbbyvbtwovbconsultingvbphysicians
c.vbNovbconsentvbisvbrequired
d.vbConsentvbisvbsignedvbbyvbthevbsurgeonvb-vbanswer--
b.vbConsentvbisvbsignedvbbyvbtwovbconsultingvbphysicians

EthylenevbOxidevb(ETO)vbsterilizationvbdestroysvbmicrobesvbbyvbthevbprocessvbof:
a.vbalkylation
b.vbOsmosis
c.vbOxidation
d.vbCavitationvb-vbanswer--a.vbAlkylation

Whatvbisvbthevbmostvbcommonvbcausevbofvbaorticvbaneurysm?
a.vbThrombus
b.vbEmbolus
c.vbAtherosclerosis
d.vbHypotensionvb-vbanswer--C.vbAtherosclerosis

,Whatvbisvbusedvbtovbdeterminevbthevbpositionvbofvbcannulatedvbscrewsvbduringvbrep
airvbofvbavbfemoralvbneckvbfracture?
a.vbBroach
b.vbGuidevbpins
c.vbCanalvbreamer
d.vbrulervb-vbanswer--B.vbGuidevbpins

Thevbinstrumentsvbshowvbbelowvbarevbusedvbtovbdilatevbthe:
a.vburethra
b.vbcervix
c.vbCoronaryvbartery
d.vbIntranasalvbantrostomyvb-vbanswer--B.vbcervix

PriorvbtovbbeingvbplacedvbinvbthevbEtovbsterilizer,vbitemsvbmust:
a.vbNotvbbevbheatvbsensitive
b.vbBevblubricatedvbwithvboil
c.vbHavevbresidualvbwatervbonvbtheirvbsurface
d.vbBevbcompletelyvbdryvb-vbanswer--D.vbBevbcompletelyvbdry

Duringvbgeneralvbanesthesiavbinduction,vbwhichvbsensevbisvbthevblastvbtovbbevbexper
iencedvbbyvbthevbpatient?
a.vbTouch
b.vbTaste
c.vbHearing
d.vbSmellvb-vbanswer--C.vbHearing

Thevbpurposevbofvbcreatingvbanvbarteriovenousvbfistulavbisvbfor:
a.vbLavage
b.vbChemotherapy
c.vbHemodialysis
d.vbHemostasisvb-vbanswer--C.vbHemodialysis

Whatvbnervevbisvbatvbgreatervbriskvbduringvbavbthyriodectomy?
a.vbCervicalvbsympatheticvbchain
b.vbInferiorvblaryngeal
c.vbVagus
d.vbRecurrentvblaryngealvb-vbanswer--D.vbRecurrentvblaryngeal

Whichvbnervevbcouldvbbevbcompressedvbagainstvbthevbhumerusvbinvbthevbpronevbpo
sition?
a.vbPeroneal
b.vbTibial
c.vbBrachial
d.vbRadialvb-vbanswer--D.vbRadial

Whatvbisvbthevbsurgicalvbprocedurevbforvbreducingvbtestosteronevbinvbprostatevbcan
cer?
a.vbVasectomy
b.vbVaricocelectomy

,c.vbHydrocelectomy
d.vbOrchiectomyvb-vbanswer--d.vbOrchiectomy

Whatvbisvbthevbnamevbofvbthevbretractorvbshownvbbelow?
a.vbDeaver
b.vbHarrington
c.vbKelly
d.vbRichardson
seevbpagevb163vbforvbphotovb-vbanswer--B.vbHarrington

Ifvbthevbbrothvbinvbthevbsteamvbsterilizationvbbiologicalvbindicatorvbisvbyellowvbaftervbi
ncubation,vbwhatvbactionvbtovbbevbtaken?
a.vbIndicatesvbautoclavevbchambervbneedsvbcleaning
b.vbItemsvbmustvbbevbimmediatelyvbrecalled
c.vbNovbactionvbnecessary
d.vbSterilevbitemsvbshouldvbbevbimmediatelyvbusedvb-vbanswer--
b.vbItemsvbmustvbbevbimmediatelyvbrecalled

Avbspecimenvbthatvbisvb5vbcentimetersvbisvbequalvbto:
a.vb4vbinches
b.vb2vbinches
c.vb3vbinches
d.vb5vbinchesvb-vbanswer--B.vb2vbinches
2.54vbcentimetersvbisvbequalvbtovb1vbinch;vbthereforevb5vbcentimetersvbisvbaboutvb2vbi
nches.

Whichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbvesselsvbarisesvbfromvbthevbrightvbventriclevbofvbthevbhear
t?
a.vbDescendingvbaorta
b.vbAscendingvbaorta
c.vbPulmonaryvbvein
d.vbPulmonaryvbarteryvb-vbanswer--d.vbPulmonaryvbartery

Thevbinstrumentvbbelowvbisvbusedvbto:
a.vbSplitvbmuscle
b.vbResectvbtendon
c.vbExtendvbincision
d.vbCutvbbonevb-vbanswer--D.vbCutvbbone
ThevbLambottevbosteotomevbisvbavailablevbinvbvaryingvbwidthsvbandvblengthsvbandvb
hasvbavbsharpvbendvbmakingvbitvbidealvbforvbcuttingvbbone.

Whichvbareavbisvbpreppedvbfirstvbwhenvbperformingvbthevbskinvbprepvbforvbavbskinvbgr
aftingvbprocedure?
a.vbDonorvbsite
b.vbOnlyvbrecipientvbsite
c.vbBothvbsitesvbtogether
d.vbRecipientvbsitevb-vbanswer--A.vbDonorvbsite

Whichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbhasvblegalvbsignificancevbinvbthevbmishandlingvbofvbavbbul
let?

, a.vbDamagevbtovbtissuevbwhilevbremovingvbspecimen
b.vbContaminatingvbthevbspecimen
c.vbDamagingvbballisticvbmarkings
d.vbTearingvbsurgicalvbglovesvb-vbanswer--C.vbDamagingvbballisticvbmarkings

Whichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbproceduresvbrequiresvbpreoperativevbhigh-
levelvbdisinfectionvbofvbthevbendoscope?
a.vbBronchoscopy
b.vbLaparoscopy
c.vbMediastinoscopy
d.vbThoracoscopyvb-vbanswer--A.vbBronchoscopy

Whichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbmaintainsvbthevbpositionvbofvbthevbuterus?
a.vbBroadvbligament
b.vbSuspensoryvbligament
c.vbLevatorvbmuscle
d.vbPubicvbsymphysisvb-vbanswer--A.vbBroadvbligament

Whatvbdevicevbwouldvbthevbsurgeonvbusevbtovbpreservevbfacialvbmotorvbandvbsensor
yvbfunctionsvbduringvbavbparotidectomy?
A.vbUltrasoundvbtransducer
b.vbMassvbspectrometer
c.vbDoppervbprobe
d.vbNervevbstimulatorvb-vbanswer--D.vbNervevbstimulator

ifvbthevbsurgeonvbusesvbavbknifevbbladevbtovbincisevbthevboralvbmucosa,vbthevbpreferr
edvbbladevbis:
a.vb20
B.vb10
c.vb11
d.vb12vb-vbanswer--d.vb12vb
Onevboptionvbforvbthevbcoldvbdissectionvbofvbthevbtonsilsvbisvbthevbusevbofvbthevb#12vbk
nifevbblade

Thevbgravityvbsteamvbsterilizationvbprocessvbcanvbbevbrenderedvbineffectivevbifvbthe:
a.vbAirvbisvbremoved
b.vbSteamvbqualityvbisvb97%
c.vbTemperaturevbisvbbelowvb250deg
d.vbPacksvbarevblooselyvbarrangedvbonvbcartvb-vbanswer--
c.vbTemperaturevbisvbbelowvb250deg

Avbsuturevbusedvbtovbretractvbavbstructurevbtovbthevbsidevbofvbthevboperativevbfieldvbisv
ba/an:

a.vbRetentionvbsuture
b.vbTractionvbsuture
c.vbBolstervbsuture
d.vbPrimaryvbsuturevb-vbanswer--b.vbTractionvbsuture

Whatvbmustvbthevbcirculatingvbsurgicalvbtechnologistvbtovbwhenvbplacingvbthevbpatie
ntvbinvbthevbsupinevbposition?