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CST Practice Exam B and A guide with questions and answers

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21 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

CUTENURSE1

CST Practice Exam B and A

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21 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Stuviaboost

CST Practice Exam B and A

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22 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Stuviaboost

A Bowie-Dick test is run in a sterilizer resulting in a non-uniform color change of the heat-sensitive ink. Which of the following does this indicate? - Air was not completely evacuated from the chamber. A cardiac arrest occurs during a procedure. After the emergency response team arrives, the surgical technologist should - protect the sterile field from contamination A circulator left the patient unattended on the operating room table while she went to the lounge to get the surgeon and ane...

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

martinndungu1986

A common fear of pediatric patients that the surgical technologist must address is - Separation anxiety A critical component of a disaster plan that impacts the operating room is the - Receiving area and triage of patients A degnerative joint disease - Osteroarthritis A drug used to treat bradycardia in combination with hypotension is - Atropine A hernia that presents through Hesselbach's triangle is a/an - Direct A left subcostal incision would be used to expose the - Spleen A mechanic...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

martinndungu1986

dAST Surgical Technologist CST Practice

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63 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

youngray

1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures? A. Raney b.Filshie c. Hemoclip d. Backhaus - A. Raney The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is: a. Cryosurgery b. Electrocautery c. Diathermy d. harmonic scalpel - A. Cryosurgery In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement except? a. Myocardial ischemia b. Left ventricle hypertrophy c. Palpitations d. Angina - C. Palp...

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61 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

Nechemia17

A. Brown-Adson - Answer- Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps? A. Brown-Adson B. Pean C. Allis D. Schnidt D. Angioscope - Answer- Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels? A. Ventriculoscope B. Bronchoscope C. Mediastinoscope D. Angioscope B. Resident - Answer- The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to an irreducible minimum? A. Parasitic B. Resident C. Transient D. Enteric A. Stamey - Answer- Whic...

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21 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA

V - Answer- Which cranial nerve is affected by trigeminal neuralgia? - I - V - VI - VII Mineral oil - Answer- What is used to lubricate the donor site & reduce friction from the dermatome? - Bacitracin ointment - Iodophor solution - Peteolatum gel - Mineral oil Donor site first - Answer- Which of the following is an example of proper sterile technique when performing the prep for a split-thickness skin graft? - Donor site first - Recipient site first - Donor site only - R...

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30 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA

Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes? - Answer- 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? - Answer- 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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23 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA

Sterile tables are considered sterile? - Answer- only at table height what is the largest muscle group of the back? - Answer- erector spinae what is the process in which instruments are cleaned and processed through chemical or mechanical means to make them safe for handling? - Answer- decontamination which of the following tasks is performed during the post-operative phase of surgical case management? - Answer- perform a hand wash which of the following medications increase IOP and ...

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11 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA

Which of the following is considered the most important skill for a surgical technologist? - Management of specimen - Management is sponges - Maintaining an orderly set up - Ensuring adequate lighting - Answer- Management of specimen The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is - McBurney's - Pfannenstiel - Midline - Subcostal - Answer- Midline During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soi...

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47 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA

During general anesthesia the patient is - Answer- unconscious the roof of the mouth is called the - Answer- palate a patient with a white blood cell count of 13,000/mm would indicate - Answer- infection which of the following actions should be taken when the surgeon has repeatedly requested a higher current for the electrosurgical unit? - Answer- inspect the dispersive electrode thrombin loses potency after____hours - Answer- 3 a mechanical method of hemostasis used during orthop...

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15 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

GEEKA