AST PRACTICE TEST B EXAM (ACTUAL
EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following classifications of disinfection is used
to kill all bacteria, viruses, and fungi?
a. standard
b. intermediate-level
c. high-level
d. antiseptic - ANSWERS-c. high-level
Which of the following is true regarding Avitene?
a. it must be reconstituted with saline before use
,b. it is a form of mechanical hemostatic used on bone
c. it is a gelatin sponge commonly soaked in thrombin
d. it is a collagen powder that must be kept dry - ANSWERS-
d. it is a collagen powder that must be kept dry
During general anesthesia, which of the following
complications of vomiting is considered the MOST
dangerous?
a. dehiscence
b. aspiration
c. dehydration
d. evisceration - ANSWERS-b. aspiration
Which of the following types of hernias require urgent
surgical treatment?
a. reducible
b. strangulated
c. incisional
d. inguinal - ANSWERS-b. strangulated
,Which of the following is the receiving nerve end of all
transmission?
a. cell body
b. dendrite
c. axon
d. trigger zone - ANSWERS-b. dendrite
Which of the following instruments must be readily
available for a modified radical mastectomy?
a. stevens scissors
b. jorgenson scissors
c. extra #11 blades
d. extra #10 blades - ANSWERS-d. extra #10 blades
A ST 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 .25 marc with epi
c. saline + baci and .25 marc with epi
d. 0.9% saline + 1 gm baci and .25 marc with epi - ANSWERS-
d. 0.9% saline + 1 gm baci and .25 marc with epi
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?
a. monocryl suture and harmonc scalpel
b. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
c. vicryl ties, pledgets, and alexis
d. nylon suture, raytec, and geralds - ANSWERS-b. laps, silk
ties, and hemoclips
If there is any question related to handling a specific type of
specimen, which of the following departments should be
consulted?
a. histology
b. laboratory
c. pathology
EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following classifications of disinfection is used
to kill all bacteria, viruses, and fungi?
a. standard
b. intermediate-level
c. high-level
d. antiseptic - ANSWERS-c. high-level
Which of the following is true regarding Avitene?
a. it must be reconstituted with saline before use
,b. it is a form of mechanical hemostatic used on bone
c. it is a gelatin sponge commonly soaked in thrombin
d. it is a collagen powder that must be kept dry - ANSWERS-
d. it is a collagen powder that must be kept dry
During general anesthesia, which of the following
complications of vomiting is considered the MOST
dangerous?
a. dehiscence
b. aspiration
c. dehydration
d. evisceration - ANSWERS-b. aspiration
Which of the following types of hernias require urgent
surgical treatment?
a. reducible
b. strangulated
c. incisional
d. inguinal - ANSWERS-b. strangulated
,Which of the following is the receiving nerve end of all
transmission?
a. cell body
b. dendrite
c. axon
d. trigger zone - ANSWERS-b. dendrite
Which of the following instruments must be readily
available for a modified radical mastectomy?
a. stevens scissors
b. jorgenson scissors
c. extra #11 blades
d. extra #10 blades - ANSWERS-d. extra #10 blades
A ST 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 .25 marc with epi
c. saline + baci and .25 marc with epi
d. 0.9% saline + 1 gm baci and .25 marc with epi - ANSWERS-
d. 0.9% saline + 1 gm baci and .25 marc with epi
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?
a. monocryl suture and harmonc scalpel
b. laps, silk ties, and hemoclips
c. vicryl ties, pledgets, and alexis
d. nylon suture, raytec, and geralds - ANSWERS-b. laps, silk
ties, and hemoclips
If there is any question related to handling a specific type of
specimen, which of the following departments should be
consulted?
a. histology
b. laboratory
c. pathology
