AST 4 Practice CST Exam QUESTIONS

AST #4 Practice CST Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) What is used to retract the spermatic cord during an inguinal herniorraphy?Skin hook Penrose drain Vessel loops Umbilical tapes - Correct Answers ✅Penrose drain Why is an indwelling Foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy?Record fluid intake Avoid injury to bladder Distended bladder Demonstrate ureteral patency - Correct Answers ✅Avoid injury to bladder Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?Metzenbaum Jorgenson Iris 1 / 4

AST #4 Practice CST Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) Potts-Smith - Correct Answers ✅Potts-Smith Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a Schiller's test?Lugol's solution Indigo carmine Methylene blue Acetic acid - Correct Answers ✅Lugol's solution Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?Ascending aorta Pulmonary vein Descending aorta Pulmonary artery - Correct Answers ✅Ascending aorta What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization process, but sterility is not guaranteed?Mechanical 2 / 4

AST #4 Practice CST Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) Biological Chemical Bowie-Dick - Correct Answers ✅Chemical Why would the hair of a patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?To donate to cancer patients In case of need for future genetic testing It is patient property Prevent post-op surgical site infection - Correct Answers ✅It is patient property

When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:

• Basins should be separated by a porous, absorbent towel
• Sponges should be placed in the top basin
• Wrapped package should be laid flat on the shelf of the

sterilizing cart

• Bottom basin should contain a residual of distilled water -

Correct Answers ✅Basins should be separated by a porous, absorbent towel 3 / 4

AST #4 Practice CST Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) *Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior to placement of a prosthesis?Femoral canal Tibial plateau Acetabular fossa Greater trochanter - Correct Answers ✅Femoral canal Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?Certification Licensure Registration Accreditation - Correct Answers ✅Registration *What drug classification is Demerol?Dilator Analgesic Vasoconstrictor Sedative - Correct Answers ✅Vasoconstrictor

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