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CST - NBSTSA App Exams Questions and Answers A+ Graded
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CST - NBSTSA App Exams Questionsand Answers A+ Graded
Tympanosplasty - -Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of
the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear
(ossicles)
-After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and
proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at
this time? - -Regown and reglove the surgeon
-What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - -Lateral
-What is the kraske position? - -Anatomical position in which the patient is
prone, with hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
-Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - -Lithotomy
-When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general
abdominal set-up? - -Gastrointestinal
-What is a fenestrated drape? - -A drape with an opening that allows
exposure of the operative site
-Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A
surgical technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR
two and the next case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best
course of action? - -New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained
for OR two and the setup in OR one should be disposed of
-What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in
creating a bloodless field? - -Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be
wrapped with Webril
-For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - -Satinsky
-Surgical loupes are used to: - -Magnify the surgical field
-Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - -Left
lateral kidney
-Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are
considered unsterile because they are: - -Absorbant and collect moisture
, -Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be: - -Placed in a separate bin
-Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel
resection? - -Allen
-The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - -Re-establish the negative
pressure
-Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - -Hold the duct
open
-The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the
following types of suture? - -Purse-string
-Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - -
Fogarty
-A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - -Transurethral
-Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - -Weitlaner
-What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - -Adaptic
-During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist
should prepare specimens using which method? - -Placed in separate
containers and identify
-Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be
performed on the patient in the operating room? - -Sigmoidectomy
-When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in
the scrub role should first notify the: - -Contaminating team member
-Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has
begun should be counted by the: - -Surgical technologist in the scrub role
and the circulator
-What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? - -
Rhytidectomy
-Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc
procedure? - -Kerrison
-Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common
ducts? - -Cholangiography
, -Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next
instrument needed for the removal of the lamina is a: - -Kerrison rongeur
-What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac
emergency? - -Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
-What is used to stabilize a fractured finger? - -Kirschner wires
-During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will most likely use what
between the teeth and around the bar? - -25-gauge or 26-gauge stainless
steel wire
-Which solution is used to identify diseased areas for a cold conization of the
cervix? - -Lugol's
-When using power saws on bone, what action best helps prevent bone
damage? - -Irrigation
-Which retractor is used in a C-section? - -De Lee
-A nasogastric tube (NG) is used to: - -Drain the stomach
-Which procedure requires an incision in the suprasternal nothc? - -
Mediastinoscopy
-The surgical technologist in the scrub role must keep track of blood loss as
well as: - -Track amount of irrigation used
-Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the
peritoneum. Which layer will be sutured next? - -Fascia
-Which medication is the anesthesia provider responsible for recording the
name, amount, and delivery method during a surgical procedure? - -Propofol
-A surgeon is preparing to close the abdomen of an average weight patient.
Which closing supplies should the surgical technologist have ready for
closing the fascial layer? - -2-0 suture and toothed tissue forceps
-While preparing a sterile field, a surgical technologist secures the Bovie
holster to the Mayo stand. The surgeon insists on keeping the Bovie by him
toward the head of the patient. What would be the best course of action? - -
Move Bovie holster up by the head of the patient
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