QUICK CST - NBSTSA Exam Questions
and Answers.
Tympanosplasty -
\Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic
membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? -
\Lateral
What is the kraske position? -
\Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head
and feet down.
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal
set-up? -
\Gastrointestinal
For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? -
\Satinsky
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: -
\Re-establish the negative pressure
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types
of suture? -
\Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? -
\Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? -
\Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? -
\Weitlaner
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare
specimens using which method? -
\Placed in separate containers and identify
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? -
\Kerrison
,Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument
needed for the removal of the lamina is a: -
\Kerrison rongeur
Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold conization of the cervix? -
\Lugol's
A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to: -
\Drain the stomach
Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc? -
\Mediastinoscopy
Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the peritoneum. Which
layer will be sutured next? -
\Fascia
A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight patient. Which
closing supplies should the surgical technologist have ready for closing the fascial
layer? -
\2-0 suture and toothed tissue forceps
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical
technologist will prepare suture attached to which of the following type of needles? -
\Blunt
A Stamey needle is used for which type of surgery? -
\Bladder suspension
What advantage do hand-held retractors have over self-retaining retractors? -
\Dynamic adjustability
What is the unexpected occurrence that involves physiologic or psychologic injury or
death? -
\Sentinel event
What is necessary for ethylene oxide sterilization to occur? -
\Humidity
The destruction of organisms in an autoclave is accomplished by the: -
\Coagulation of cell protein
Which layer is transected when a subcostal flank incision is used from a nephrectomy? -
\Oblique muscles
Where is the gastrocnemius muscle located? -
, \Calf
What is the most serious complication of a strangulated hernia? -
\Necrosis
During a herniaorraphy, the abdominal area that is bound by the rectus abdominis
muscle, the inguinal ligament, and the inferior epigastric vessels is the: -
\Hesselbach triangle
Scoliosis is most commonly found in which curve of the vertebral column? -
\Thoracic
Which surgical procedure may be used to remove a carcinoma from the head of the
pancreas? -
\Whipple
A scleral buckle procedure repairs: -
\Detached retinas
Which procedure treats a congenital obstructed lesion found at the distal end of an
infant's stomach? -
\Pyloromyotomy
What is the surgical correction of a Colles' fracture? -
\The distal radius is fractured and the periosteum will be closed with absorbable sutures
What surgery is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? -
\Appendectomy
Which structure is behind and below the base of the penis? -
\Scrotum
When performing a right hemicolectomy, the surgeon will most likely remove portions of
what? -
\Ascending and transverse colon
What destroys bacterial spores? -
\Sterilant
Which wound class is assigned to a bowel case in which the resident perforated during
the procedure? -
\III
Which anticoagulant should be given during a vascular procedure to prevent normal
blood clotting? -
\Heparin sodium
and Answers.
Tympanosplasty -
\Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic
membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
What position is used for a pneumonectomy? -
\Lateral
What is the kraske position? -
\Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head
and feet down.
When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal
set-up? -
\Gastrointestinal
For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? -
\Satinsky
The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: -
\Re-establish the negative pressure
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types
of suture? -
\Purse-string
Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? -
\Fogarty
A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? -
\Transurethral
Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? -
\Weitlaner
During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare
specimens using which method? -
\Placed in separate containers and identify
Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? -
\Kerrison
,Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument
needed for the removal of the lamina is a: -
\Kerrison rongeur
Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold conization of the cervix? -
\Lugol's
A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to: -
\Drain the stomach
Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc? -
\Mediastinoscopy
Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the peritoneum. Which
layer will be sutured next? -
\Fascia
A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight patient. Which
closing supplies should the surgical technologist have ready for closing the fascial
layer? -
\2-0 suture and toothed tissue forceps
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical
technologist will prepare suture attached to which of the following type of needles? -
\Blunt
A Stamey needle is used for which type of surgery? -
\Bladder suspension
What advantage do hand-held retractors have over self-retaining retractors? -
\Dynamic adjustability
What is the unexpected occurrence that involves physiologic or psychologic injury or
death? -
\Sentinel event
What is necessary for ethylene oxide sterilization to occur? -
\Humidity
The destruction of organisms in an autoclave is accomplished by the: -
\Coagulation of cell protein
Which layer is transected when a subcostal flank incision is used from a nephrectomy? -
\Oblique muscles
Where is the gastrocnemius muscle located? -
, \Calf
What is the most serious complication of a strangulated hernia? -
\Necrosis
During a herniaorraphy, the abdominal area that is bound by the rectus abdominis
muscle, the inguinal ligament, and the inferior epigastric vessels is the: -
\Hesselbach triangle
Scoliosis is most commonly found in which curve of the vertebral column? -
\Thoracic
Which surgical procedure may be used to remove a carcinoma from the head of the
pancreas? -
\Whipple
A scleral buckle procedure repairs: -
\Detached retinas
Which procedure treats a congenital obstructed lesion found at the distal end of an
infant's stomach? -
\Pyloromyotomy
What is the surgical correction of a Colles' fracture? -
\The distal radius is fractured and the periosteum will be closed with absorbable sutures
What surgery is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? -
\Appendectomy
Which structure is behind and below the base of the penis? -
\Scrotum
When performing a right hemicolectomy, the surgeon will most likely remove portions of
what? -
\Ascending and transverse colon
What destroys bacterial spores? -
\Sterilant
Which wound class is assigned to a bowel case in which the resident perforated during
the procedure? -
\III
Which anticoagulant should be given during a vascular procedure to prevent normal
blood clotting? -
\Heparin sodium
