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1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical
technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lighting - answer-A. Management of specimens
2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for
transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician. - answer-C. Surgical technologist
26. Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthroplasty?
A. fibula
B. acetabulum
,C. iliac crest
D. tibia - answer-B. acetabulum
27. An organization that regulates the production of biological sterilization test
packs in-house is
A. CDC.
B. ANSI.
C. AAMI.
D. SDS. - answer-C. AAMI
28. Rod-shaped bacteria are called
A. bacilli.
B. cocci.
C. vibrio.
D. spirals. - answer-A. bacilli
29. A type of passive transport when salt crystals dissolve in water is known as
A. phagocytosis.
B. endocytosis.
C. osmosis.
D. diffusion. - answer-D. diffusion
,30. Utilization of lasers in the operating room requires the use of
A. a HEPA filter mask.
B. a lead apron.
C. double gloves.
D. eye protection. - answer-D. eye protection
3. The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal. - answer-C. Midline
4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow
into the third ventricle through the foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
, D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle. - answer-C. Sylvius into the fourth
ventricle
5. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist
should prepare specimens using which of the following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat. -
answer-C. Place in separate containers and identify
6. A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label
these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine -
answer-D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for
excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed
for this case?
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1. Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical
technologist?
A. management of specimens
B. management of sponges
C. maintaining an orderly setup
D. ensuring adequate lighting - answer-A. Management of specimens
2. During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for
transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the
A. housekeeping staff.
B. anesthesia technician.
C. surgical technologist.
D. central processing technician. - answer-C. Surgical technologist
26. Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthroplasty?
A. fibula
B. acetabulum
,C. iliac crest
D. tibia - answer-B. acetabulum
27. An organization that regulates the production of biological sterilization test
packs in-house is
A. CDC.
B. ANSI.
C. AAMI.
D. SDS. - answer-C. AAMI
28. Rod-shaped bacteria are called
A. bacilli.
B. cocci.
C. vibrio.
D. spirals. - answer-A. bacilli
29. A type of passive transport when salt crystals dissolve in water is known as
A. phagocytosis.
B. endocytosis.
C. osmosis.
D. diffusion. - answer-D. diffusion
,30. Utilization of lasers in the operating room requires the use of
A. a HEPA filter mask.
B. a lead apron.
C. double gloves.
D. eye protection. - answer-D. eye protection
3. The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I
procedure is
A. McBurney's.
B. Pfannenstiel.
C. midline.
D. subcostal. - answer-C. Midline
4. CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow
into the third ventricle through the foramen of
A. Magendie into the fourth ventricle.
B. Monro into the fourth ventricle.
C. Sylvius into the fourth ventricle.
, D. Luschka into the fourth ventricle. - answer-C. Sylvius into the fourth
ventricle
5. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist
should prepare specimens using which of the following methods?
A. Place on a Raytec to be handed off to the circulator.
B. Separate on Telfa and pass to the circulator.
C. Place in separate containers and identify.
D. Place in specimen container held by the circulator using a hemostat. -
answer-C. Place in separate containers and identify
6. A surgical technologist received the following medications onto the sterile
field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine with
epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label
these medications?
A. saline + bacitracin and .25 Marcaine + epinephrine
B. NACL + 1 gm baci and 0.25 marc w/epi
C. saline + baci and 0.25% marc with epi
D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine -
answer-D. 0.9% saline + 1 gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine
7. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for
excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed
for this case?
