AST Problem set Exam Questions with all answers Correctly
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1. What is the purpose of the third lumen in a three-way indwelling foley
catheter?
a. Obtain urine specimen
b. Instill irrigation fluids
c. Provide hemostasis
d. Prevent urine reflux - correct answer b. Instill irrigation fluids
2. Which of the following enlarges and illuminates the surgical field during
cataract procedures?
a. Fluorescent overheadt lights
b. Fiberoptic headlamps
c. Operating microscope
d. Surgical loupes - correct answer c. Operating microscope
3. Small radiopaque surgical patties used during cranial procedures are:
a. Ratecs
b. Kitners
c. Pledgets
d. Cottonoid - correct answer d. Cottonoid
4. Which of the following hemostatic agents must be applied dry and only
handled with dry gloves and instruments?
a. Oxycel
b. Avitene
,c. Gelfoam
d. Thrombin - correct answer b. Avitene
5. Which surgical specialty would utilize a phacoemulsification machine?
a. Neurosurgery
b. Maxillofacial
c. Opthalmology
d. Otorhinolaryngology - correct answer c. Opthalmology
6. Which of the following lasers would be contraindicated for us in the
posterior chamber of the eye?
a. Argon
b. Excimer
c. Ho:YAG
d. Carbon Dioxide - correct answer d. Carbon Dioxide
7. In which structure of the heart are the leads for a permanent pacemaker
placed?
a. Right ventricle
b. Left ventricle
c. Septum
d. Aorta - correct answer a. Right ventricle
8. For which of the following diagnoses would a patient require
pancreaticojeunostomy?
a. Gastroschisis
b. Morbid obesity
,c. Neonatal jaundice
d. Alcoholic pancreatitis - correct answer d. Alcoholic pancreatitis
9. In which procedure would a bookwalter retractor be used?
a. Cystectomy
b. Nephrectomy
c. Retropubic prostatectomy
d. Transurethral prostatectomy - correct answer c. Retropubic
prostatectomy
10. Which cranial nerve is severed as a last resort treatment of meniere's
disease?
a. VII
b. VIII
c. IX
d. X - correct answer b. VIII
11. Brachytherapy is performed to treat
a. Uterine prolapse
b. Endometriosis
c. Cervical cancer
d. Menorrhagia - correct answer c. Cervical cancer
12. Which procedure is performed to improve the vision of patients with
myopia?
a. Radial keratotomy
b. Scleral buckling
, c. Keratoplasty
d. Citrectomy - correct answer a. Radial keratotomy
13. The facial fracture that involves the complete separation of the maxilla
from the cranial base is a/an:
a. Orbital floor
b. Zygomatic
c. LeFort I
d. Fraontal sinus - correct answer c. LeFort I
14. Where is the incision for a caldwell-luc procedure made?
a. Canine fossa
b. Frontal sinus
c. Eyebrow
d. Tear duct - correct answer a. Canine fossa
15. The device used for real-time intraoperative assessment of blood flow is
a/an:
a. Caliper
b. Doppler
c. Pacemaker
d. Manometer - correct answer b. Doppler
17. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food is:
a. Anabolism
b. Catabolism
c. Metabolism
provided Latest 2025/2026
1. What is the purpose of the third lumen in a three-way indwelling foley
catheter?
a. Obtain urine specimen
b. Instill irrigation fluids
c. Provide hemostasis
d. Prevent urine reflux - correct answer b. Instill irrigation fluids
2. Which of the following enlarges and illuminates the surgical field during
cataract procedures?
a. Fluorescent overheadt lights
b. Fiberoptic headlamps
c. Operating microscope
d. Surgical loupes - correct answer c. Operating microscope
3. Small radiopaque surgical patties used during cranial procedures are:
a. Ratecs
b. Kitners
c. Pledgets
d. Cottonoid - correct answer d. Cottonoid
4. Which of the following hemostatic agents must be applied dry and only
handled with dry gloves and instruments?
a. Oxycel
b. Avitene
,c. Gelfoam
d. Thrombin - correct answer b. Avitene
5. Which surgical specialty would utilize a phacoemulsification machine?
a. Neurosurgery
b. Maxillofacial
c. Opthalmology
d. Otorhinolaryngology - correct answer c. Opthalmology
6. Which of the following lasers would be contraindicated for us in the
posterior chamber of the eye?
a. Argon
b. Excimer
c. Ho:YAG
d. Carbon Dioxide - correct answer d. Carbon Dioxide
7. In which structure of the heart are the leads for a permanent pacemaker
placed?
a. Right ventricle
b. Left ventricle
c. Septum
d. Aorta - correct answer a. Right ventricle
8. For which of the following diagnoses would a patient require
pancreaticojeunostomy?
a. Gastroschisis
b. Morbid obesity
,c. Neonatal jaundice
d. Alcoholic pancreatitis - correct answer d. Alcoholic pancreatitis
9. In which procedure would a bookwalter retractor be used?
a. Cystectomy
b. Nephrectomy
c. Retropubic prostatectomy
d. Transurethral prostatectomy - correct answer c. Retropubic
prostatectomy
10. Which cranial nerve is severed as a last resort treatment of meniere's
disease?
a. VII
b. VIII
c. IX
d. X - correct answer b. VIII
11. Brachytherapy is performed to treat
a. Uterine prolapse
b. Endometriosis
c. Cervical cancer
d. Menorrhagia - correct answer c. Cervical cancer
12. Which procedure is performed to improve the vision of patients with
myopia?
a. Radial keratotomy
b. Scleral buckling
, c. Keratoplasty
d. Citrectomy - correct answer a. Radial keratotomy
13. The facial fracture that involves the complete separation of the maxilla
from the cranial base is a/an:
a. Orbital floor
b. Zygomatic
c. LeFort I
d. Fraontal sinus - correct answer c. LeFort I
14. Where is the incision for a caldwell-luc procedure made?
a. Canine fossa
b. Frontal sinus
c. Eyebrow
d. Tear duct - correct answer a. Canine fossa
15. The device used for real-time intraoperative assessment of blood flow is
a/an:
a. Caliper
b. Doppler
c. Pacemaker
d. Manometer - correct answer b. Doppler
17. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food is:
a. Anabolism
b. Catabolism
c. Metabolism
