AST practice exam #4 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? -
✔✔Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - ✔✔To avoid
injury to the bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?A.
MetzenbaumB. JorgensonC. IrisD. Potts-Smith - ✔✔Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test?A. Lugol's
solutionB. Indigo carmineC. Methylene blueD. Acetic acid - ✔✔Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?A. Ascending aortaB.
Pulmonary veinC. Descending aortaD. Pulmonary artery - ✔✔Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process, but sterility is not guaranteed?A. MechanicalB. BiologicalC. ChemicalD. Bowie-
Dick - ✔✔Chemical
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,Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
- ✔✔It is patient property
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:A. Basins should be separated by a
porous, absorbent towelB. Sponges should be placed in the top basinC. Wrapped
package should be laid flat on the shelf of the sterilizing cartD. Bottom basin should
contain a residual of distilled water - ✔✔Basins should be separated by a porous,
absorbent towel
Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to placement of a prosthesis? - ✔✔Femoral canal
Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?A. CertificationB.
LicensureC. RegistrationD. Accreditation - ✔✔Registration
What drug classification is Demerol? - ✔✔Analgesic
What should be transported to the PACU with a patient who underwent a
thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - ✔✔NaCl
What organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - ✔✔Golgi complex
- ✔✔
Which procedure would utilize the instrument shown above? - ✔✔Hemorrhoidectomy
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, What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent form?
- ✔✔All routine treatments or procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -
✔✔Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endarterectomy?A. Failure of graftB. Pulmonary embolusC. PneumoniaD. Stroke -
✔✔Stroke
- ✔✔
What is the instrument above and which procedure would it be used for? A. D&C B.
TAH C. MMK D. LAVH - ✔✔Ferris-Smith tissue forcepsTAH
When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges? - ✔✔After the final count
What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is
opened and condensation is observed? - ✔✔Don't use, return to Sterile Processing
Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - ✔✔EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient is a result of excess what? - ✔✔Aqueous humor
Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? - ✔✔Left anterior thigh
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What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? -
✔✔Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - ✔✔To avoid
injury to the bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?A.
MetzenbaumB. JorgensonC. IrisD. Potts-Smith - ✔✔Potts-Smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test?A. Lugol's
solutionB. Indigo carmineC. Methylene blueD. Acetic acid - ✔✔Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?A. Ascending aortaB.
Pulmonary veinC. Descending aortaD. Pulmonary artery - ✔✔Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization
process, but sterility is not guaranteed?A. MechanicalB. BiologicalC. ChemicalD. Bowie-
Dick - ✔✔Chemical
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,Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
- ✔✔It is patient property
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:A. Basins should be separated by a
porous, absorbent towelB. Sponges should be placed in the top basinC. Wrapped
package should be laid flat on the shelf of the sterilizing cartD. Bottom basin should
contain a residual of distilled water - ✔✔Basins should be separated by a porous,
absorbent towel
Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior
to placement of a prosthesis? - ✔✔Femoral canal
Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?A. CertificationB.
LicensureC. RegistrationD. Accreditation - ✔✔Registration
What drug classification is Demerol? - ✔✔Analgesic
What should be transported to the PACU with a patient who underwent a
thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - ✔✔NaCl
What organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - ✔✔Golgi complex
- ✔✔
Which procedure would utilize the instrument shown above? - ✔✔Hemorrhoidectomy
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, What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent form?
- ✔✔All routine treatments or procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -
✔✔Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid
endarterectomy?A. Failure of graftB. Pulmonary embolusC. PneumoniaD. Stroke -
✔✔Stroke
- ✔✔
What is the instrument above and which procedure would it be used for? A. D&C B.
TAH C. MMK D. LAVH - ✔✔Ferris-Smith tissue forcepsTAH
When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges? - ✔✔After the final count
What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is
opened and condensation is observed? - ✔✔Don't use, return to Sterile Processing
Department
Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - ✔✔EtO
Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient is a result of excess what? - ✔✔Aqueous humor
Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? - ✔✔Left anterior thigh
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