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NBSTSA CST EXAM 2 LATEST 2025| COMPLETE
180 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch?
- mediastinoscopy
- bronchoscopy
- parotidectomy
- pericardiectomy - Correct Answer - A. Mediastinoscopy
When preparing surgical specimens, in addition to the surgical technologist, who else is responsible for accurately labeling the specimen?
- surgeon and anesthesiologist
- circulating nurse and first assistant
- anesthesiologist and first assistant
- surgeon and circulating nurse - Correct Answer - D. Surgeon and circulating nurse
A T-tube drain may be used following
- a splenectomy.
- a choledochotomy.
- an appendectomy.
- a herniorrhaphy. - Correct Answer - B. a choledochotomy 1 / 4
pg. 2 When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist places the staples through which two layers?
- cuticular and subcuticular
- subicula and subcutaneous
- subcuticular and subcutaneous
- subcutaneous and fascia - Correct Answer - A. cuticular and subcuticular
A type of regional anesthesia in which a tourniquet is applied and local anesthetic is administered intravenously is called a
- Bier block.
- peripheral nerve block.
C. MAC.
- caudal anesthesia. - Correct Answer - A. Bier block
During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?
- flat
- round
- long
- short - Correct Answer - A. Flat
A physician prescribed 50 milligrams of Demerol. The Demerol is supplied in 100 mg/milk How many mL of Demerol should be given?
- 0.5 mL
- 1.0 mL
- 1.5 mL
- 2.0 mL - Correct Answer - A. 0.5 mL
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used during a posterior cervical decompression? 2 / 4
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- Kirschner wire
- Hoffman device
- Steinmann pins
- Mayfield clamp - Correct Answer - D. Mayfield clamp
Which of the following is the MOST acceptable technique when placing a patient in the lithotomy position?
- arms placed on arm boards placed at 110 degrees
- legs placed in stirrups one at a time
- both legs placed in stirrups simultaneously
- hips placed above the lower break of the table - Correct Answer - C. both legs placed
in stirrups simultaneously
Which of the following supplies should the surgical technologist have available for placement of a long arm cast?
- Xeroform
- Gebril
- Tela
- Kerlix - Correct Answer - B. Gebril
How much 0.25% bupivacaine should be mixed with 1 mL of 1.0% lidocaine to make the solution equal strengths of both medications?
- 2.0 mL
- 4.0 mL
- 5.0 mL
- 10.0 mL - Correct Answer - B. 4.0 mL
The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types of sutures?
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- Mattress
- traction
- interrupted
- purse-string - Correct Answer - D. purse-string
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?
- to clean out the area of any loose tissue
- to maintain the core body temperature
- to eliminate any infection-causing microbes
- to aid visual inspection for leakage - Correct Answer - D. to aid visual inspection for
leakage
Which of the following devices should the surgical technologist have delivered to the sterile field for a low anterior resection?
- GIA linear stapler
- ligating dividing stapler
- intraluminal stapler
- TA-60 stapler - Correct Answer - C. intraluminal stapler
Which of the following is reshaped during a total hip arthroplasty?
- fibula
- acetabulum
- iliac crest
- tibia - Correct Answer - B. acetabulum
An organization that regulates the production of biological sterilization test packs in- house is
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