CST Exam Study Guide 2024 Questions
And Answers
Which of the following is the wound classification for a Bronchoscopy?:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
Clean-contaminated - Answer - Clean-contaminated
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the
OR?:
1.Place stretcher sideways in elevator
2.Enter head first, exit feet first
3.Position in elevator is irrelevant
4.Enter feet first, exit head first - Answer - 2. Enter head first, exit feet first
When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cat, they should be
positioned:
a. Flat
b. Upside down
c. Vertical
d. Angled - Answer - A. Flat
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
calcium
nitrogen
,potassium
albumin - Answer - Potassium
True or False:
Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut fascia. - Answer - True
True or False:
An argon laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them. - Answer - True
Permissing for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an ____________ ____________. -
Answer - Informed consent
Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?:
fundus, cardia, pylorus, antrum. - Answer - Cardia
True or False:
The organism that is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract is Clostridium tetani. - Answer - False:
E. Coli
wHere should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square
off an incision site? - Answer - Same side as surgeon
A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
a.sterile
b.disinfected
c.surgically clean - Answer - C. Surgically clean
1. Ampulla of Vater
,2. Sphincter of Oddi
3. Duct of Santorini
4. Wirsung's Duct
Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty? - Answer - A.
Ampulla of Vater
True or False:
Name, date of birth, physician are identifiers that must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet
prior to transporting a patient to the OR. - Answer - True
What is the first part of the small intestine?
a.duodenum
b.jejunum
c.cecum
d.ileum - Answer - A. Duodenum
How are rickettsiae transmitted? - Answer - Airborn organisms
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported from the Or to the
PACU? - Answer - Anesthesia provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid? - Answer - -centesis
A. Sigmoid
B. Descending
C. Cecum
D. Ascending
To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached? - Answer - C. Cecum
, Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification? - Answer - Gram stain
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called: my_________. - Answer - Mydriatics
A U-drape is a:
1. Non-fenestrated drape
2. Fenestrated drape - Answer - 1.
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification bracelet? -
Answer - Never until patient is discharged from facility
True or False:
The position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement is Sims. - Answer - False: it is supine
Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy?
C02, Excimer, Argon, Nd:YAG - Answer - Argon
*because it does not heat tissue and can be used on retinal disorders
A ______________ indicator provides positive assurance of sterility. - Answer - Biological
The apron-like structure attached to the greater curvature of the stomach is the:
Omentum
Ligamentum
Mesentery
Peritoneum - Answer - Omentum
And Answers
Which of the following is the wound classification for a Bronchoscopy?:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
Clean-contaminated - Answer - Clean-contaminated
How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the
OR?:
1.Place stretcher sideways in elevator
2.Enter head first, exit feet first
3.Position in elevator is irrelevant
4.Enter feet first, exit head first - Answer - 2. Enter head first, exit feet first
When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cat, they should be
positioned:
a. Flat
b. Upside down
c. Vertical
d. Angled - Answer - A. Flat
Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
calcium
nitrogen
,potassium
albumin - Answer - Potassium
True or False:
Curved Mayo scissors are used to cut fascia. - Answer - True
True or False:
An argon laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them. - Answer - True
Permissing for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an ____________ ____________. -
Answer - Informed consent
Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?:
fundus, cardia, pylorus, antrum. - Answer - Cardia
True or False:
The organism that is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract is Clostridium tetani. - Answer - False:
E. Coli
wHere should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when handing towels to the surgeon to square
off an incision site? - Answer - Same side as surgeon
A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
a.sterile
b.disinfected
c.surgically clean - Answer - C. Surgically clean
1. Ampulla of Vater
,2. Sphincter of Oddi
3. Duct of Santorini
4. Wirsung's Duct
Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty? - Answer - A.
Ampulla of Vater
True or False:
Name, date of birth, physician are identifiers that must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet
prior to transporting a patient to the OR. - Answer - True
What is the first part of the small intestine?
a.duodenum
b.jejunum
c.cecum
d.ileum - Answer - A. Duodenum
How are rickettsiae transmitted? - Answer - Airborn organisms
Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported from the Or to the
PACU? - Answer - Anesthesia provider
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid? - Answer - -centesis
A. Sigmoid
B. Descending
C. Cecum
D. Ascending
To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached? - Answer - C. Cecum
, Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification? - Answer - Gram stain
Medication used to dilate the pupil is called: my_________. - Answer - Mydriatics
A U-drape is a:
1. Non-fenestrated drape
2. Fenestrated drape - Answer - 1.
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to remove a patient's identification bracelet? -
Answer - Never until patient is discharged from facility
True or False:
The position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement is Sims. - Answer - False: it is supine
Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy?
C02, Excimer, Argon, Nd:YAG - Answer - Argon
*because it does not heat tissue and can be used on retinal disorders
A ______________ indicator provides positive assurance of sterility. - Answer - Biological
The apron-like structure attached to the greater curvature of the stomach is the:
Omentum
Ligamentum
Mesentery
Peritoneum - Answer - Omentum
