CST PRACTICE EXAM REVISION PAPER 8. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROVIDED. 2024/2025 STUDY MATERIAL FOR A + GRADE RESULTS

CST PRACTICE EXAM REVISION PAPER 8.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROVIDED.
2024/2025 STUDY MATERIAL FOR A + GRADE
RESULTS

1. During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is
perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which
of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the
NEXT step?
A. Suction the fluid from the abdomen.
B. Continue removing the appendix as planned. C.
Place a Kelly clamp over the perforation.
D. Close the wound and terminate the procedure.: A.
2. A carotid endarterectomy has just been finished and the
dressing is on. The surgical technologist begins removing all
sharps and nondisposables from the drapes before pushing
everything back. According to best practice, which of the
following should be the NEXT step?
A. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and tear it
down.
B. Pull the drapes off and put them on the back table in case
they are needed again.
C. Push the back table, mayo, and basin back and keep sterile
until the patient is transported to PACU.
D. Leave the back table, mayo, and basin close to patient in
case they are needed again.: C.
3. Which of the following should be prepared for a mastoid
dressing?


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,A. several squared gauze sponges
B. rolled gauze and an abdominal pad C.
several fluffed sponges and rolled gauze
D. gauze sponges and a Velcro strap: C.
4. Which of the following is the FIRST step in applying the
pneumatic tourniquet?

A. wrapping the limb sequentially with an Esmarch bandage from
distal to
proximal
B. applying the pneumatic tourniquet to the limb and
immediately inflating it C. prepping the limb with ChloraPrep,
including the determined location of the
tourniquet
D. padding the limb where the tourniquet is to be wrapped
with Webril: D. 5. When performing a dilation and curettage,
which of the following instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
A. Sims
B.
Auv
ard
C.
Schr
oed
er
D.
Boz
em

, CST PRACTICE EXAM REVISION PAPER 8.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROVIDED.
2024/2025 STUDY MATERIAL FOR A + GRADE
RESULTS

an:
C.
6. How many lobes do the right and left lungs have,
respectively?
A. three, two
B. two, three C. three, three
D. two, two: A.
7. When a break in aseptic technique occurs, the surgical
technologist should FIRST notify the
A. circulating nurse.
B. contaminating team member. C. OR supervisor.
D. anesthesia provider.: B.
8. Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused
by an excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
A. hydrocephalus
B. encephalocele C. cranial bifida
D. craniosynostosis: A.
9. If unexpected heavy blood loss occurs during an abdominal
procedure, a surgical technologist should request additional
A. lap
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, s. B.
Raytec
sponge
s.
C. Kitners.
D. cottonoids.: A.
10. Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the
A. diaphysis.
B. medullary canal. C. epiphyseal
plate.
D. articular cartilage.: C.
1 1. In which of the following situations can a DNR order be
continued in an unconscious patient for a surgical procedure?
A. The patient's durable POA requests it be continued.
B. The patient's family requests it be continued.
C. The surgeon requests its be continued.
D. The CRNA requests it be continued.: A.
12. A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right
hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the
reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?

A. to clean out the area of any loose tissue
B. to maintain the core body temperature C. to
eliminate any infectioncausing microbes
D. to aid visual inspection for leakage: D.