NBSTSA CST Practice Exam A with accurate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
detailed solutions ||\\//||
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
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passes? ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. foramen ovale||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. foramen magnum
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||\\//|| C. foramen rotundum
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||\\//|| D. foramen of Bochdalek - correct answer✔✔B. foramen magnum
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Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical
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technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case in ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
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A. Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it from OR 1 to OR 2.
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B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1
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should be disposed of. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments can be used by the next case.
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D. The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure be held in OR 1 as planned. -
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correct answer✔✔B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and
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the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
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Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. fever ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. infection||\\//||
||\\//|| C. inflammation
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,||\\//|| D. immune reaction - correct answer✔✔C. inflammation
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Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Fogarty clamp
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||\\//|| B. Randall forceps
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||\\//|| C. Pennington clamp
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||\\//|| D. Forester ring forceps - correct answer✔✔B. Randall forceps
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Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?
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||\\//||
||\\//|| A. avoiding the knot
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||\\//|| B. using sharp scissors
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||\\//|| C.opening the scissors wide when cutting ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - correct answer✔✔A. avoiding the
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knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?
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||\\//||
A.cystic artery and cystic duct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C. cystic artery and common bile duct
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D. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - correct answer✔✔A.cystic artery and cystic duct
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Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
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||\\//|| A. pressure dressing
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||\\//|| B. ABD pad
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||\\//|| C. 4x4s ||\\//||
,||\\//|| D. Steri-Strips - correct answer✔✔A. pressure dressing
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When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
grasp the cervix? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Sims
||\\//||
||\\//|| B. Auvard
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||\\//|| C. Schroeder
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||\\//|| D. Bozeman - correct answer✔✔C. Schroeder
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On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, "No matter what
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happens, it will be okay." Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?
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||\\//|| A. denial
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||\\//|| B. bargaining
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||\\//|| C. depression
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||\\//|| D. acceptance - correct answer✔✔D. acceptance
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Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
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craniotomy? ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. bayonet forceps
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||\\//|| B. Russian forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. Kelly clamp
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||\\//|| D. angled DeBakey clamp - correct answer✔✔A. bayonet forceps
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When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should
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||\\//||
||\\//|| A. pass back-to-back.
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, ||\\//|| B. both face the wall.
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||\\//|| C. pass side-to-side.
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||\\//|| D. both face the sterile field. - correct answer✔✔A. pass back-to-back.
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Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Doppler ultrasound
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. defibrillator
||\\//||
||\\//|| C. extracorporeal bypass
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. autotransfuser - correct answer✔✔C. extracorporeal bypass
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. physiologic condition of the patient.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. length of the procedure.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. type of the procedure.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. anxiety level of the patient. - correct answer✔✔A. physiologic condition of the patient.
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If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one basin
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||\\//|| A.stacked inside the other and separated by impervious material. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B.on its side and the other upside down. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C.stacked inside the other and wrapped in a towel. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel. - correct answer✔✔D.stacked inside ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the other and separated by a towel.
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Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient for a total hip
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arthroplasty? ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. fracture table
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detailed solutions ||\\//||
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
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passes? ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. foramen ovale||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. foramen magnum
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. foramen rotundum
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. foramen of Bochdalek - correct answer✔✔B. foramen magnum
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case in ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
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A. Cover the sterile field with a sterile drape and move it from OR 1 to OR 2.
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B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1
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should be disposed of. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. OR 1 should be left so that these supplies and instruments can be used by the next case.
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D. The surgical technologist should argue that the procedure be held in OR 1 as planned. -
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correct answer✔✔B. New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
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Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury?||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. fever ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. infection||\\//||
||\\//|| C. inflammation
||\\//||
,||\\//|| D. immune reaction - correct answer✔✔C. inflammation
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Fogarty clamp
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. Randall forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. Pennington clamp
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. Forester ring forceps - correct answer✔✔B. Randall forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. avoiding the knot
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. using sharp scissors
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C.opening the scissors wide when cutting ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. tagging the end of suture to be cut with a hemostat - correct answer✔✔A. avoiding the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//||
A.cystic artery and cystic duct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
B.hepatic artery and hepatic duct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
C. cystic artery and common bile duct
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D. hepatic artery and pancreatic duct - correct answer✔✔A.cystic artery and cystic duct
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. pressure dressing
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. ABD pad
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. 4x4s ||\\//||
,||\\//|| D. Steri-Strips - correct answer✔✔A. pressure dressing
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
grasp the cervix? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Sims
||\\//||
||\\//|| B. Auvard
||\\//||
||\\//|| C. Schroeder
||\\//||
||\\//|| D. Bozeman - correct answer✔✔C. Schroeder
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, "No matter what
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
happens, it will be okay." Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. denial
||\\//||
||\\//|| B. bargaining
||\\//||
||\\//|| C. depression
||\\//||
||\\//|| D. acceptance - correct answer✔✔D. acceptance
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
craniotomy? ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. bayonet forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. Russian forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. Kelly clamp
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. angled DeBakey clamp - correct answer✔✔A. bayonet forceps
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//||
||\\//|| A. pass back-to-back.
||\\//|| ||\\//||
, ||\\//|| B. both face the wall.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. pass side-to-side.
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. both face the sterile field. - correct answer✔✔A. pass back-to-back.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. Doppler ultrasound
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. defibrillator
||\\//||
||\\//|| C. extracorporeal bypass
||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. autotransfuser - correct answer✔✔C. extracorporeal bypass
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. physiologic condition of the patient.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B. length of the procedure.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C. type of the procedure.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| D. anxiety level of the patient. - correct answer✔✔A. physiologic condition of the patient.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one basin
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| A.stacked inside the other and separated by impervious material. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| B.on its side and the other upside down. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| C.stacked inside the other and wrapped in a towel. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
D.stacked inside the other and separated by a towel. - correct answer✔✔D.stacked inside ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the other and separated by a towel.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient for a total hip
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
arthroplasty? ||\\//||
||\\//|| A. fracture table
||\\//|| ||\\//||
