CST Practice Exam A Questions and
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Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
passes? ✔✔foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case
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CST Practice Exam A Questions and
Answers Already Passed
Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord
passes? ✔✔foramen magnum
Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR 1. A surgical technologist
was just informed that the case has been moved to OR 2 and the next case in OR 1 is scheduled
in two hours. Which of the following is the BEST course of action? ✔✔New sterile supplies and
instruments should be obtained for OR 2 and the setup in OR 1 should be disposed of.
Which of the following is the body's local tissue reaction to injury? ✔✔inflammation
Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration? ✔✔Randall
forceps
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when cutting suture? ✔✔avoiding
the knot
Which of the following structures are ligated and divided during the cholecystectomy? ✔✔cystic
artery and cystic duct
Which of the following may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site?
✔✔pressure dressing
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp
the cervix? ✔✔Schroeder
On the way into the operating room, a terminally ill patient tells the nurse, "No matter what
happens, it will be okay." Which of the Five Stages of Grief is the patient MOST likely in?
✔✔acceptance
Which of the following instruments is used for placement of cottonoid strips during a
craniotomy? ✔✔bayonet forceps
When two individuals in sterile attire pass one another in the sterile field, they should... ✔✔pass
back-to-back.
Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? ✔✔extracorporeal bypass
The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the...
✔✔physiologic condition of the patient.
If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one basin...
✔✔stacked inside the other and separated by a towe
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