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CST Exam A 2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
passes? - CORRECT ANSWER foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case
in OR 1 is scheduled in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action? -
CORRECT ANSWER New sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR 2
and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury? - CORRECT
ANSWER inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration? -
CORRECT ANSWER Randall forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture? -
CORRECT ANSWER avoiding the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy? -
CORRECT ANSWER cystic artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
- CORRECT ANSWER pressure dressing
,CST Exam A 2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to
grasp the cervix? - CORRECT ANSWER Schroeder
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, "No matter
what happens, it will be okay." Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST
likely in? - CORRECT ANSWER acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
craniotomy? - CORRECT ANSWER bayonet forceps
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should -
CORRECT ANSWER pass back-to-back.
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? - CORRECT ANSWER
extracorporeal bypass
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the -
CORRECT ANSWER physiologic condition of the patient.
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one
basin - CORRECT ANSWER stacked inside the other and separated by a towel.
Which of the following items may be used in positioning a patient for a total hip
arthroplasty? - CORRECT ANSWER bean bag
, CST Exam A 2024-2025 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A surgical technologist sees a neighbor being admitted. How should the surgical
technologist respond? - CORRECT ANSWER Do not acknowledge the neighbor
unless greeted first
Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an appendectomy
should be - CORRECT ANSWER placed in a separate basin.
Which of the following is the MOST serious complication of a strangulated hernia? -
CORRECT ANSWER necrosis
Which of the following techniques is NOT acceptable for draping the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER Readjust the drapes as necessary after placement.
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian incision is
performed? - CORRECT ANSWER rectus abdominis
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture? -
CORRECT ANSWER Mayfield clamp
During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by - CORRECT
ANSWER cauterization.
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