AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice
Exam
1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures?
A. Raney
b.Filshie
c. Hemoclip
d. Backhaus - A. Raney
The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is:
a. Cryosurgery
b. Electrocautery
c. Diathermy
d. harmonic scalpel - A. Cryosurgery
In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement
except?
a. Myocardial ischemia
b. Left ventricle hypertrophy
c. Palpitations
d. Angina - C. Palpitations
In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be located to
sign the surgical consent:
a. Consent is signed by ha hcourt hof hlaw
b. Consent his hsigned hby htwo hconsulting hphysicians
c. No hconsent his hrequired
d. Consent his hsigned hby hthe hsurgeon h- hb. hConsent his hsigned hby htwo hconsulting
hphysicians
Ethylene hOxide h(ETO) hsterilization hdestroys hmicrobes hby hthe hprocess hof:
a. alkylation
b. Osmosis
c. Oxidation
d. Cavitation h- ha. hAlkylation
What his hthe hmost hcommon hcause hof haortic haneurysm?
a. Thrombus
b. Embolus
c. Atherosclerosis
d. Hypotension h- hC. hAtherosclerosis
What his hused hto hdetermine hthe hposition hof hcannulated hscrews hduring hrepair hof ha
hfemoral hneck hfracture?
a. Broach
b. Guide hpins
c. Canal hreamer
d. ruler h- hB. hGuide hpins
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Exam
The hinstruments hshow hbelow hare hused hto hdilate hthe:
a. urethra
b. cervix
c. Coronary hartery
d. Intranasal hantrostomy h- hB. hcervix
Prior hto hbeing hplaced hin hthe hEto hsterilizer, hitems hmust:
a. Not hbe hheat hsensitive
b. Be hlubricated hwith hoil
c. Have hresidual hwater hon htheir hsurface
d. Be hcompletely hdry h- hD. hBe hcompletely hdry
During hgeneral hanesthesia hinduction, hwhich hsense his hthe hlast hto hbe hexperienced hby
hthe hpatient?
a. Touch
b. Taste
c. Hearing
d. Smell h- hC. hHearing
The hpurpose hof hcreating han harteriovenous hfistula his hfor:
a. Lavage
b. Chemotherapy
c. Hemodialysis
d. Hemostasis h- hC. hHemodialysis
What hnerve his hat hgreater hrisk hduring ha hthyriodectomy?
a. Cervical hsympathetic hchain
b. Inferior hlaryngeal
c. Vagus
d. Recurrent hlaryngeal h- hD. hRecurrent hlaryngeal
Which hnerve hcould hbe hcompressed hagainst hthe hhumerus hin hthe hprone hposition?
a. Peroneal
b. Tibial
c. Brachial
d. Radial h- hD. hRadial
What his hthe hsurgical hprocedure hfor hreducing htestosterone hin hprostate hcancer?
a. Vasectomy
b. Varicocelectomy
c. Hydrocelectomy
d. Orchiectomy h- hd. hOrchiectomy
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Exam
What his hthe hname hof hthe hretractor hshown hbelow?
a. Deaver
b. Harrington
c. Kelly
d. Richardson
see hpage h163 hfor hphoto h- hB. hHarrington
If hthe hbroth hin hthe hsteam hsterilization hbiological hindicator his hyellow hafter hincubation,
hwhat haction hto hbe htaken?
a. Indicates hautoclave hchamber hneeds hcleaning
b. Items hmust hbe himmediately hrecalled
c. No haction hnecessary
d. Sterile hitems hshould hbe himmediately hused h- hb. hItems hmust hbe himmediately
hrecalled
A hspecimen hthat his h5 hcentimeters his hequal hto:
a. 4 hinches
b. 2 hinches
c. 3 hinches
d. 5 hinches h- hB. h2 hinches
2.54 hcentimeters his hequal hto h1 hinch; htherefore h5 hcentimeters his habout h2 hinches.
Which hof hthe hfollowing hvessels harises hfrom hthe hright hventricle hof hthe hheart?
a. Descending haorta
b. Ascending haorta
c. Pulmonary hvein
d. Pulmonary hartery h- hd. hPulmonary hartery
The hinstrument hbelow his hused hto:
a. Split hmuscle
b. Resect htendon
c. Extend hincision
d. Cut hbone h- hD. hCut hbone
The hLambotte hosteotome his havailable hin hvarying hwidths hand hlengths hand hhas ha
hsharp hend hmaking hit hideal hfor hcutting hbone.
Which harea his hprepped hfirst hwhen hperforming hthe hskin hprep hfor ha hskin hgrafting
hprocedure?
a. Donor hsite
b. Only hrecipient hsite
c. Both hsites htogether
d. Recipient hsite h- hA. hDonor hsite
Which hof hthe hfollowing hhas hlegal hsignificance hin hthe hmishandling hof ha hbullet?
a. Damage hto htissue hwhile hremoving hspecimen
b. Contaminating hthe hspecimen
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c. Damaging hballistic hmarkings
d. Tearing hsurgical hgloves h- hC. hDamaging hballistic hmarkings
Which hof hthe hfollowing hprocedures hrequires hpreoperative hhigh-level hdisinfection hof
hthe hendoscope?
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Laparoscopy
c. Mediastinoscopy
d. Thoracoscopy h- hA. hBronchoscopy
Which hof hthe hfollowing hmaintains hthe hposition hof hthe huterus?
a. Broad hligament
b. Suspensory hligament
c. Levator hmuscle
d. Pubic hsymphysis h- hA. hBroad hligament
What hdevice hwould hthe hsurgeon huse hto hpreserve hfacial hmotor hand hsensory
hfunctions hduring ha hparotidectomy?
A. Ultrasound htransducer
b. Mass hspectrometer
c. Dopper hprobe
d. Nerve hstimulator h- hD. hNerve hstimulator
if hthe hsurgeon huses ha hknife hblade hto hincise hthe horal hmucosa, hthe hpreferred hblade
his:
a. 20
B. 10
c. h11
d. h12 h- hd. h12
One hoption hfor hthe hcold hdissection hof hthe htonsils his hthe huse hof hthe h#12 hknife hblade
The hgravity hsteam hsterilization hprocess hcan hbe hrendered hineffective hif hthe:
a. Air his hremoved
b. Steam hquality his h97%
c. Temperature his hbelow h250deg
d. Packs hare hloosely harranged hon hcart h- hc. hTemperature his hbelow h250deg
A hsuture hused hto hretract ha hstructure hto hthe hside hof hthe hoperative hfield his ha/an:
a. Retention hsuture
b. Traction hsuture
c. Bolster hsuture
d. Primary hsuture h- hb. hTraction hsuture
What hmust hthe hcirculating hsurgical htechnologist hto hwhen hplacing hthe hpatient hin hthe
hsupine hposition?
Exam
1. Which of the following clips is used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures?
A. Raney
b.Filshie
c. Hemoclip
d. Backhaus - A. Raney
The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is:
a. Cryosurgery
b. Electrocautery
c. Diathermy
d. harmonic scalpel - A. Cryosurgery
In severe aortic stenosis, all of the following are indications of valve replacement
except?
a. Myocardial ischemia
b. Left ventricle hypertrophy
c. Palpitations
d. Angina - C. Palpitations
In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be located to
sign the surgical consent:
a. Consent is signed by ha hcourt hof hlaw
b. Consent his hsigned hby htwo hconsulting hphysicians
c. No hconsent his hrequired
d. Consent his hsigned hby hthe hsurgeon h- hb. hConsent his hsigned hby htwo hconsulting
hphysicians
Ethylene hOxide h(ETO) hsterilization hdestroys hmicrobes hby hthe hprocess hof:
a. alkylation
b. Osmosis
c. Oxidation
d. Cavitation h- ha. hAlkylation
What his hthe hmost hcommon hcause hof haortic haneurysm?
a. Thrombus
b. Embolus
c. Atherosclerosis
d. Hypotension h- hC. hAtherosclerosis
What his hused hto hdetermine hthe hposition hof hcannulated hscrews hduring hrepair hof ha
hfemoral hneck hfracture?
a. Broach
b. Guide hpins
c. Canal hreamer
d. ruler h- hB. hGuide hpins
,AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice
Exam
The hinstruments hshow hbelow hare hused hto hdilate hthe:
a. urethra
b. cervix
c. Coronary hartery
d. Intranasal hantrostomy h- hB. hcervix
Prior hto hbeing hplaced hin hthe hEto hsterilizer, hitems hmust:
a. Not hbe hheat hsensitive
b. Be hlubricated hwith hoil
c. Have hresidual hwater hon htheir hsurface
d. Be hcompletely hdry h- hD. hBe hcompletely hdry
During hgeneral hanesthesia hinduction, hwhich hsense his hthe hlast hto hbe hexperienced hby
hthe hpatient?
a. Touch
b. Taste
c. Hearing
d. Smell h- hC. hHearing
The hpurpose hof hcreating han harteriovenous hfistula his hfor:
a. Lavage
b. Chemotherapy
c. Hemodialysis
d. Hemostasis h- hC. hHemodialysis
What hnerve his hat hgreater hrisk hduring ha hthyriodectomy?
a. Cervical hsympathetic hchain
b. Inferior hlaryngeal
c. Vagus
d. Recurrent hlaryngeal h- hD. hRecurrent hlaryngeal
Which hnerve hcould hbe hcompressed hagainst hthe hhumerus hin hthe hprone hposition?
a. Peroneal
b. Tibial
c. Brachial
d. Radial h- hD. hRadial
What his hthe hsurgical hprocedure hfor hreducing htestosterone hin hprostate hcancer?
a. Vasectomy
b. Varicocelectomy
c. Hydrocelectomy
d. Orchiectomy h- hd. hOrchiectomy
,AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice
Exam
What his hthe hname hof hthe hretractor hshown hbelow?
a. Deaver
b. Harrington
c. Kelly
d. Richardson
see hpage h163 hfor hphoto h- hB. hHarrington
If hthe hbroth hin hthe hsteam hsterilization hbiological hindicator his hyellow hafter hincubation,
hwhat haction hto hbe htaken?
a. Indicates hautoclave hchamber hneeds hcleaning
b. Items hmust hbe himmediately hrecalled
c. No haction hnecessary
d. Sterile hitems hshould hbe himmediately hused h- hb. hItems hmust hbe himmediately
hrecalled
A hspecimen hthat his h5 hcentimeters his hequal hto:
a. 4 hinches
b. 2 hinches
c. 3 hinches
d. 5 hinches h- hB. h2 hinches
2.54 hcentimeters his hequal hto h1 hinch; htherefore h5 hcentimeters his habout h2 hinches.
Which hof hthe hfollowing hvessels harises hfrom hthe hright hventricle hof hthe hheart?
a. Descending haorta
b. Ascending haorta
c. Pulmonary hvein
d. Pulmonary hartery h- hd. hPulmonary hartery
The hinstrument hbelow his hused hto:
a. Split hmuscle
b. Resect htendon
c. Extend hincision
d. Cut hbone h- hD. hCut hbone
The hLambotte hosteotome his havailable hin hvarying hwidths hand hlengths hand hhas ha
hsharp hend hmaking hit hideal hfor hcutting hbone.
Which harea his hprepped hfirst hwhen hperforming hthe hskin hprep hfor ha hskin hgrafting
hprocedure?
a. Donor hsite
b. Only hrecipient hsite
c. Both hsites htogether
d. Recipient hsite h- hA. hDonor hsite
Which hof hthe hfollowing hhas hlegal hsignificance hin hthe hmishandling hof ha hbullet?
a. Damage hto htissue hwhile hremoving hspecimen
b. Contaminating hthe hspecimen
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c. Damaging hballistic hmarkings
d. Tearing hsurgical hgloves h- hC. hDamaging hballistic hmarkings
Which hof hthe hfollowing hprocedures hrequires hpreoperative hhigh-level hdisinfection hof
hthe hendoscope?
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Laparoscopy
c. Mediastinoscopy
d. Thoracoscopy h- hA. hBronchoscopy
Which hof hthe hfollowing hmaintains hthe hposition hof hthe huterus?
a. Broad hligament
b. Suspensory hligament
c. Levator hmuscle
d. Pubic hsymphysis h- hA. hBroad hligament
What hdevice hwould hthe hsurgeon huse hto hpreserve hfacial hmotor hand hsensory
hfunctions hduring ha hparotidectomy?
A. Ultrasound htransducer
b. Mass hspectrometer
c. Dopper hprobe
d. Nerve hstimulator h- hD. hNerve hstimulator
if hthe hsurgeon huses ha hknife hblade hto hincise hthe horal hmucosa, hthe hpreferred hblade
his:
a. 20
B. 10
c. h11
d. h12 h- hd. h12
One hoption hfor hthe hcold hdissection hof hthe htonsils his hthe huse hof hthe h#12 hknife hblade
The hgravity hsteam hsterilization hprocess hcan hbe hrendered hineffective hif hthe:
a. Air his hremoved
b. Steam hquality his h97%
c. Temperature his hbelow h250deg
d. Packs hare hloosely harranged hon hcart h- hc. hTemperature his hbelow h250deg
A hsuture hused hto hretract ha hstructure hto hthe hside hof hthe hoperative hfield his ha/an:
a. Retention hsuture
b. Traction hsuture
c. Bolster hsuture
d. Primary hsuture h- hb. hTraction hsuture
What hmust hthe hcirculating hsurgical htechnologist hto hwhen hplacing hthe hpatient hin hthe
hsupine hposition?
