CST FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient presented in the OR without family history
related to anesthesia complications. Which of the
following complications is of MOST concern related
to the lack of family history?
A. malignant hyperthermia
B. bronchospasm
C. cardiac arrest
D. transfusion reaction - ....ANSWER...A. Malignant
hyperthermia is a rare but life-threatening reaction
triggered in susceptible individuals by administration
of certain anesthetic agents. It is an inherited muscle
condition that causes a hypermetabolic state in
patients exposed to those specific trigger agents.
,Which of the following wound classes is assigned to
a bowel case in which the resident perforated during
the procedure?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV - ....ANSWER...C. Class III indicates that gross
spillage from the gastrointestinal tract occurred
during the procedure.
Where is the gastrocnemius muscle located?
A. arm
B. calf
C. back
D. thigh - ....ANSWER...B. The gastrocnemius is a
muscle in the posterior portion of the lower leg.
Which of the following instruments is used to grasp
the base of the hemorrhoid during a
hemorrhoidectomy?
A. Allis
B. Pennington
,C. Kocher
D. mosquito - ....ANSWER...A. An Allis is a grasping
forceps used to grasp the base of a hemorrhoid
during a hemorrhoidectomy.
For a splenectomy procedure, which of the following
clamps could be used? A. Allen
B. Doyen
C. Duval
D. Satinsky - ....ANSWER...D. A Satinsky is an
atraumatic clamp used for vascular cases.
Which of the following is an absorbable suture?
A. silk
B. nylon
C. polypropylene (Prolene)
D. polyglycolic acid (Dexon) - ....ANSWER...D.
Polyglycolic acid is an absorbable suture.
A trauma patient from a motor vehicle accident is on
the way to the operating room. Which of the
following injuries is MOST likely related to airbag
deployment?
, A. liver or spleen lacerations
B. femur fracture
C. arm fractures
D. bruising of the heart muscle - ....ANSWER...C.
Humeral, radial, and ulnar fractures are commonly
associated with airbag deployment.
Which of the following solutions can be used to
disinfect endoscopic instruments?
A. iodophors
B. ethyl alcohol 70%
C. phenolic compounds
D. activated glutaraldehyde - ....ANSWER...D.
Activated glutaraldehyde is a high-level disinfectant
widely used for disinfection of endoscopes
Which of the following may be needed during an
emergency splenectomy that may not be required
during a routine splenectomy?
A. CUSA
B. Sarot clamp
C. vascular sets
QUESTIONS EXAM 2024-2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A patient presented in the OR without family history
related to anesthesia complications. Which of the
following complications is of MOST concern related
to the lack of family history?
A. malignant hyperthermia
B. bronchospasm
C. cardiac arrest
D. transfusion reaction - ....ANSWER...A. Malignant
hyperthermia is a rare but life-threatening reaction
triggered in susceptible individuals by administration
of certain anesthetic agents. It is an inherited muscle
condition that causes a hypermetabolic state in
patients exposed to those specific trigger agents.
,Which of the following wound classes is assigned to
a bowel case in which the resident perforated during
the procedure?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV - ....ANSWER...C. Class III indicates that gross
spillage from the gastrointestinal tract occurred
during the procedure.
Where is the gastrocnemius muscle located?
A. arm
B. calf
C. back
D. thigh - ....ANSWER...B. The gastrocnemius is a
muscle in the posterior portion of the lower leg.
Which of the following instruments is used to grasp
the base of the hemorrhoid during a
hemorrhoidectomy?
A. Allis
B. Pennington
,C. Kocher
D. mosquito - ....ANSWER...A. An Allis is a grasping
forceps used to grasp the base of a hemorrhoid
during a hemorrhoidectomy.
For a splenectomy procedure, which of the following
clamps could be used? A. Allen
B. Doyen
C. Duval
D. Satinsky - ....ANSWER...D. A Satinsky is an
atraumatic clamp used for vascular cases.
Which of the following is an absorbable suture?
A. silk
B. nylon
C. polypropylene (Prolene)
D. polyglycolic acid (Dexon) - ....ANSWER...D.
Polyglycolic acid is an absorbable suture.
A trauma patient from a motor vehicle accident is on
the way to the operating room. Which of the
following injuries is MOST likely related to airbag
deployment?
, A. liver or spleen lacerations
B. femur fracture
C. arm fractures
D. bruising of the heart muscle - ....ANSWER...C.
Humeral, radial, and ulnar fractures are commonly
associated with airbag deployment.
Which of the following solutions can be used to
disinfect endoscopic instruments?
A. iodophors
B. ethyl alcohol 70%
C. phenolic compounds
D. activated glutaraldehyde - ....ANSWER...D.
Activated glutaraldehyde is a high-level disinfectant
widely used for disinfection of endoscopes
Which of the following may be needed during an
emergency splenectomy that may not be required
during a routine splenectomy?
A. CUSA
B. Sarot clamp
C. vascular sets
