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NBSTSA CST EXAM PREP 1 LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 250 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a craniotomy?
- bayonet forceps
- Russian forceps
- Kelly clamp
- angled Debarked clamp - Correct Answer - A. bayonet forceps
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should
- pass back-to-back.
- both face the wall.
- pass side-to-side.
- both face the sterile field. - Correct Answer - A. pass back-to-back.
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood?
- Doppler ultrasound
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- extracorporeal bypass
- autotransfuser - Correct Answer - C. extracorporeal bypass
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the
- physiologic condition of the patient.
- length of the procedure.
- type of the procedure.
- anxiety level of the patient. - Correct Answer - A. physiologic
condition of the patient.
Which of the following structures is separated first when a paramedian incision is performed?
- peritoneum
- transverse abdominis
- external oblique
- rectus abdominis - Correct Answer - D. rectus abdominis
Which of the following is MOST likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture?
- Kirschner wire
- Hoffman device
- Steinmann pins
- Mayfield clamp - Correct Answer - D. Mayfield clamp 2 / 4
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pg. 3 During a transurethral resection of the prostate, bleeding is controlled by
- Geofoam.
- irrigation.
- cauterization.
- suture ligature. - Correct Answer - C. cauterization.
To prevent contamination at the end of a surgical procedure, which of the following should be removed LAST by the surgical technologist in the scrub role?
- patient's drapes
- surgical gloves
- surgical gown
- Mayo stand drape - Correct Answer - B. surgical gloves
In order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter which of the following?
- synovial membrane
- Gerona’s fascia
- Hesse Bach’s triangle
- superalgebra membrane - Correct Answer - B. Gerona’s fascia
Which of the following is the MOST common straight catheter used prior to laparoscopic gynecological surgery in the OR?
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- Pelzer
- Malecon
- Robinson - Correct Answer - D. Robinson
A Samey needle is used for which of the following types of surgery?
- hysterectomy
- prostatectomy
- bladder suspension
- anterior colporrhaphy - Correct Answer - C. bladder suspension
Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which of the following procedures might be performed on the patient in the operating room?
- cystoscopy
- culdoscopy
- sigmoidoscopy
- laparoscopy - Correct Answer - C. sigmoidoscopy
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one basin
- stacked inside the other and separated by impervious material.
- on its side and the other upside down.
- stacked inside the other and wrapped in a towel.
- stacked inside the other and separated by a towel. - Correct Answer -
- stacked inside the other and separated by a towel.
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