CST PRACTICE EXAM TEST B WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS .

CST PRACTICE EXAM TEST B WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS . Which of the following is considered the MOST important skill for a surgical technologist? - CORRECT ANSWER Management of specimens The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is - CORRECT ANSWER Midline During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentation to decontamination is the - CORRECT ANSWER Surgical Technologist CSF is formed in the lateral ventricles of a patient and may not properly flow into the third ventricle through the foramen of - CORRECT ANSWER Slyvius into the fourth ventricle (also referred to as the cerebral aqueduct. During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods? - CORRECT ANSWER Place in separate containers and identify A surgical technolgist received the following medications onto the sterile field: 0.9% sodium chloride, bacitracin 1 gm, and 0.25% Marcaine and epinephrine. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to label these medications? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.9% saline + 1gm bacitracin and 0.25% Marcaine with epinephrine. A thyroidectomy that was done earlier in the day is being brought back for excessive bleeding from the incision. Which of the following items are needed for this case? - CORRECT ANSWER laps, silk ties, and hemoclips If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted? - CORRECT ANSWER Pathology The required number of air exchanges per hour in an OR is - CORRECT ANSWER 15 to 25 The required number of air exchanges per hour in the decontamination room is - CORRECT ANSWER 5 to 10 A special-made instrument without a backup falls to the floor during a procedure. Which of the following is the BEST reason to hesitate performing immediate-use sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER The manufacturer's standards for sterilizing the instrument are unknown. When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be - CORRECT ANSWER maintained below the patient's chest level