CST EXAM REVIEW SPRING 2025 Guide
1. Which of the following grafts is harvested to perform Mammary artery
a coronary artery bypass?
2. The various methods of scrubbing, timed, counted, Diminish resident flora
stroke are all intended to:
3. When performing a total hysterectomy, the following Uterus and cervix
organs are removed:
4. Donning Or attire refers to: Scrubs, cap, booties
5. Cases requiring the surgical team to wear space suits High risk
such as orthopedic surgery are considered to be:
6. Why is post-operative recovery time increased in Retention of anesthetic
obese patients? agent
7. Which of the following pressure ulcer stages repre- Unstageable
sents an ulcer that has a full-thickness defect through
the skin and soft tissues, and is covered by sloughing
or eschar?
8. During and anal fistula or anal fissure repair, what is Probe
the instrument used to measure the dept and direc-
tion of the sinus or fistula?
9. Which of the following correctly states why Hemostasis
a three-way Foley catheter is inserted after
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)?
10. During any surgical procedure, instruments need to box lock
always be handed to the surgical team in a position
of use. When passing instruments with rings, they
should be passed by holding them by the:
, CST EXAM REVIEW SPRING 2025 Guide
11. A TRAM flap is performed together with: Mastectomy
12. After gowning and gloving the surgeon, the surgeon The surgeon should be
activates a Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep re-gowned and re-gloved
the patient. Upon completion of the prep, what should
the surgical technologist initiate next?
13. While preparing for a laser procedure, the surgical Black chromium instru-
technologist gather laser specific equipment inclusive ments
of:
14. Intraoperatively a patient always loses heat into the Radiation
environment. This loss is referred to as:
15. The Patient's Bill of Rights clearly defines patients as the customer
being:
16. During a femoropopliteal bypass, which of the follow- Beckman
ing retractors is used to provide better exposure of the
vessels?
17. Use of PMMA (bone cement) during hip arthroplasty Cardiac arrhythmia
is associated with which of the following?
18. Diagnosing coronary artery disease is accomplished Cardiac catheterization
by performing a/an:
19. To treat stomach cancer the following surgical proce- Billroth II
dure is performed to remove the distal portion of the
stomach and connect it to the jejunum:
20. What is the indication for the insertion of a ventricular Too much CSF in the ven-
peritoneal shunt? tricles (hydrocephalus)
1. Which of the following grafts is harvested to perform Mammary artery
a coronary artery bypass?
2. The various methods of scrubbing, timed, counted, Diminish resident flora
stroke are all intended to:
3. When performing a total hysterectomy, the following Uterus and cervix
organs are removed:
4. Donning Or attire refers to: Scrubs, cap, booties
5. Cases requiring the surgical team to wear space suits High risk
such as orthopedic surgery are considered to be:
6. Why is post-operative recovery time increased in Retention of anesthetic
obese patients? agent
7. Which of the following pressure ulcer stages repre- Unstageable
sents an ulcer that has a full-thickness defect through
the skin and soft tissues, and is covered by sloughing
or eschar?
8. During and anal fistula or anal fissure repair, what is Probe
the instrument used to measure the dept and direc-
tion of the sinus or fistula?
9. Which of the following correctly states why Hemostasis
a three-way Foley catheter is inserted after
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)?
10. During any surgical procedure, instruments need to box lock
always be handed to the surgical team in a position
of use. When passing instruments with rings, they
should be passed by holding them by the:
, CST EXAM REVIEW SPRING 2025 Guide
11. A TRAM flap is performed together with: Mastectomy
12. After gowning and gloving the surgeon, the surgeon The surgeon should be
activates a Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep re-gowned and re-gloved
the patient. Upon completion of the prep, what should
the surgical technologist initiate next?
13. While preparing for a laser procedure, the surgical Black chromium instru-
technologist gather laser specific equipment inclusive ments
of:
14. Intraoperatively a patient always loses heat into the Radiation
environment. This loss is referred to as:
15. The Patient's Bill of Rights clearly defines patients as the customer
being:
16. During a femoropopliteal bypass, which of the follow- Beckman
ing retractors is used to provide better exposure of the
vessels?
17. Use of PMMA (bone cement) during hip arthroplasty Cardiac arrhythmia
is associated with which of the following?
18. Diagnosing coronary artery disease is accomplished Cardiac catheterization
by performing a/an:
19. To treat stomach cancer the following surgical proce- Billroth II
dure is performed to remove the distal portion of the
stomach and connect it to the jejunum:
20. What is the indication for the insertion of a ventricular Too much CSF in the ven-
peritoneal shunt? tricles (hydrocephalus)
