NBSTSA PRACTICE EXAM A 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a nephrectomy? - correct answer oblique muscles During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered? - correct answer appendectomy Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the - correct answer surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator. To help prevent toxicity and vascular events in a patient where polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is used, which of the following devices should a surgical technologist have available? - correct answer pulse lavage A specimen obtained for frozen section is generally removed from the sterile field intraoperatively because it - correct answer is sent to pathology immediately Which of the following procedures for obtaining an informed consent form is appropriate? - correct answer The patient is asked to sign the consent form after the surgeon has explained the procedure. During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will MOST likely use which of the following between the teeth and around the bar? - correct answer 25- or 26-gauge stainless steel wire Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall? - correct answer pleura Hepatitis B is caused by a - correct answer virus A sterile ite