SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. X-ray visualization of the kidneys, ureters and bladder following an iv injection of dye
is a diagnistic test called - CORRECT ANSWER -Intravenous urogram
2. Which of the following is a urinary divergance procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ileal Conduit
3. Orthopedics:
4. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine for which a stabilization procedure may
be done is - CORRECT ANSWER -scoliosis
5. death of bone tissue due to the lack of circulation is - CORRECT ANSWER -
avascular necrosis
6. equipment used to debride and clean infected wounds and joints is - CORRECT
ANSWER -suction irrigator
7. the most likely donor site for an autogenous bone graft is the - CORRECT ANSWER
-illium (illiac crest)
8. in orthopedic surgery, absorbable suture would most likely be used on - CORRECT
ANSWER -periosteum
9. the patient would be placed in the prone position for which of theses procedures;
a. excision of bakers cyst
b. AK amputation
c. Knee Arthroscopy
, d. Triple Arthrodesis of the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER -A
10. The type of fracture that includes splintered or crushed bone - CORRECT ANSWER
-comminuted
11. type of fracture that occurs in the distal radius - CORRECT ANSWER -Colles
12. partial fracture in young bones - CORRECT ANSWER -Greenstick
13. The general term for joint reconstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -arthroplasty
14. heavy suture is used to reattach a weakened anterior capsule to the glenoid fossa to
correct recurrent dislocation of the shoulder in which procedure - CORRECT
ANSWER -bankhart procedure
15. removal of a fluid filled sac protruding between wrist joints for cosmseis or
discomfort describes which procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -excision of ganglion
16. use of prosthesis to replace arthritic joints in the hand is referred to as a/an -
CORRECT ANSWER -metacarpal arthroplasty
17. the excision of the kneecap for degenerative arthritis is called a/an - CORRECT
ANSWER -Patellectomy
18. bone retrieved fro the patient for bone grafting is called ____ bone - CORRECT
ANSWER -autogenic
19. the placement of fixation pins through the skin into the bone proximal and distal to
the fracture site, which then are connected to stabilizing bars, is called - CORRECT
ANSWER -external fixation...
, 20. the fixation device most commonly used for intratrochanteric fractures of the femur
include - CORRECT ANSWER -compression plates and screws
21. when a tourniquet is inflated during surgery, the surgeon is notified at which
recommended time intervals? - CORRECT ANSWER -at the hour, and every fifteen
minutes thereafter
22. screws come in which types? - CORRECT ANSWER -cancellous- used on hard dense
bone
23. cortical- used on spongy bone
24. Polymethymethacrylate is commonly known as - CORRECT ANSWER -material
used to hold the prosthesis when placing a cemented prosthesis
25. the implant used on small bone fragments or as part of skeletal traction is called -
CORRECT ANSWER -steinmann pin
26. when performing a skin prep for surgery on the tibia, the skin prep would extend -
CORRECT ANSWER -from above the knee joint to the toes
27. the dressing applied at the end of an orthopedic procedure which give compression
to the wound - CORRECT ANSWER -ace or elastic bandage
28. the sterile tourniquet cuff is applied - CORRECT ANSWER -during draping but
before other drapes are placed over the upper extremity
29. the x-ray views usually obtained during orthopedic surgery include all of the
following - CORRECT ANSWER -anterior/posterior, oblique, and lateral
CERTIFICATION EXAM
1. X-ray visualization of the kidneys, ureters and bladder following an iv injection of dye
is a diagnistic test called - CORRECT ANSWER -Intravenous urogram
2. Which of the following is a urinary divergance procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ileal Conduit
3. Orthopedics:
4. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine for which a stabilization procedure may
be done is - CORRECT ANSWER -scoliosis
5. death of bone tissue due to the lack of circulation is - CORRECT ANSWER -
avascular necrosis
6. equipment used to debride and clean infected wounds and joints is - CORRECT
ANSWER -suction irrigator
7. the most likely donor site for an autogenous bone graft is the - CORRECT ANSWER
-illium (illiac crest)
8. in orthopedic surgery, absorbable suture would most likely be used on - CORRECT
ANSWER -periosteum
9. the patient would be placed in the prone position for which of theses procedures;
a. excision of bakers cyst
b. AK amputation
c. Knee Arthroscopy
, d. Triple Arthrodesis of the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER -A
10. The type of fracture that includes splintered or crushed bone - CORRECT ANSWER
-comminuted
11. type of fracture that occurs in the distal radius - CORRECT ANSWER -Colles
12. partial fracture in young bones - CORRECT ANSWER -Greenstick
13. The general term for joint reconstruction - CORRECT ANSWER -arthroplasty
14. heavy suture is used to reattach a weakened anterior capsule to the glenoid fossa to
correct recurrent dislocation of the shoulder in which procedure - CORRECT
ANSWER -bankhart procedure
15. removal of a fluid filled sac protruding between wrist joints for cosmseis or
discomfort describes which procedure - CORRECT ANSWER -excision of ganglion
16. use of prosthesis to replace arthritic joints in the hand is referred to as a/an -
CORRECT ANSWER -metacarpal arthroplasty
17. the excision of the kneecap for degenerative arthritis is called a/an - CORRECT
ANSWER -Patellectomy
18. bone retrieved fro the patient for bone grafting is called ____ bone - CORRECT
ANSWER -autogenic
19. the placement of fixation pins through the skin into the bone proximal and distal to
the fracture site, which then are connected to stabilizing bars, is called - CORRECT
ANSWER -external fixation...
, 20. the fixation device most commonly used for intratrochanteric fractures of the femur
include - CORRECT ANSWER -compression plates and screws
21. when a tourniquet is inflated during surgery, the surgeon is notified at which
recommended time intervals? - CORRECT ANSWER -at the hour, and every fifteen
minutes thereafter
22. screws come in which types? - CORRECT ANSWER -cancellous- used on hard dense
bone
23. cortical- used on spongy bone
24. Polymethymethacrylate is commonly known as - CORRECT ANSWER -material
used to hold the prosthesis when placing a cemented prosthesis
25. the implant used on small bone fragments or as part of skeletal traction is called -
CORRECT ANSWER -steinmann pin
26. when performing a skin prep for surgery on the tibia, the skin prep would extend -
CORRECT ANSWER -from above the knee joint to the toes
27. the dressing applied at the end of an orthopedic procedure which give compression
to the wound - CORRECT ANSWER -ace or elastic bandage
28. the sterile tourniquet cuff is applied - CORRECT ANSWER -during draping but
before other drapes are placed over the upper extremity
29. the x-ray views usually obtained during orthopedic surgery include all of the
following - CORRECT ANSWER -anterior/posterior, oblique, and lateral
