CST Exam - Sutures and
Staplers QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[LATEST] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
CST Exam - Sutures and
Staplers QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[LATEST] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
- nearly equivalent to PDS in terms of durability, but with increased knot security and easier to
handle
- monofilament
surgical silk sutures - CORRECT ANSWER-- nonabsorbable
- second highest tissue reactivity
- commonly used on the serosa of the GI tract
- must be used dry
- CANNOT be used in the presence of infection
, - multifilament
stainless steel suture - CORRECT ANSWER-- the most inert in tissue
- can be used in the presence of infection
- has the highest tensile strength but the worst handling qualities
- nonabsorbable
- can be monofilament or multifilament
Conventional cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER-has three razor sharp edges; they place a small
cut in the tissue
reverse cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER-opposite cutting edges as a conventional cutting
needle; commonly used for skin
side cutting/spatula - CORRECT ANSWER-use for eye procedures
Tapered needle - CORRECT ANSWER-They do not have a cutting edge and the needle punctures
the tissue; commonly used on the gastrointestinal tract-delicate tissue
Blunt needle - CORRECT ANSWER-It has a round shaft and blunt tip; commonly used on the
kidney and liver-delicate friable tissue
keith needle (straight needle) - CORRECT ANSWER-comes free or swaged on
Continuous/running suture - CORRECT ANSWER-- single strand suture that runs the entire
length of the wound
- the PA or first assist will be following by holding the tension and keeping the suture out of the
surgeons line sight during suturing
Staplers QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[LATEST] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
CST Exam - Sutures and
Staplers QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[LATEST] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
- nearly equivalent to PDS in terms of durability, but with increased knot security and easier to
handle
- monofilament
surgical silk sutures - CORRECT ANSWER-- nonabsorbable
- second highest tissue reactivity
- commonly used on the serosa of the GI tract
- must be used dry
- CANNOT be used in the presence of infection
, - multifilament
stainless steel suture - CORRECT ANSWER-- the most inert in tissue
- can be used in the presence of infection
- has the highest tensile strength but the worst handling qualities
- nonabsorbable
- can be monofilament or multifilament
Conventional cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER-has three razor sharp edges; they place a small
cut in the tissue
reverse cutting needle - CORRECT ANSWER-opposite cutting edges as a conventional cutting
needle; commonly used for skin
side cutting/spatula - CORRECT ANSWER-use for eye procedures
Tapered needle - CORRECT ANSWER-They do not have a cutting edge and the needle punctures
the tissue; commonly used on the gastrointestinal tract-delicate tissue
Blunt needle - CORRECT ANSWER-It has a round shaft and blunt tip; commonly used on the
kidney and liver-delicate friable tissue
keith needle (straight needle) - CORRECT ANSWER-comes free or swaged on
Continuous/running suture - CORRECT ANSWER-- single strand suture that runs the entire
length of the wound
- the PA or first assist will be following by holding the tension and keeping the suture out of the
surgeons line sight during suturing
