CST - NBSTSA app exams questions and answers updated 2026

CST - NBSTSA app exams questions
and answers updated 2026
TympanosplastyA-
AAnswerASurgicalAoperationAperformedAforAtheAreconstructionAofAtheAeardrumA(tympanicAme
mbrane)Aand/orAsmallAbonesAofAtheAmiddleAearA(ossicles)


AfterAgowningAandAgloving,AaAsurgeonAactivatesAtheADuraprepAapplicatorAandAproceedsAtoApr
epAtheApatientAforAsurgery.AWhatAisAtheAbestAactionAtoAtakeAatAthisAtime?A-
AAnswerARegownAandAregloveAtheAsurgeon



WhatApositionAisAusedAforAaApneumonectomy?A-AAnswerALateral


WhatAisAtheAkraskeAposition?A-
AAnswerAAnatomicalApositionAinAwhichAtheApatientAisAprone,AwithAhipsAflexedAandAelevated
,AheadAandAfeetAdown.


WhichApositionAisAcorrectAforAaAdilationAandAcurettage?A-AAnswerALithotomy


WhenAaAherniaAisAstrangulated,AwhichAinstrumentAsetAisAaddedAtoAtheAgeneralAabdominalAse
t-up?A-AAnswerAGastrointestinal


WhatAisAaAfenestratedAdrape?A-
AAnswerAAAdrapeAwithAanAopeningAthatAallowsAexposureAofAtheAoperativeAsite



SterileAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAforAaAcaseAhaveAbeenAopenedAinAORAone.AAAsurgicalAtechno
logistAwasAjustAinformedAthatAtheAcaseAhasAbeenAmovedAtoAORAtwoAandAtheAnextAcaseAinAO
RAoneAisAscheduledAinAtwoAhours.AWhatAisAtheAbestAcourseAofAaction?A-
AAnswerANewAsterileAsuppliesAandAinstrumentsAshouldAbeAobtainedAforAORAtwoAandAtheAse
tupAinAORAoneAshouldAbeAdisposedAof


WhatAisAtheAfirstAstepAinAapplyingAtheApneumaticAtourniquetAnecessaryAinAcreatingAaAbloodle
ssAfield?A-AAnswerAPaddingAtheAareaAwhereAtheAtourniquetAisAtoAbeAwrappedAwithAWebril


ForAaAsplenectomyAprocedure,AwhichAclampAshouldAbeAused?A-AAnswerASatinsky

,SurgicalAloupesAareAusedAto:A-AAnswerAMagnifyAtheAsurgicalAfield


WhichApositionAisAtheApatientAplacedAinAforAaArightAnephrectomy?A-
AAnswerALeftAlateralAkidney



OnceAaAsurgicalAtechnologistAdonsAaAgown,AtheAcuffsAonAtheAgownAareAconsideredAunsterileA
becauseAtheyAare:A-AAnswerAAbsorbantAandAcollectAmoisture


InstrumentsAthatAcomeAinAcontactAwithAtheAappendicealAstumpAduringAanAappendectomyAshou
ldAbe:A-AAnswerAPlacedAinAaAseparateAbin


WhichAinstrumentAisAusedAtoAcross-clampAtheAintestineAduringAaAbowelAresection?A-
AAnswerAAllen



TheAprimaryApurposeAofAchestAtubesAisAto:A-AAnswerARe-establishAtheAnegativeApressure


TractionAsuturesAareAusedAonAcommonAductAexplorationsAto:A-AAnswerAHoldAtheAductAopen


TheAappendicealAstump,AwhenAinverted,AisAheldAinAplaceAbyAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAof
Asuture?A-AAnswerAPurse-string



WhichAcatheterAisAmostAcommonlyAusedAtoAperformAanAembolectomy?A-AAnswerAFogarty


AAresectoscopeAisAusedAinAwhatAprostaticAapproach?A-AAnswerATransurethral


WhichAretractorAisApreferredAforAaAgroinAincision?A-AAnswerAWeitlaner


WhatAtypeAofAdressingAisAappliedAasAaAnonadherentAdressing?A-AAnswerAAdaptic


DuringAanAexcisionalAbiopsyAofAsentinelAnodes,AtheAsurgicalAtechnologistAshouldAprepareAspec
imensAusingAwhichAmethod?A-AAnswerAPlacedAinAseparateAcontainersAandAidentify

, ImmediatelyAbeforeAaAhemorrhoidectomy,AwhichAprocedureAmightAbeAperformedAonAtheApatie
ntAinAtheAoperatingAroom?A-AAnswerASigmoidectomy


WhenAaAbreakAinAantisecpticAtechniqueAoccurs,AtheAsurgicalAtechnologistAinAtheAscrubAroleAsh
ouldAfirstAnotifyAthe:A-AAnswerAContaminatingAteamAmember


SpongesAthatAhaveAbeenAaddedAtoAtheAsterileAfieldAafterAaAprocedureAhasAbegunAshouldAbeA
countedAbyAthe:A-AAnswerASurgicalAtechnologistAinAtheAscrubAroleAandAtheAcirculator


WhatAisAaAprocedureAforAremovingAexcessAskinAfromAtheAfaceAandAneck?A-
AAnswerARhytidectomy



WhichArongeurAisAusedAtoAexpandAtheAantrostomyAinAaACaldwell-LucAprocedure?A-
AAnswerAKerrison



WhichAprocedureAisAusedAtoAvisualizeAtheAcystic,Ahepatic,AandAcommonAducts?A-
AAnswerACholangiography



OnceAtheAspinousAprocessAisAexposedAduringAaAlaminectomy,AtheAnextAinstrumentAneededAfor
AtheAremovalAofAtheAlaminaAisAa:A-AAnswerAKerrisonArongeur



WhatAshouldAtheAsurgicalAtechnologistAinAtheAscrubAroleAdoAduringAaAcardiacAemergency?A-
AAnswerARemainAsterileAandAkeepAtheAtableAsterile



WhatAisAusedAtoAstabilizeAaAfracturedAfinger?A-AAnswerAKirschnerAwires


DuringAtheAapplicationAofAarchAbars,AtheAsurgeonAwillAmostAlikelyAuseAwhatAbetweenAtheAte
ethAandAaroundAtheAbar?A-AAnswerA25-gaugeAorA26-gaugeAstainlessAsteelAwire


WhichAsolutionAisAusedAtoAidentifyAdiseasedAareasAforAaAcoldAconizationAofAtheAcervix?A-
AAnswerALugol's



WhenAusingApowerAsawsAonAbone,AwhatAactionAbestAhelpsApreventAboneAdamage?A-
AAnswerAIrrigation