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CST Practice Exam B and A Questions With CompleteSolutions
A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for
what type of surgery? Correct Answer tonsillectomy
A 15-year-old girl with anemia will be undergoing an
exploratory procedure and a blood transfusion will be necessary.
The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and will not consent to a
blood transfusion, but the patient states that she wants the
transfusion. The operating room staff reports this to the nurse
manager. Which of the following is the BEST course of action
now? Correct Answer The physician or nurse manager should
contact the hospital's administration to request that legal counsel
becomes involved.
A Balfour is used in which of the following procedures?
Correct Answer sigmoid resection
A cardiac arrest occurs during a procedure, and the surgeon is
resuscitating the patient. What is the responsibility of the
surgical technologist in the scrub role during this time? Correct
Answer Remain sterile and maintain the sterile field.
A cerclage procedure is performed for which of the following
conditions? Correct Answer incompetent cervix
A colonoscopy has just concluded, and it is time to reprocess the
instruments utilized in the case. Which of the following is the
MOST effective method for processing the endoscopes? Correct
Answer Glutaraldehyde
,A device used to measure fluid pressure is known as a Correct
Answer Manometer.
A form of contrast media used within the body that is visible
when exposed to x-ray is Correct Answer Radiopaque
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?
Correct Answer carotid endarterectomy
A laparotomy drape has been placed on a patient, and unprepped
skin on the operative site is exposed. Which of the following is
the BEST next step? Correct Answer Remove drapes and re-
prep
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory
laparotomy. A surgical technologist will prepare suture attached
to which of the following types of needles? Correct Answer
blunt
A lumbar meningocele involves removal of Correct Answer
fluid-filled sac
A major function of the colon is to Correct Answer absorb
water
A nasogastric (NG) tube is used to Correct Answer Drain the
stomach.
,A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy looks jaundiced. Which of the following is the
BEST explanation for this? Correct Answer biliary obstruction
A patient has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral
mastectomy. She is crying inconsolably. The surgical
technologist can best console her by saying which of the
following? Correct Answer "We are going to give you the best
care possible."
A patient is complaining of nausea, fever, and severe back pain.
The patient was previously diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism.
This patient MOST likely suffers from Correct Answer Kidney
stones.
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?
Correct Answer Malignant Hyperthermia
A patient undergoing a blood transfusion is having a hemolytic
reaction. Which of the following actions should the healthcare
providers take FIRST? Correct Answer Stop the transfusion
A patient undergoing a procedure while under general anesthesia
begins to experience muscle rigidity, followed by tachycardia,
metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and cardiac dysrhythmias.
Which of the following is the patient experiencing? Correct
Answer malignant hyperthermia
, A patient who is HIV-positive is having an abdominal
procedure. Another patient who is HIV-negative is having an
orthopedic procedure. During and subsequent to the cases, the
surgical technologist should take? Correct Answer Standard
precautions for both patients.
A patient with multiple trauma injuries requires surgical
intervention. The patient has a history of DVT and is currently
taking anticoagulants. Which of the following should be done to
ensure a clot does not develop? Correct Answer Place a
sequential compression device on lower extremities
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
Correct Answer craniotomy
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol
is supplied in 100 mg/mL. How many mL of Demerol should be
given? Correct Answer 0.5 mL
A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to
Correct Answer reduce blood loss.
A postoperative total arthroplasty patient presents to the
emergency department with severe throbbing pain, fever, and
malaise. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis? Correct
Answer osteomyelitis
A potential surgical complication of an inguinal herniorrhaphy is
injury to the Correct Answer spermatic cord.
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