CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRACTICE EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
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During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered?
a. hysterectomy
b. appendectomy
c. prostatectomy
d. varicocelectomy
-:- b. During an appendectomy, bowel is examined and can lead to the
discovery of a Meckel's diverticulum.
Which of the following sol...
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
PRACTICE EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel's diverticulum typically discovered?
a. hysterectomy
b. appendectomy
c. prostatectomy
d. varicocelectomy
✓ -:- b. During an appendectomy, bowel is examined and can lead to the
discovery of a Meckel's diverticulum.
Which of the following solutions can be used to disinfect endoscopic instruments?
✓ -:- a. Stainless steel suture is recommended for use in infected areas,
because it is non-absorbable with indefinite tensile strength.
When preparing the Sterrad sterilization system for use in the surgical area, which of the
following outlets must be available?
a. suction
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. electrical
✓ -:- d. The Sterrad sterilization system req uires electricity to operated.
When can instrument counts be omitted?
a. if the incision is too small for an instrument to become buried
b. when the surgical technologist in the circulator role becomes too busy
c. if instruments are needed in another operating room
d. when the patient is receiving outpatient surgery
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