CST Exam 1

Question 1

Which laser can travel through clear fluid or tissue without heating?

Answer 1

Argon Laser

Question 2

When passing towels or small sticky drapes, where to you stand in relation to the surgeon?

Answer 2

Same side of the patient

Question 3

Which laser is most often used for retinal procedures?

Answer 3

Argon Laser

Question 4

Which catheter with a small, curved tip, is used in cases of urethral stricture?

Answer 4

Coude catheter

Question 5

Which glands are inflamed by the mumps?

Answer 5

Parotid

Question 6

Which dressing is non-adherent?

Answer 6

Adaptic™

Question 7

What is the usual positioining for neuro cases?

Answer 7

Supine

Question 8

Which prep solution should be used for a split-thickness graft?

Answer 8

Clorhexidine gluconate - colorless

Question 9

What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?

Answer 9

Hypertension

Question 10

When would anesthesia most often request the Sellick maneuver?

Answer 10

Intubation

Question 11

What is the maximum amount of time a lower extremety tourniquet should be applied?

Answer 11

1 1/2 hours

Question 12

Which ossicle covers the oval window?

Answer 12

Stapes

Question 13

What instrument is used for sizing a karatoplasty implant?

Answer 13

Cottingham punch

Question 14

What legal principle applies to patient receiving the wrong dosage of local anesthetic?

Answer 14

Res ipsa loquitur

Question 15

What is the medical name for the space between the vocal cords?

Answer 15

Glottis

Question 16

Which retractor is normally used for retracting nerve roots in spinal procedures?

Answer 16

Love root retractor

Question 17

What size Foley catheter is most commonly used for adults?

Answer 17

16 Fr

Question 18

What position is used for lower abdominal and pelvic procedures?

Answer 18

Trendelenburg

Question 19

What structure divides the nasal cavity?

Answer 19

Septum

Question 20

What portion of the ear is affected by Méniére’s syncrome?

Answer 20

Inner ear (overproduction of endolymph)

Question 21

What pathology would a myelogram diagnose?

Answer 21

Spinal stenosis

Question 22

What procedure involves excision of the tunica vaginalis?

Answer 22

Hydrocelectomy

Question 23

Which medication reduces intracranial pressure?

Answer 23

Mannitol

Question 24

Which self-retaining retractor provides the best exposure in a thoracotomy?

Answer 24

Finochietto

Question 25

What medication is used to treat malignant hyperthermia?

Answer 25

Dantrolene and furosemide

Question 26

What positioning is used for a pilonidal cystectomy?

Answer 26

Prone

Question 27

Which surgical team member is responsible for maintaining the position of a bone fracture during patient transfer?

Answer 27

Surgeon

Question 28

When preparing for procedures with patients with severe burn injuries, the CST should remember this

Answer 28

Intact skin is the body's first defense against infection

Question 29

Which lab value would be of concern wo a surgical team performing a TAH?

Answer 29

Hemoglobin 8-10

Question 30

Which action would invalidate the informed consent for surgery?

Answer 30

The nurse explaining the procedure to the patient

Question 31

CST must break and rescrub if they're scrubbed in and sit prior to a rotator cuff repair. Why?

Answer 31

The CST has altered their level of sterility

Question 32

What is the primary concern of the surgical team using DuraPrep or a one-step prep application for a surgical procedure?

Answer 32

Ensuring that the prep solution is given adequeate drying time

Question 33

What is the most likely positioning for a THA?

Answer 33

Lateral

Question 34

What medication is used to prevent vasospasm?

Answer 34

Papaverine

Question 35

What drain is likely to be used for a mastectomy?

Answer 35

Hemovac

Question 36

What procedure is used in the case of a torn labrum?

Answer 36

Bankart

Question 37

A mastoidectomy involves locating which cranial nerve?

Answer 37

Facial CN VII

Question 38

What's the CST's first action when a surgeon hands back a cerebral aneurysm clip that has been removed?

Answer 38

Discard the clip

Question 39

A circulator accidentally drops a saline bottle cap on the back table corner during a procedure. What do you do?

Answer 39

Isolate and cover the contaminated area with sterile towels

Question 40

What is the term for the type of wound closure healing that involves granulation?

Answer 40

Secondary intention

Question 41

Which action indicates the need for sharps safety education?

Answer 41

Banging on the side of the sharps container to make more room

Question 42

Which hemostatic is contraindicated for parenteral use?

Answer 42

Thrombin

Question 43

Which medication might be used during a CABG as a vasodilator?

Answer 43

Papaverine

Question 44

Which area are you allowed to enter if you are wearing scrubs, hat, and booties (but not mask)?

Answer 44

Semi-restricted area

Question 45

What is used during a THA with PMMA to prevent microemboli?

Answer 45

Pulse lavage

Question 46

An appendix is transected and closed using what?

Answer 46

Linear cutter

Question 47

What is the minimum exposure to sterilize power instruments or those with lumens?

Answer 47

10 minutes

Question 48

Which indicates a classification OTHER than Class IV (dirty/infected)?

Answer 48

Gross spillage of stomach (III - contaminated)

Question 49

For which procedure should a tracheostomy tray be available?

Answer 49

Thyroidectomy

Question 50

Which anatomic landmark is used for an intramedullary femur rod?

Answer 50

Greater trochanter

Question 51

Which procedure is a treatment for stress incontinence?

Answer 51

MMK - Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz

Question 52

Which equipment is NOT used for a AAA repair?

Answer 52

Aneurysm clips

Question 53

What procedure is treatment for enlargement of spermatic cord veins?

Answer 53

Variocelectomy

Question 54

Which instrument is needed for a karatoplasty?

Answer 54

Trephine

Question 55

What should be available but is NOT used in an intracapsular cataract extraction?

Answer 55

Phacoemulsification unit

Question 56

Which self-retaining retractor is likely to be used in a lumbar laminectomy?

Answer 56

Beckman

Question 57

What is the most likely site of graft prcurement for a mandibulectomy?

Answer 57

Fibula

Question 58

What should the CST remember for oral-maxillofacial procedures?

Answer 58

Include throat pack in the count