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AST practice exam #4 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? - Penrose drain Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - To avoid injury to the bladder Which of the following scissors is the best cho...

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AST practice exam #4 Questions and
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What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy? -

✔✔Penrose drain


Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy? - ✔✔To avoid

injury to the bladder


Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?A.

MetzenbaumB. JorgensonC. IrisD. Potts-Smith - ✔✔Potts-Smith


Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test?A. Lugol's

solutionB. Indigo carmineC. Methylene blueD. Acetic acid - ✔✔Lugol's solution


Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?A. Ascending aortaB.

Pulmonary veinC. Descending aortaD. Pulmonary artery - ✔✔Ascending aorta


What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization

process, but sterility is not guaranteed?A. MechanicalB. BiologicalC. ChemicalD. Bowie-

Dick - ✔✔Chemical




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,Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?

- ✔✔It is patient property


When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:A. Basins should be separated by a

porous, absorbent towelB. Sponges should be placed in the top basinC. Wrapped

package should be laid flat on the shelf of the sterilizing cartD. Bottom basin should

contain a residual of distilled water - ✔✔Basins should be separated by a porous,

absorbent towel


Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior

to placement of a prosthesis? - ✔✔Femoral canal


Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?A. CertificationB.

LicensureC. RegistrationD. Accreditation - ✔✔Registration


What drug classification is Demerol? - ✔✔Analgesic


What should be transported to the PACU with a patient who underwent a

thyroidectomy? - ✔✔Tracheotomy tray


What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride? - ✔✔NaCl


What organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins? - ✔✔Golgi complex


- ✔✔


Which procedure would utilize the instrument shown above? - ✔✔Hemorrhoidectomy



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, What types of treatment does a patient authorize when signing a general consent form?

- ✔✔All routine treatments or procedures


Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures? -

✔✔Xylocaine


Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid

endarterectomy?A. Failure of graftB. Pulmonary embolusC. PneumoniaD. Stroke -

✔✔Stroke


- ✔✔


What is the instrument above and which procedure would it be used for? A. D&C B.

TAH C. MMK D. LAVH - ✔✔Ferris-Smith tissue forcepsTAH


When is it acceptable to open surgical dressing sponges? - ✔✔After the final count


What is the correct procedure to follow when a sterilized rigid instrument container is

opened and condensation is observed? - ✔✔Don't use, return to Sterile Processing

Department


Which method of sterilization requires an aeration cycle? - ✔✔EtO


Elevated IOP in a glaucoma patient is a result of excess what? - ✔✔Aqueous humor


Where should the grounding pad be placed on a patient undergoing a laparoscopic

cholecystectomy who has a right hip prosthesis? - ✔✔Left anterior thigh



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