AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice Exam 2 Questions with Complete Solutions Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps? - Correct Answers ✅Brown-Adson Which endoscope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels? - Correct Answers ✅Angioscope The goal of the surgical scrub is lower the population of which flora to an irreducible minimum? - Correct Answers ✅Resident Which needle is used during the bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontinence in women? - Correct Answers ✅Stamey Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varicose veins? - Correct Answers ✅Sclerotherapy When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle formed by the inguinal ligament, inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the rectus
abdominis called: - Correct Answers ✅Hesselbach's
Which of the following is the correct postoperative sequence of actions completed by the surgical technologist? 1 / 3
AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice Exam 2 Questions with Complete Solutions
- Assist with postop patient care
- Remove drapes
- Remove gown and gloves
- Break down sterile setup - Correct Answers ✅2, 3, 1, 4
What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the day? - Correct Answers ✅Wipe down furniture and surfaces Cardiac muscles are controlled by which division of the nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅Autonomic Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure? - Correct Answers ✅Ovary In which of the following would absorbable suture be contraindicated? - Correct Answers ✅Vascular anastomosis During a cesarean section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury? - Correct Answers ✅Bladder Which of the following refers to the absence of pathogens? - Correct Answers ✅Aseptic 2 / 3
AST Surgical Technologist CST Practice Exam 2 Questions with Complete Solutions Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown below? - Correct Answers ✅D&C What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar laminectomy? - Correct Answers ✅Endotracheal intubation What is the name of the instrument shown below? - Correct Answers ✅Pennington Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear? - Correct Answers ✅Cholesteatoma When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder, the
needle should be clamped: - Correct Answers ✅One-third
distance from swaged end of needle Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of a pediatric patient? - Correct Answers ✅Rigid bronchoscope Which of the following elements primarily make up the body's mass? - Correct Answers ✅Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
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