CST Exam UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Tropicamide - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. Similar to atropine. Produces mydriasis and
cycloplegia in eyes.
Where should the biological test pack be placed in the steam sterilization cart? - CORRECT
ANSWER- The coldest part of a steam sterilizer and the ...
Tropicamide - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Similar to atropine. Produces mydriasis and
cycloplegia in eyes.
Where should the biological test pack be placed in the steam sterilization cart? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The coldest part of a steam sterilizer and the hardest to reach area by the
steam is the bottom front of the sterilizing chamber.
Cycloplegics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- dilate the pupil while inhibiting the ability to focus
Tropicamide(Mydriacyl) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. Anticholinergic used for pupil
dilation during eye exams.
One gram equals to how much grains - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 15 grains
The commonly used size of suture for peripheral vascular anastomosis of the popliteal artery
is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5-0
Penfield dissector - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The instrument commonly used to separate
the dura from the cranium .
Scoville spatula - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Leyla-Yasargil - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. A self-retaining neurosurgical retractor.
Rhizotomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. cutting the roots of spinal nerves to relieve
incurable pain.
2.Severing of a dorsal nerve root to interrupt the reflex arc.
3. resection of the dorsal root of a spinal nerve to reduce pain.
,Spina bifida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The condition evidenced by incomplete closure of
the verterbral arches in newborns.
Droperidol - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1.Antiemetic
2.Antiemetic; blocks the dopamine stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone;
structurally similar to haloperidol.
3.ONDANSETRON.
Aeger primo - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- "The patient first"
Do no harm - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Nonmaleficence
Kevorkian - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A type of endocervical curette.
Epicardium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- visceral layer of the serous pericardium.
Oscillating Saw - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- goes side to side
Reciprocating saw - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- (back and forward).
Antrostomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. operation to make a nasoantral window (sinus
surgery).
, 2.
to treat sinusitis to remove recurrent polyps.
Nd:Yag - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- this laser has the greatest ability of any aser to
coagulate tissues
used to control hemorrhaging during endoscopic procedures and laser of choice to destroy
endometrial ablation
disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Agent that kills microorganisms on inanimate
objects
antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A substance that inhibits the growth of
microorganisms without killing them. Antimicrobial substance that is applied to living tissue
(skin) to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis or putrefaction.
Meiosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells
each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.
Generic name - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. AKA NON-PROPRIETARY, OFFICIAL, OR
LEGAL NAME. iNDICATES IT CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OR MAKE UP.
2.LESS COMPLICATED THAN CHEMICAL NAMES, ONLY ONE FOR EACH DRUG;
ALSO CALLED NON-PROPRIETARY NAMES
Thiopental Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. the intravenous barbiturate general
anesthetic used for induction most frequently.
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