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CST Practice Exam 1A Questions andAnswers 2023| A Grade
after passing the skin knife to the surgeon to perform an incision, which of the following
items should the surgical tech prepare to give the surgeon - -Bovie pencil
-which of the following precaution should be taken during electrosurgery to prevent
perioperative from inhaling harmful viruses or bacteria from the smoke plume? - -use a
commercial smoke evacuation system
-which of the following items is a fuel store for fire at the surgical site? - -oxygen
-while performing a colon resection, the surgeon requests four clamps to place on the
segment of the bowel to be excised. which of the following clamps should the surgical
technologist hand to the surgeon? - -Doyen
-a surgical technologist observes a fellow surgical technologist setting up an
arthroscopy back table while wearing sterile gloves, but not wearing a sterile gown.
which of the following actions is MOST appropriate for the observer to take next? - -
explain that the set up is no longer sterile
-the McBurney incision is employed in which of the following surgical procedures? - -
appendectomy
-which instrument classification includes a rongeur - -cutting
-which of the following hormones is oxytocin - -pitocin
-when performing an abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy, which of the pieces of
equipment should be available? - -autotranfusion
,-when counting instruments, how is a balfour counted? - -piece by piece
-proper magnification for a cataract procedure requires the use of - -a microscope
-which of the following are considered to be part of the postoperative routine?
1.check drapes and floor for instruments
2.break down mayo before the patient leaves the room
3. dispose of the sharps in puncture proof container
4. clean contaminated furniture and floor - -1,3 and 4 only
-when is the BEST time to remove specimen from the sterile field? - -When the surgeon
gives permission
-a 32 year old male patient involved in a motor vehicle accident is in the OR for an
exploratory laparotomy. the surgical technologist should prepare for splenectomy in
addition to the exploratory laparotomy because the...? - -spleen is the most commonly
injured intra-abdominal organ
-After stabilizing the patient in the event of an equipment failure, the NEXT priority is
to - -remove the equipment from services
-a flexible ureteroscopy MUST be sterelized using - -ethylene oxide sterilization
-which of the following structures can be connected during an AV fistula to achieve
vascular access dialysis? - -radial artery and cephalic vein
-which of the following instruments is used to insert k-wires? - -mini-driver
-a craniotomy wound is irrigated frequently to...? - -keep brain tissue moist
, -which of the following are signs of hemorrhage?
1. bradycardia
2.hypotension
3.hypertension
4.tachycardia - -2 and 4 only
-which of the following is known as a fracture with bone protruding outside the skin? - -
compound
-raney clips are used in what surgical specialty? - -neurosurgery
-a transversalis fascia defect medial to the deep epigastric vessels results in which of the
following type of hernia? - -direct
-which of the following safety devices would be used for both laser and x-ray
procedures? - -lead aprons
-disposable instrumentation should be used on a surgical patient who...? - -have
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
-the four sinuses accessible during functional endoscope sinus surgery are? - -
ehtmoidal, frontal, shenoidal and maxillary
-which of the following items used to obtain hemostais of brain tissue? - -bipolar
electrocautery
-which of the following chemical agents is NOT approved for use on skin surface? - -
ethylene oxide
-the term for difficult breathing refers to - -dyspnea
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