CST Review Questions

Question 1

Adnexa

Answer 1

parts adjoining the organ.

Question 2

“Gtt” means

Answer 2

drop

Question 3

“Ung” refers to

Answer 3

ointment.

Question 4

Proximal is a term that indicates a point of

Answer 4

attachment

Question 5

Adduction

Answer 5

movement of a body part toward the body’s midline.

Question 6

Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Answer 6

Radiographic procedure w/ability to make images in multiple planes

Question 7

Epistaxis

Answer 7

Nosebleed

Question 8

Blood gas analysis is called

Answer 8

Arterial Blood Gases.

Question 9

The English Surgeon —– who established the first principles of aseptic technique.

Answer 9

Joseph Lister

Question 10

Osmosis

Answer 10

Passage of fluid through a cell membrane

Question 11

Aerobic

Answer 11

O2 dependent bacteria.

Question 12

Phagocytosis

Answer 12

Destruction of bacteria by white blood cells during the inflammatory process.

Question 13

Bacteriostatic

Answer 13

STOP growth of microorganisms

Question 14

Atresia

Answer 14

Presence of normal body opening duct, canal.

Question 15

Ganglion

Answer 15

Knot or knot like mass of nerve cell bodies collected in groups.

Question 16

Heparin

Answer 16

A drug that interferes č the blood coagulation.

Question 17

Dextran.

Answer 17

The solutions used to replace Intravenously to replace plasma when plasma is not available.

Question 18

The amount of pressure necessary in a steam steriliser set at 250* F is

Answer 18

15 – 17 psi.

Question 19

Positive assurance that sterilisation conditions have been achieved can only be obtained through

Answer 19

Biologic controle test.

Question 20

A wrapped tray of instruments is sterilised in a gravity displacement steriliser @ 250*F for____ .

Answer 20

30 minutes.

Question 21

The minimum exposure time for unwrapped instruments in a flash steriliser that is set @ 270F (132C) is____.

Answer 21

3 minutes.

Question 22

When steam is used to sterilise a rubber tubing or catheter?

Answer 22

When there is distilled water in the lumen.

Question 23

When using a patient roller, how many people are necessary to move the pt., safely and efficiently?

Answer 23

Four.

Question 24

When moving the pt., from the OR table, who is responsible for guarding the head & neck from injury?

Answer 24

Anaesthesiologist.

Question 25

To move the pt., from the transport stretcher to the OR table?

Answer 25

One person stands next to the stretcher, one adjacent to the OR table, and another receives the patient, while the patient moves over.

Question 26

When moving a pt., č a fx in the OR, never ______ .

Answer 26

support the extremity from below the site of fracture only. Support both ends.

Question 27

To avoid compromising the venous circulation, the restraint or safety strap should be placed

Answer 27

2 inches above the knee.

Question 28

98.6* F.

Answer 28

36* C.

Question 29

Diastolic pressure

Answer 29

the pressure in the artery when the heart is resting between beats (relaxing).

Question 30

Systolic pressure

Answer 30

pressure that is exerted on the artery as blood moves through at peak contraction of the heart (contracting).

Question 31

Tachycardia.

Answer 31

heartbeat faster than 100 bpm.