AST Certification Practice Exam
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When preparing for a male open inguinal herniorrhaphy, a surgical
technologist should make sure which of the following items is
available?
A. 1/2 inch Penrose
B. balloon expander
C. Fogarty catheter
D. 10 Fr. Robinson - ANS ✓A
Which of the following is used to suture in a graft during a carotid
endarterectomy?
A. 6-0 Prolene
B. 5-0 chromic
C. 4-0 silk
D. 3-0 Vicryl - ANS ✓A
Which of the following sutures weakens and frays from excessive
handling with rubber gloves?
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A. polyglactin
B. chromic
C. silk
D. nylon - ANS ✓B
A laminectomy is accomplished by which of the following types of
approach?
A. anterior
B. posterior
C. transabdominal
D. cranial - ANS ✓B
Recapping a sterile solution is
A. always acceptable.
B. only allowed in an emergent situation.
C. permissible if contents are to be reused.
D. never allowed unless for disposal. - ANS ✓D
Which of the following vessels is MOST commonly used in a
femoropopliteal bypass?
A. radial artery
B. femoral artery
C. saphenous vein
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D. basilic vein - ANS ✓C
Which of the following dressings immobilizes an area with added
support, eliminates dead space, and reduces the chance of edema or
the formation of a hematoma?
A. rigid
B. wet-to-wet
C. bolster
D. pressure - ANS ✓D
To contain any biohazardous material when removing a drape after a
procedure, the drape should be
A. folded.
B. secured.
C. crumpled.
D. rolled. - ANS ✓D
When passing local anesthetic during a procedure, which of the
following should read aloud the drug name and strength?
A. surgeon
B. surgical technologist
C. first assistant
D. anesthesiologist - ANS ✓A
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A patient is hospitalized for third degree burns and contracts a
nosocomial deep tissue infection. Which of the following
microorganisms is MOST likely the cause of the infection?
A. Streptococcus pyogenes
B. Bacillus cereus
C. Staphylococcus epidermis
D. Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANS ✓D
Which of the following types of suture would MOST likely be used to
repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
A. polyglactin
B. polydioxanone
C. poliglecaprone
D. polypropylene - ANS ✓D
After the initial incision is made for an appendectomy, a surgical
technologist should anticipate the next item needed is
A. blunt forceps.
B. Mayo scissors.
C. an electrosurgical pencil.
D. a Weitlaner retractor. - ANS ✓C
When transferring an immobile or unconscious patient from a
stretcher to an operating room table, the MINIMUM number of people
required for the transfer is
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