CST exam study guide. Comprehensive masterpiece. Rated A

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CST exam study guide. Comprehensive masterpiece. Rated A _____ demonstrates that a surgical technologist from an accredited program has achieved a minimum peeve of knowledge and skills. - ✔✔C... ertification is a demonstration of competency to a particular standard, usually set by the professional organization 3 major jobs - ✔✔Scrub surgical technologist Circulating surgical technologist Second assisting technologist 3-0 and 4-0 suture on a semicircular taper needle are used on - ✔✔Intestinal tissues 3-0 or 2-0 continuous synthetic absorbable suture and 3-0 or 4-0 nonabsorbable suture with curved or straight intestinal needles maybe used for the - ✔✔Seromuscular layer 4 parts of the (duodenum) - ✔✔Descending, transverse, ascending, superior 6 basic functions - ✔✔Ingestion, secretion, mixing, propulsion, digestion, absorption, defecation Abdominal wall tissue layers - ✔✔Skin, subcutaneous fat, fasia, muscle, (intestinal and external oblique rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis), preperitoneal fat, peritoneum ACLs - ✔✔Advanced cardiac life support Adhesions - ✔✔Caused by a defect in the process of normal tissue healing, prompted by tissue injury, inflammation, infection, or ischemia ADL's - ✔✔Activities of daily living Ambient room temperature - ✔✔(Between 20c [68f] and 26c [78f]) Ampulla - ✔✔Houstons valves ARD - ✔✔Adhesion- related disorder Arm boards - ✔✔90 degree angle association of surgical technologist (AST) was started in - ✔✔1969 Battery power of the capsule lasted 8 hours passed naturally within - ✔✔24-72 hours Bowel wall - ✔✔Inspected for abnormalities such as bleeding, polyps, inflammation, ulcercolonoscpoe CBC - ✔✔Complete blood count Cecum - ✔✔1.25cm (1/2 inch) Certification differs from licensure in that certification - ✔✔Is not currently mandatory to practice in all 50 states.. Licensure is a process in which the state government issues registration and the right to practice. Certification is not mandatory. Certification for the surgical technologist is ________. - ✔✔Certification is voluntary and is not required for practice in a profession Chevron incision - ✔✔(Joined right and left subcostal incisions) provides excellent exposure for gastric, duodenal, pancreatic, and portal system procedures Circular mucosal folds referred as - ✔✔Plicae circulates of Kerckring or valulae connivents, provide greater mucosal surface area Circulating surgical technologist - ✔✔Retrieving, additional supplies, equipment, or instruments Working outside sterile field Colon - ✔✔1.5 meters Colonoscopy - ✔✔Endoscopic examination of the colon from the rectum to the ileocecal valve Combined the small and large intestinal mucosa is estimated - ✔✔200 square meters Common GI endoscopy procedures - ✔✔Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) (also referred to as gastroscopy or upper endoscopy), small bowel endoscopy ( also referred to as push endoscopy or double- balloon enteroscopy), colonoscopy (also referred to as lower endoscopy), and sigmoidoscopy (also referred to as a "flex sig") Concave or upper margin is the - ✔✔Lesser curvature Convex or lower margin of the stomach is known as - ✔✔Greater curvature CST - ✔✔Certified surgical technologist CT - ✔✔Computed tomography Diameter of the colon - ✔✔9cm (3 1/2 inches) Endoscopic procedures - ✔✔Permit direct or video visual inspection of the contents and walls of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and colon EUS - ✔✔Endoscopic ultrasound Extracorporeal - ✔✔Outside body intracorporeal- inside body First generation of laparoscopic surgery - ✔✔Began in the early 1970s in the GYN specialty it was used primarily for diagnostic direct visualization of endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy and uterine fibroids, later laparoscopic tubal ligation with electrosurgery Flexible scope - ✔✔Semi critical patient care devices that must undergo high-level disinfection before each use FNA - ✔✔Fine needle aspiration [Show More]

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