AST Practice test exam Questions with complete solutions
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80. The outer layer of the intestine is the what?
A. Mucosa
B. Serosa
C. Muscularis
D. Submucosa - correct answer Serosa
81. Which of the following solutions should be used to prep the donor site for
a split-thickness skin graft?
A. Iodophor
B. Avagard
C. Chloridine
D. Merthiolate - correct answer C. Chloridine
82. What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure?
A. Transverse
B. Extremity
C. Aperture
D. Perineal - correct answer A. Transverse
83. Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine
position?
A. Below the knees
B. Across the waist
C. Over the thighs
D. Across the abdomen - correct answer C. Over the thighs
,84. What surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which
the urethral meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis?
A. Hypospadias repair
B. Epispadias repair
C. Meatotomy
D. Ureteroneocystostomy - correct answer Epispadias repair
85. Which thermal method of hemostasis utilizes intense, focused light?
A. Laser
B. Bipolar
C. Harmonic
D. Monopolar - correct answer Laser
86. What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?
A. Hypotenstion
B. Hypertension
C. Meningioma
D. Meningitis - correct answer Hypertension
87. The larynx is located between what?
A. Pharynx and trachea
B. Nasal cavity and pharynx
C. Trachea and bronchi
D. Nasal and oral cavities - correct answer Pharynx and trachea
,88. The most common cause of retinal detachment is what?
A. Aging
B. Trauma
C. Glaucoma
D. Inflammation - correct answer Trauma
89. What postoperative complication is associated with total hip arthroplasty?
A. Compartment syndrome
B. Upper extremity weakness
C. Urinary incontinence
D. Pulmonary embolism - correct answer Pulmonary embolism
90. Which of the following is a type of passive drain?
A. Penrose
B. Hemovac
C. Plear-evac
D. Jackson-Pratt - correct answer A. Penrose
91. The vocal cords are located in the:
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Trachea
D. Bronchus - correct answer Larynx
92. What type of acquired immunity is a vaccination?
A. Artificial passive
, B. Artificial active
C. Natural passive
D. Natural active - correct answer Artificial active
93. When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?
A. Bier block
B. Epidural injection
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Endotracheal extubation - correct answer Endotracheal intubation
94. Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the
cornea?
A. Trephine
B. Westcott
C. Oculotome
D. Phacoemulsifier - correct answer Trephine
95. What is the required minimum number of individuals to transfer an
incapacitated patient from the OR table to the stretcher?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6 - correct answer 4
96. Which of the following regulations states that blood and body fluids should
be considered infectious?
A. Body Substance Isolation Rules
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80. The outer layer of the intestine is the what?
A. Mucosa
B. Serosa
C. Muscularis
D. Submucosa - correct answer Serosa
81. Which of the following solutions should be used to prep the donor site for
a split-thickness skin graft?
A. Iodophor
B. Avagard
C. Chloridine
D. Merthiolate - correct answer C. Chloridine
82. What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure?
A. Transverse
B. Extremity
C. Aperture
D. Perineal - correct answer A. Transverse
83. Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine
position?
A. Below the knees
B. Across the waist
C. Over the thighs
D. Across the abdomen - correct answer C. Over the thighs
,84. What surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which
the urethral meatus is situated on the superior aspect of the penis?
A. Hypospadias repair
B. Epispadias repair
C. Meatotomy
D. Ureteroneocystostomy - correct answer Epispadias repair
85. Which thermal method of hemostasis utilizes intense, focused light?
A. Laser
B. Bipolar
C. Harmonic
D. Monopolar - correct answer Laser
86. What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?
A. Hypotenstion
B. Hypertension
C. Meningioma
D. Meningitis - correct answer Hypertension
87. The larynx is located between what?
A. Pharynx and trachea
B. Nasal cavity and pharynx
C. Trachea and bronchi
D. Nasal and oral cavities - correct answer Pharynx and trachea
,88. The most common cause of retinal detachment is what?
A. Aging
B. Trauma
C. Glaucoma
D. Inflammation - correct answer Trauma
89. What postoperative complication is associated with total hip arthroplasty?
A. Compartment syndrome
B. Upper extremity weakness
C. Urinary incontinence
D. Pulmonary embolism - correct answer Pulmonary embolism
90. Which of the following is a type of passive drain?
A. Penrose
B. Hemovac
C. Plear-evac
D. Jackson-Pratt - correct answer A. Penrose
91. The vocal cords are located in the:
A. Pharynx
B. Larynx
C. Trachea
D. Bronchus - correct answer Larynx
92. What type of acquired immunity is a vaccination?
A. Artificial passive
, B. Artificial active
C. Natural passive
D. Natural active - correct answer Artificial active
93. When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?
A. Bier block
B. Epidural injection
C. Endotracheal intubation
D. Endotracheal extubation - correct answer Endotracheal intubation
94. Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the
cornea?
A. Trephine
B. Westcott
C. Oculotome
D. Phacoemulsifier - correct answer Trephine
95. What is the required minimum number of individuals to transfer an
incapacitated patient from the OR table to the stretcher?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6 - correct answer 4
96. Which of the following regulations states that blood and body fluids should
be considered infectious?
A. Body Substance Isolation Rules
