CST - NBSTSA app exams

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• Tympanosplasty: |Surgical |operation |performed |for |the |reconstruction |of

|the |eardrum |(tympanic |membrane) |and/or |small |bones |of |the |middle |ear |(ossicles)

• After |gowning |and |gloving, |a |surgeon |activates |the |Duraprep |applicator

|and |proceeds |to |prep |the |patient |for |surgery. |What |is |the |best |action |to |take |at

|this |time?: |Regown |and |reglove |the |surgeon

3. What |position |is |used |for |a |pneumonectomy?: |Lateral

• What |is |the |kraske |position?: |Anatomical |position |in |which |the |patient |is |prone, |with

|hips |flexed |and |elevated, |head |and |feet |down.

5. Which |position |is |correct |for |a |dilation |and |curettage?: |Lithotomy

• When |a |hernia |is |strangulated, |which |instrument |set |is |added |to

|the |general |abdominal |set-up?: |Gastrointestinal

• What |is |a |fenestrated |drape?: |A |drape |with |an |opening |that |allows |exposure |of

|the |operative |site

• Sterile |supplies |and |instruments |for |a |case |have |been |opened |in |OR |one. |A

|surgical |technologist |was |just |informed |that |the |case |has |been |moved |to |OR |two |and |the |next |case |in |OR |one |is |scheduled |in |two |hours. |What |is |the |best |course |of |action?: |New |sterile |supplies |and |instruments |should |be |obtained |for |OR |two |and |the |setup |in |OR |one |should |be |disposed |of

• What |is |the |first |step |in |applying |the |pneumatic |tourniquet |necessary |in

|creating |a |bloodless |field?: |Padding |the |area |where |the |tourniquet |is |to |be |wrapped |with |Webril

10. For |a |splenectomy |procedure, |which |clamp |should |be |used?: |Satinsky

• Surgical |loupes |are |used |to:: |Magnify |the |surgical |field

12. Which |position |is |the |patient |placed |in |for |a |right |nephrectomy?:

|Left |lateral |kidney

• Once |a |surgical |technologist |dons |a |gown, |the |cuffs |on |the |gown

|are |considered |unsterile |because |they |are:: |Absorbant |and |collect |moisture

• Instruments |that |come |in |contact |with |the |appendiceal |stump |during

|an |appendectomy |should |be:: |Placed |in |a |separate |bin

• Which |instrument |is |used |to |cross-clamp |the |intestine |during |a

|bowel |resection?: |Allen

• The |primary |purpose |of |chest |tubes |is |to:: |Re-establish |the |negative |pres-

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• Traction |sutures |are |used |on |common |duct |explorations |to:: |Hold |the

|duct |open

• The |appendiceal |stump, |when |inverted, |is |held |in |place |by |which |of

|the |following |types |of |suture?: |Purse-string

• Which |catheter |is |most |commonly |used |to |perform |an |embolectomy?: |-

Fogarty

20. A |resectoscope |is |used |in |what |prostatic |approach?: |Transurethral

21. Which |retractor |is |preferred |for |a |groin |incision?: |Weitlaner

• What |type |of |dressing |is |applied |as |a |nonadherent |dressing?: |Adaptic
• During |an |excisional |biopsy |of |sentinel |nodes, |the |surgical

|technologist |should |prepare |specimens |using |which |method?: |Placed |in

|separate |contain- |ers |and |identify

• Immediately |before |a |hemorrhoidectomy, |which |procedure |might |be |per-

|formed |on |the |patient |in |the |operating |room?: |Sigmoidectomy

• When |a |break |in |antisecptic |technique |occurs, |the |surgical |technologist |in

|the |scrub |role |should |first |notify |the:: |Contaminating |team |member

• Sponges |that |have |been |added |to |the |sterile |field |after |a |procedure

|has |begun |should |be |counted |by |the:: |Surgical |technologist |in |the |scrub |role |and |the |circulator

• What |is |a |procedure |for |removing |excess |skin |from |the |face |and |neck?: |-

Rhytidectomy

• Which |rongeur |is |used |to |expand |the |antrostomy |in |a |Caldwell-Luc |pro-

|cedure?: |Kerrison

• Which |procedure |is |used |to |visualize |the |cystic, |hepatic, |and

|common |ducts?: |Cholangiography

• Once |the |spinous |process |is |exposed |during |a |laminectomy, |the

|next |instrument |needed |for |the |removal |of |the |lamina |is |a:: |Kerrison |rongeur

• What |should |the |surgical |technologist |in |the |scrub |role |do |during

|a |cardiac |emergency?: |Remain |sterile |and |keep |the |table |sterile

32. What |is |used |to |stabilize |a |fractured |finger?: |Kirschner |wires

• During |the |application |of |arch |bars, |the |surgeon |will |most |likely |use

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• Which |solution |is |used |to |identify |diseased |areas |for |a |cold |conization |of |the

|cervix?: |Lugol's

• When |using |power |saws |on |bone, |what |action |best |helps |prevent

|bone |damage?: |Irrigation

36. Which |retractor |is |used |in |a |C-section?: |De |Lee

• A |nasogastric |tube |(NG) |is |used |to:: |Drain |the |stomach
• Which |procedure |requires |an |incision |in |the |suprasternal |nothc?: |Medi-

|astinoscopy

• The |surgical |technologist |in |the |scrub |role |must |keep |track |of |blood |loss |as

|well |as:: |Track |amount |of |irrigation |used

• Following |an |abdominal |surgery, |the |surgeon |has |just |closed |the |peri-

|toneum. |Which |layer |will |be |sutured |next?: |Fascia

• Which |medication |is |the |anesthesia |provider |responsible |for |recording

|the |name, |amount, |and |delivery |method |during |a |surgical |procedure?: |Propo- |fol

• A |surgeon |is |preparing |to |close |the |abdomen |of |an |average |weight

|patient. |Which |closing |supplies |should |the |surgical |technologist |have |ready |for |closing |the |fascial |layer?: |2-0 |suture |and |toothed |tissue |forceps

• While |preparing |a |sterile |field, |a |surgical |technologist |secures |the

|Bovie |holster |to |the |Mayo |stand. |The |surgeon |insists |on |keeping |the |Bovie |by |him |toward |the |head |of |the |patient. |What |would |be |the |best |course |of |action?: |- |Move |Bovie |holster |up |by |the |head |of |the |patient

• A |surgeon |is |performing |a |procedure |to |repair |damage |from |a

|gunshot |wound |to |the |chest. |Which |type |of |drain |should |the |surgical

|technologist |have |available |at |the |end |of |the |procedure?: |Underwater

• A |liver |laceration |is |identified |during |an |emergency |exploratory |laparo-

|tomy. |A |surgical |technologist |will |prepare |suture |attached |to |which |of |the

|following |type |of |needles?: |Blunt

• A |Stamey |needle |is |used |for |which |type |of |surgery?: |Bladder |suspension
• What |advantage |do |hand-held |retractors |have |over |self-retaining |retrac-

|tors?: |Dynamic |adjustability

• If |unexpected |heavy |blood |loss |occurs |during |an |abdominal |procedure, |a

|surgical |technologist |should |request |additional:: |Lap |sponges

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