NBSTSA CST Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
g g g g g g
1. Surgicalgoperationgperformedgforgthegreconstructiongofgthegeardrumg(tym-
panicgmembrane)gand/orgsmallgbonesgofgthegmiddlegearg(ossicles)>>>>Tymp
g
anos-gplasty
2. Afterggowninggandggloving,gagsurgeongactivatesgthegDuraprepgapplicatorg
andgproceedsgtogprepgthegpatientgforgsurgery.gWhatgisgthegbestgactiongtogtakeg
atgthisgtime?>>>>Regowngandgreglovegthegsurgeon
3. Whatgpositiongisgusedgforgagpneumonectomy?>>>>Lateral
4. Whatgisgthegkraskegposition?>>>>Anatomicalgpositiongingwhichgthegpatientgisgpr
one,gwithghipsgflexedgandgelevated,gheadgandgfeetgdown.
5. Whichgpositiongisgcorrectgforgagdilationgandgcurettage?>>>>Lithotomy
6. Whengagherniagisgstrangulated,gwhichginstrumentgsetgisgaddedgtogtheg
generalgabdominalgset-up?>>>>Gastrointestinal
7. Whatgisgagfenestratedgdrape?>>>>Agdrapegwithgangopeninggthatgallowsgexpo
suregofgthegoperativegsite
1g/g21
,8. SterilegsuppliesgandginstrumentsgforgagcaseghavegbeengopenedgingORgone.g
Agsurgicalgtechnologistgwasgjustginformedgthatgthegcaseghasgbeengmovedgtog
ORgtwogandgthegnextgcasegingORgonegisgscheduledgingtwoghours.gWhatgisgtheg
bestgcoursegofgaction?>>>>Newgsterilegsuppliesgandginstrumentsgshouldgbegobta
inedgforgORgtwogandgthegsetupgingORgonegshouldgbegdisposedgof
9. Whatgisgthegfirstgstepgingapplyinggthegpneumaticgtourniquetgnecessarygi
ngcreatinggagbloodlessgfield?>>>>Paddinggthegareagwheregthegtourniquetgisgt
ogbegwrappedgwithgWebril
10. Forgagsplenectomygprocedure,gwhichgclampgshouldgbegused?>>>>Satins
ky
11. Surgicalgloupesgaregusedgto>>>>Magnifygthegsurgicalgfield
12. Whichgpositiongisgthegpatientgplacedgingforgagrightgnephrectomy?>>>
>Leftglateralgkidney
13. Oncegagsurgicalgtechnologistgdonsgaggown,gthegcuffsgongtheggowngareg
consideredgunsterilegbecausegtheygare>>>>Absorbantgandgcollectgmoistur
e
14. Instrumentsgthatgcomegingcontactgwithgthegappendicealgstumpgduringgang
2g/g21
,appendectomygshouldgbe>>>>Placedgingagseparategbin
15. Whichginstrumentgisgusedgtogcross-
clampgthegintestinegduringgagbowelgresection?>>>>Allen
16. Thegprimarygpurposegofgchestgtubesgisgto>>>>Re-
establishgthegnegativegpres-gsure
3g/g21
, 17. Tractiongsuturesgaregusedgongcommongductgexplorationsgto>>>>Holdgtheg
ductgopen
18. Thegappendicealgstump,gwhenginverted,gisgheldgingplacegbygwhichgofgtheg
followinggtypesgofgsuture?>>>>Purse-string
19. Whichgcathetergisgmostgcommonlygusedgtogperformgangembolectomy?>>
>>-
Fogarty
20. Agresectoscopegisgusedgingwhatgprostaticgapproach?>>>>Transurethral
21. Whichgretractorgisgpreferredgforgaggroingincision?>>>>Weitlaner
22. Whatgtypegofgdressinggisgappliedgasgagnonadherentgdressing?>>>>Adapti
c
23. Duringgangexcisionalgbiopsygofgsentinelgnodes,gthegsurgicalgtechnologistg
shouldgpreparegspecimensgusinggwhichgmethod?>>>>Placedgingseparategco
ntain-gersgandgidentify
24. Immediatelygbeforegaghemorrhoidectomy,gwhichgproceduregmightgbegper-
formedgongthegpatientgingthegoperatinggroom?>>>>Sigmoidectomy
g
4g/g21
g g g g g g
1. Surgicalgoperationgperformedgforgthegreconstructiongofgthegeardrumg(tym-
panicgmembrane)gand/orgsmallgbonesgofgthegmiddlegearg(ossicles)>>>>Tymp
g
anos-gplasty
2. Afterggowninggandggloving,gagsurgeongactivatesgthegDuraprepgapplicatorg
andgproceedsgtogprepgthegpatientgforgsurgery.gWhatgisgthegbestgactiongtogtakeg
atgthisgtime?>>>>Regowngandgreglovegthegsurgeon
3. Whatgpositiongisgusedgforgagpneumonectomy?>>>>Lateral
4. Whatgisgthegkraskegposition?>>>>Anatomicalgpositiongingwhichgthegpatientgisgpr
one,gwithghipsgflexedgandgelevated,gheadgandgfeetgdown.
5. Whichgpositiongisgcorrectgforgagdilationgandgcurettage?>>>>Lithotomy
6. Whengagherniagisgstrangulated,gwhichginstrumentgsetgisgaddedgtogtheg
generalgabdominalgset-up?>>>>Gastrointestinal
7. Whatgisgagfenestratedgdrape?>>>>Agdrapegwithgangopeninggthatgallowsgexpo
suregofgthegoperativegsite
1g/g21
,8. SterilegsuppliesgandginstrumentsgforgagcaseghavegbeengopenedgingORgone.g
Agsurgicalgtechnologistgwasgjustginformedgthatgthegcaseghasgbeengmovedgtog
ORgtwogandgthegnextgcasegingORgonegisgscheduledgingtwoghours.gWhatgisgtheg
bestgcoursegofgaction?>>>>Newgsterilegsuppliesgandginstrumentsgshouldgbegobta
inedgforgORgtwogandgthegsetupgingORgonegshouldgbegdisposedgof
9. Whatgisgthegfirstgstepgingapplyinggthegpneumaticgtourniquetgnecessarygi
ngcreatinggagbloodlessgfield?>>>>Paddinggthegareagwheregthegtourniquetgisgt
ogbegwrappedgwithgWebril
10. Forgagsplenectomygprocedure,gwhichgclampgshouldgbegused?>>>>Satins
ky
11. Surgicalgloupesgaregusedgto>>>>Magnifygthegsurgicalgfield
12. Whichgpositiongisgthegpatientgplacedgingforgagrightgnephrectomy?>>>
>Leftglateralgkidney
13. Oncegagsurgicalgtechnologistgdonsgaggown,gthegcuffsgongtheggowngareg
consideredgunsterilegbecausegtheygare>>>>Absorbantgandgcollectgmoistur
e
14. Instrumentsgthatgcomegingcontactgwithgthegappendicealgstumpgduringgang
2g/g21
,appendectomygshouldgbe>>>>Placedgingagseparategbin
15. Whichginstrumentgisgusedgtogcross-
clampgthegintestinegduringgagbowelgresection?>>>>Allen
16. Thegprimarygpurposegofgchestgtubesgisgto>>>>Re-
establishgthegnegativegpres-gsure
3g/g21
, 17. Tractiongsuturesgaregusedgongcommongductgexplorationsgto>>>>Holdgtheg
ductgopen
18. Thegappendicealgstump,gwhenginverted,gisgheldgingplacegbygwhichgofgtheg
followinggtypesgofgsuture?>>>>Purse-string
19. Whichgcathetergisgmostgcommonlygusedgtogperformgangembolectomy?>>
>>-
Fogarty
20. Agresectoscopegisgusedgingwhatgprostaticgapproach?>>>>Transurethral
21. Whichgretractorgisgpreferredgforgaggroingincision?>>>>Weitlaner
22. Whatgtypegofgdressinggisgappliedgasgagnonadherentgdressing?>>>>Adapti
c
23. Duringgangexcisionalgbiopsygofgsentinelgnodes,gthegsurgicalgtechnologistg
shouldgpreparegspecimensgusinggwhichgmethod?>>>>Placedgingseparategco
ntain-gersgandgidentify
24. Immediatelygbeforegaghemorrhoidectomy,gwhichgproceduregmightgbegper-
formedgongthegpatientgingthegoperatinggroom?>>>>Sigmoidectomy
g
4g/g21
