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AST Cert. Exam
ST Certification Practice Exam #1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1.Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?(TEETH/ VILLI/ SINUSES/ TONSILS) | TEETH |
| 2.Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?(CLEAN/ CONTAMINATED/ DIRTY AND INFECTED/ CLEAN-CONATAMINATED) | CLEAN-CONTAMINATED |
| 3.The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is? (ATROPINE SULLFATE/ ALPHA-CHYMOTRYPSIN/ ACETYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE/ PILOCARPINE HYDROCHLORIDE) | ALPHA-CHYMOTRYPSIN |
| 4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR? ( PLACE STRETCHER SIDEWAYS IN ELEVATOR/ENTER HEAD FIRST EXIT FEET FIRST/POSITION IN ELEVATOR IS IRRELEVANT/ ENTER FEET FIRST EXIT HEAD FIRST) | ENTER HEAD FIRST EXIT FEET FIRST |
| 5.Which of the following is a curved,transverse incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery? (MIDLINE/ PARAMEDIAN/ MCBURNEYS/ PFANNENSTIEL) | PFANNENSTIEL |
| 6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart, they should be positioned? (FLAT/UPSIDE DOWN/VERTICAL/ ANGELED) | FLAT |
| 7. Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of? (CALCIUM/ NITROGEN/ POTASSIUM/ ALBUMIN) | POTASSIUM |
| 9.Which laser bean can travel through clear tissues without heating them? (ARGON/ EXCMER/ CARBON DIOXIDE/ NEODYMIUM: YAG) | ARGON |
| 10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an?( TORT/ MALPRACTICE/ PERSONAL LIABILITY/ INFORMED CONSENT) | INFORMED CONSENT |
| 11. Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?( CARDIA/ FUNDUS/ PYLORUS/ ANTRUM) | CARDIA |
| 12. Low level disinfectant kills most microbes, BUT DO NOT DESTROY?( VIRUSES/ BACTERIA/ FUNGI/ SPORES) | SPORE |
| 13. Syndactyly refers to? (CLEFT PALATE/ WEBBED FINGERS/ FUSED TARSALS/ TORN LIGAMENTS) | WEBBED FINGERS |
| 14. The surgical pack utilized to create the sterile field should be opened on the? ( STRETCHER/ OR TABLE/ BACK TABLE/ MAYO STAND) | BACK TABLE |
| 15. The islets of Langerhans secrete? ( BILE/ INSULIN/ INTRINSIC FACTOR/ INHIBITING HORMONES) | INSULIN |
| 16. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?( CLEF PALATE REPAIR/ ARCH BAR APPLICATION/ EXTRACTIONS/ IMPLANTS) | EXTRACTIONS |
| 17. Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?(ESCHERICHIA COLI/ STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS/ PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA/ CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI) | ESCHERICHIA COLI |
| 18.Where should the first scrub surgical tech. stand when handling towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site? ( OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE SURGEON/ SAME SIDE AS SURGEON/ FOOT OF OR TABLE/ HEAD OF OR TABLE) | SAME SIDE AS SURGEON |
| 19. A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin? (STERILE/ DISINFECTED/ SURGICALLY CLEAN/ MOISTENED AND DEHYDRATED) | SURGICALLY CLEAN |
| 20.Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct empty?(AMPULLA OF VATER/ DUCT OF SANTORINI/ WIRSUNG'S DUCT/ SPHINCTER OF ODDI) | AMPULLA OF VATER |
| 21. Which of the following identifiers must be verified by the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the OR? (NAME, SS#, PHYSICIAN/ NAME, MEDICAL RECORD #, ALLERGIES/ NAME, DOB DIAGNOSIS/ NAME, DOB PHYSICIAN) | NAME DOB PHYSICIAN |
| 22. What are spiral-shaped bacteria called?( COCCI/ BACILLI/ SPIRILLI/ DIPLOCOCCI) | SPIRILLI |
| 23.The primary function of the gallbladder is to? ( STORE BILE/ PRODUCE BILE/ EMULSIFY FATS/ METABOLIZE FATS) | STORE BILE |
| 24.Which of the following is an non-sterile member of the surgical team?(SURGEON/ CIRCULATOR/ SURGICAL ASSISTANT/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST) | CIRCULATOR |
| 25. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using surface-mounted sliding doors for access to the OR?( USES LESS SPACE FOR OPENING/ AID IN CONTROLLING TEMP./ ELIMINATE AIR TURBULENCE/ PROVIDES FOR THOROUGH CLEANING) | AID IN CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE |
| 26.What are the three factors for reducing ionizing radiation exposure?(TYPE OF PROCEDURE,EQUIP., RADIATION DOSE/ EXPOSURE, FREQUENCY, CONCENTRATION/ TIME SHIELDING, DISTANCE/ SITE, AGE GENDER) | TIME SHIELDING,DISTANCE |
| 27. Which is the first part of the small intestine? (DUODENUM/ JEJUNUM/ ILEUM/ CECUM) | DUODENUM |
| 28.What is the surgical position frequently used for patients undergoing kidney surgery?(PRONE/ LATERAL/ SUPINE/ LITHOTOMY) | LATERAL |
| 29.How are rickettsiae transmitted?( ARTHROPOD BITES/ PHYSICAL CONTACT/ BLOOD EXPOSURE/ AIRBORNE ORGANISMS) | ARTHROPOD BITES |
| 30. Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using a binocular microscope?(COLPOSCOPY/ LAPAROSCOPY/URETHROSCOPY/ HYSTEROSCOPY) | COLPOSCOPY |
| 31. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called?(TAMPONADE/ PERICARDITIS/ INFARCTION/ CARDIOMYOPATHY) | TAMPONADE |
| 32.Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported from the OR to the PACU?(ANESTHESIA PROVIDER/ CIRCULATOR/ SURGEON/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST) | ANESTHESIA PROVIDER |
| 33.Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?(-DYNIA/-TOMY/-LYSIS/-CENTESIS) | -CENTESIS |
| 34.To which portion of the colon is the is the appendix attached?(ASCENDING/ DESCENDING/ CECUM/ SIGMOID) | CECUM |
| 35.Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification?(GRAM STAIN/ MANUAL COUNT/ PROTHROMBIN TIME/ GEL ELECTROPHORESIS) | GRAM STAIN |
| 36.Medication used to dilate the pupil is called?( MIOTICS/ MYOPICS/ MYDRIATICS/ MUSCARINICS) | MYDRIATICS |
| 37.Which of the following drapes is non-fenestrated?(LAPAROTOMY/ U-DRAPE/ TRANSVERSE/ CRANIOTOMY) | U-DRAPE |
| 38.Under what circumstances would it be appropriate 2 remove a patient's ID bracelet?(DURING INSERTION OF AN IV CATHETER/ NEVER UNTIL PATIENT IS DISCHARGED 4RM FACILITY/ POST-OP WHEN TAKEN 2 NURSING UNIT/ WHEN PATIENT IS AWAKE/ALERT & VERBALLY IDENT. SELF | NEVER UNTIL PATIENT IS DISCHARGED FROM FACILITY |
| 39.What is the position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement?(PRONE/ SIMS/ SUPINE/ KRASKE) | SUPINE |
| 40.Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy?(CARBON DIOXIDE/ ND:YAG/ EXCIMER/ ARGON) | ARGON |
| 41.Which of the following monitors provides positive assurance of sterility?(CLERICAL/ MECHANICAL/ BIOLOGICAL/ CHEMICAL) | BIOLOGICAL |
| 42.The apron-like structure attached to the greater curvature of the stomach is the?(OMENTUM/ MESENTERY/ LIGAMENTUM/ PERITONEUM) | OMENTUM |
| 43.Which microbe lives without oxygen?(AEROBES/ ANAEROBES/ CAPNOPHILES/ MICROAEROPHILES) | ANAEROBES |
| 44. Which of the following is an abnormal tract between two epithelium-lined surfaces that is open at both ends?(EPITHELIAZATION/ FISTULA/ HERNIATION/ SINUS) | FISTULA |
| 45. What is the action of antagonist drugs?(INHIBITS THE CLOTTING PROCESS/ ACHIEVE NEUROLEPTANESTHESIA/ INCREASE THE EFFECTS OF OPIATES/ COUNTERACT THE ACTON OF ANOTHER DRUG) | COUNTERACT THE ACTION OF ANOTHER DRUG |
| 46.Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire extremity?(SPIRAL/ HORIZONTAL/ LONGITUDINAL/ CIRCUMFERENTIAL) | CIRCUMFFERNTIAL |
| 47.What organs are excised if an ovarian tumor is malignant?(BILATERAL OVARIES ONLY/ BILATERAL FALLOPIAN TUBES & OVARIES, UTERUS/ UNILATERAL INVOLVED OVARY AND FALLOPIAN TUBE/ UNILATERAL INVOLVED OVARY AND FALLOPIAN TUBE, UTERUS) | BILATERAL FALLOPIAN TUBES & OVARIES, UTERUS |
| 48.Which term refers to an abnormal thoracic curve of the spine referred to as "hunchback"?(LORDOSIS/ SCOLIOSIS/ KYPHOSIS/ ALKALOSIS) | KYPHOSIS |
| 49.What is the medical term for a bunion?(TALIPES VALGUS/ HALLUX VALGUS/ HALLUX VARUS/ TALIPES VARUS) | HALLUX VALGUS |
| 50.What incision is also known as a lower oblique?(INGUINAL/ PARAMEDIAN/ INFRAUMBILICAL/ THORACOABDOMINAL) | INGUINAL |
| 51.The small intestine attaches to the posterior abdominal wall by the?(MESENTERY/ PERITONEUM/ FALCIFORM LIGAMENT/ LESSER OMENTUM) | MESENTERY |
| 52. What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the same area and one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?( COMMENSALISM/ NEUTRALISM/ MUTUALISM/ PARASITISM) | COMMENSALISM |
| 53.A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is?(DEPO-MEDROL/ MIOCHOL/ HEALON/ WYDASE) | DEPO-MEDROL |
| 54.How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate?(AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL SIGN PT'S NAME/ PT MARKS WITH A "X" & WITNESS VERIFIES/ RN & SURGEON SIGN THAT PATIENT GAVE CONSENT/ SURGEON & RISK MANAGER SIGN CONSENT) | PATIENT MAKES WITH AN X AND WITNESS VERIFIES |
| 55.What direction should the stretcher be oriented when transporting a patient to the OR dept.?(FEET FIRST,SIDE RAILS UP/ FEET FIRST,SLIDE RAILS DOWN/ HEAD FIRST,SIDE RAILS UP/ HEAD FIRST,SIDE RAILS DOWN) | FEET FIRST,SIDE RAILS UP |
| 56.Which of the following routine pre-op laboratory studies would be ordered for premenopausal woman with no history of hysterectomy?(HCG/ HBV/ HIV/ HDL) | HCG |
| 57.Which portion of the surgical gown is considered non-sterile?(OUTSIDE CLOSURE TIES/ 2" BELOW THE NECKLINE TO TABLE LEVEL/ UPPER ARMS, NECKLINE & AXILLARY REGION/ SLEEVES; 2" ABOVE THE ELBOWS TO THE CUFFS) | UPPER ARMS,NECKLINE AND AXILLARY REGION |
| 58.What is the name of the urinary catheter with a small, curved tapered tip used on pts with urethral strictures?(IGLESIAS/ COUDE/ PIGTAIL/ BONANNO) | COUDE |
| 59. What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery?(SUPINE/ FOWLER'S/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG/ LATERAL KIDNEY) | REVERSE TRENDELENBURG |
| 60.A congenital defect in which the fetal blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and aorta DOES NOT close is?(COARCTATION OF THE AORTA/ PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS/ TETRALOGY OF FALLOT/ VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT) | PATENT DUCTUS ARETERIOSUS |
| 61. Which of the following is a commonly used preservative for tissue specimens?( SALINE/ FORMALIN/ ETHYL ALCOHOL/ LUGOL'S SOLUTION) | FORMALIN |
| 62.What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count?(NOTIFY SURGEON/ XRAY PATIENT/ REPEAT COUNT/ COMPLETE INDICENT REPORT) | NOTIFY SURGEON |
| 63. The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following glands?(SUBLINGUAL/ THYROID/ PAROTID/ SUBMANDIBULAR) | PAROTID |
| 64.What institutional document is completed when an adverse or unusual event takes place in the OR that may have legal consequence for the staff or patient?(INCIDENT REPORT/ OPERATIVE RECORD/ DEPOSITION REPORT/ ADVANCE DIRECTIVE) | INCIDENT REPORT |
| 65. For which procedure would Trendelenburg position provide optimal visualization?(CHOLECYSTECTOMY/ HYSTERECTOMY/ THYROIDECTOMY/ ACROMIOPLASTY) | HYSTERECTOMY |
| 66. Which of the folllowing is a nonadherent dressing?(KLING/ ADAPTIC/ COLLODION/ ELASTOPLAST) | ADAPTIC |
| 67.Which of the followiing is fenstrated drape?(INCISE/ U-DRAPE/ APERTURE/ HALF-SHEET) | APERTURE |
| 68.Which of the following terms describes a hernia that occurs within Hesselbach's triangle?(DIRECT/ INDIRECT/ FEMORAL/ HIATAL) | DIRECT |
| 69.Which of the following incision is oblique?(EPIGASTRIC/ KOCHER/ PARMEDIAN/ PFANNENSTIEL) | KOCHER |
| 70.Which of the following dilators are used in the common duct?(PRATT/ VAN BUREN/ BAKES/ HEGAR) | BAKES |
| 71.Which of the following is mechanical methods of hemostasis?(LASER/ LIGATURE/ THROMBIN/ ELECTROSURGERY) | LIGATURE |
| 72. The organ that is connected by a duct to the duodenum is the?(PANCREAS/ GALLBLADDER/ STOMACH/ LIVER) | PANCREAS |
| 73.A brain tumor causing alteration of muscle tone, voluntary muscle coordination, gait and balance would likely be located in the?(DIENCEPHALON/ CEREBELLUM/ MEDULLA/ PONS) | CEREBELLUM |
| 74. What is the term for a relationship that benefits one organism at the expense of another?(COMMENSALISM/ NEUTRALISM/ MUTUALISM/ PARASITISM) | PARASITISM |
| 75.What type of disease is chracterized by rapid onset and a rapid recovery?(ACUTE/ CHRONIC/ PRIMARY ASYMPTOMATIC) | ACUTE |
| 76.Which organelle is responsible for the production of energy?(LYSOSOMES/MITOCHONDRIA/ GOLGI COMPLEX/ ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM) | MITOCHONDRIA |
| 77. What type of anesthesia is a combination of inhalation and intravenous drugs?(SPINAL/ SEDATION/ REGIONAL/ BALANCED) | BALANCED |
| 78.Who is ultimately responsible for obtaining the surgical informed consent?(GUARDIAN/ PATIENT/ SURGEON/ NURSE) | SURGEON |
| 79.What position is most commoly used for neurosurgical procedures?(SUPINE/ SEMI-FOWLER'S/ TRENDELENBURG/ LITHOTOMY) | SUPINE |
| 80.The outer layer of the intestine is the?(MUCOSA/ SEROSA/ MUSCULARIS/ SUBMUCOSA) | SEROSA |
| 81.Which of the following solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft?(LODOPHOR/ AVAGARD/ CHLORHEXIDINE/ MERTHIOLATE) | CHLORHEXIDINE |
| 82.What type of drape would be used for a flank procedure?(TRANSVERSE/ EXTREMITY/ APERTURE/ PERINEAL) | TRANSVERSE |
| 83.Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position?(BELOW THE KNEES/ ACROSS THE WAIST/ OVER THE THIGHS/ ACROSS THE ABDOMEN) | OVER THE THIGHS |
| 84.Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral meatus is situated on the superior of the penis?(HYPOSPADIAS REPAIR/ EPISPADIAS REPAIR/ MEATOTOMY/ URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY) | EPISPADIAS REPAIR |
| 85.Which thermal method of hemostasis utilizes intense, focused light?(LASER/ BIPOLAR/ HARMONIC/ MONPOLAR) | LASER |
| 86.What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?(HYPOTENSION/ HYPERTENSION/ MENINGIOMA/ MENINGITIS) | HYPERTENSION |
| 87.The larynx is located between the?(PHARYNX AND TRACHEA/ NASAL CAVITY AND PHARYNX/ TRACHEA AND BRONCHI/ NASAL AND ORAL CAVITIES) | PHARYNX AND TRACHEA |
| 88.The most common cause of retinal detachment is?(AGING/ TRAUMA/ GLAUCOMA/ INFLAMMATION) | TRAUMA |
| 89.What post-op complication is associated with total hip arthroplasty?(COMPARTMENT SYNDROME/ UPPER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS/ URINARY INCONTINENCE/ PULMONARY EMBOLISM) | PULMONARY EMBOLISM |
| 90.Which of the following is a type of passive drain?(PENROSE/ HEMOVAC/ PLEUR-EVAC/ JACKSON-PRATT) | PENROSE |
| 91.The vocal cords are located in the?(PHARYNX/ LARYNX/ TRACHEA/ BRONCHUS) | LARYNX |
| 92.What type of acquired immunity is a vaccination?(ARTIFICIAL PASSIVE/ ARTIFICIAL ACTIVE/ NATURAL PASSIVE/ NATURL ACTIVE) | ARTIFICAL ACTIVE |
| 93.When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?(BIER BLOCK, EPIDURAL INJECTION/ ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION/ ENDOTRACHEAL EXTUBATION) | ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION |
| 94.Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea?(TREPHINE/ WESTCOTT/ OCULOTOME/ PHACOEMULSIFIER) | TREPHINE |
| 95.What is the required minimum of individuals to transfer an incapacitated patient from the OR table to the stretcher?(3/ 4/ 5/ 6) | 4 |
| 96.Which of the following regulations states that blood and body fluids should beconsidered infectious?BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION RULES/ MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY ACT/ POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLXIS/ STANDARD PRECAUTIONS) | STANDARD PRECAUTION |
| 97.Which of the following is a major source of distress for toddler and preschools age patients being transpored to the OR?(ROOM TEMP. CHANGE/ LACK OF COMMUNICATION/ FEAR OF ANESTHESIA/ SEPERATION ANXIENTY) | SEPARATION ANXIETY |
| 98.Which structure has oral, nasal, and laryngeal divisions?(ESOPHAGUS/ TRACHEA/ PHARYNX/ GLOTTIS) | PHARYNX |
| 99.Otoplasty is perfomed to correct a congenital deformity of which structure?(MOUTH/ NOSE/ EAR/ EYE) | EAR |
| 100.An injury a patient sustained as a result of the care given by a healthcare profssional is called?(IATROGENIC/ LIABILITY/ BATTERY/ TORT) | IATROGENIC |
| 101.The highly vascular layer of the eye that absorbs light rays and nourishes the retina?(SCLERA/ IRIS/ CHOROID/ MACULA) | CHOROID |
| 102.According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the patient satisfying when he/she trusts the surgical team's abilities?(PHYSIOLOGICAL/ BELONGING/ ESTEEM/ SAFTEY) | SAFETY |
| 103.Which aneurysm usually develops between the renal and iliac arteries?(ASCENDING THORACIC/ AORTIC ARCH/ DESCENDING THORACIC/ ABDOMINAL AORTIC) | ABDOMINAL AORTIC |
| 104.The agent used to flush an artery to prevent clotting is?(HEPARIN/ THROMBIN/ PROTAMINE SULFATE/ RINGER'S LACTATE) | HEPARIN |
| 105.What is the next step for reattachment of a served dight after debridement?(VESSEL REANASTEOMOSIS/ NERVE REANASTOMOSIS/ BONE-TO-BONE FIXATION/ TENDON-TO-TENDON FIXATION) | BONE-TO-BONE FIXATION |
| 106.What type of skin graft includes the epidermis and all of the dermis?(COMPOSITE/ SPLIT-THICKNESS/ PEDICLE/ FULL-THICKNESS) | FULL-THICKNESS |
| 107.Which muscle type is striated and voluntary?(VISCERAL/ HEART/ SKELETAL/ CARDIAC) | SKELETAL |
| 108.Which of the following terms refers to absence of the external ear?(MICROTIA/ ANOPHTHALMIA/ CHEILOSCHISIS/ ECTROSYNDACTYLY) | MICROTIA |
| 109.What is the recommended maximum time limit for a tourniquet to remain inflated on an adult lower extremity?(30 MIN/ 660 MIN/ 1 1/2 HRS/ 2 1/2 HRS) | 1 1/2 HOURS |
| 110.Which organism causes gas gangrene?(CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS/ CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM/ STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS/ STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS) | CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS |
| 111.Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between which two anatomical structures?(NIPPLE TO UMBILICUS/ ILIAC CREST TO ILIAC CREST/ SCAPULA TO GLUTEUS MAXIMUS/ ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT TO ILIAC CREST) | ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT TO ILIAC CREST |
| 112.Which ossicle of the middle ear cover the oval window?(MALLEUS/ INCUS/ STAPES/ UTRICLE) | STAPES |
| 113.What is another name for the Kraske position?(DORSAL RECUMBENT/ JACKKNIFE/ TRENDELENBURG/ BEACH CHAIR) | JACKKNIFE |
| 114.What type of sponge is tightly rolled cotton tape used by surgeons for blunt dissection?(RAYTEC/ KITNER/ WECK-CEL/ COTTONOID) | KITNER |
| 115.Which of these instruments would be used during a kerratoplasty?(KINER HOOK/ BOWMAN PROBE/ KERRISON RONGEUR/ COTTINGHAM PUNCH) | COTTIINGHAM PUNCH |
| 116.A partially dislocated joint is called?(SUBLUXATION/ MALROTATION/ AVULSION/ MALUNION) | SUBLUXATION |
| 117.What condition is characterized by build-up of fatty deposits such as cholesterol?(EMBOLISM/ THROMBOSIS/ ARTEROSPASM/ ATHEROSCLEROSIS) | ATHEROSCLEROSIS |
| 118.Plaster rolls for casting should be submerged in which of the following?(LUKEWARM SALINE/ LUKEWARM WATER/ COLD SALINE/ COLD WATER) | LUKEWARM WATER |
| 119.The avascular,clear portion of the eye covering the iris is the?(CORNEA/ SCLERA/ PUPIL/ CONJUNCITVA) | CORNEA |
| 120.How often should surgical mask be changed?(AFTER LUNCH/ TWICE-A-DAY/ AFTER EACH CASE/ EVERY TWO HRS) | AFTER EACH CASE |
| 121.Which term describes a rod-shaped microorganism?(COCCUS/ BACILLUS/ SPIRILLUM/ HELICAL) | BACILLUS |
| 122.When using the warm cycle of the EtO sterilizer, what is the minimum sterilization temperature in Fahrenheit?(55/ 65/75/85) | 85 |
| 123.Which of the following actions would be a violation of aseptic technique?(CUFFING THE HANDS W/IN THE DRAPE/ STERILE PERSON REACHING OVER STERILE SURFACE/ REPOSITIONING PENETRATING OF TOWEL CLIPS/ STERILE SURGICAL MEMBERS PASSING FACE-TO-FACE) | REPOSITIONING PENETRATING OF TOWEL CLIPS |
| 124.Which legal principle applies when patient is given the wrong dose of the local anesthetic?(RES IPSA LOQUITOR/ RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR/ BONA FIDE/ ASSUALT) | RES IPSA LOQUITOR |
| 125.The space between the vocal cords is called?(EPIGLOTTIS/ GLOTTIS/ VOCAL FOLD/ CRICOID CARITLAGE) | GLOTTIS |
| 126.Which bacteria could be found in a penetrating wound caused by a rusty nail?(TREPONEMA PALLIDUM/ BACILLUS ANTHRACIS/ CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI/ HELICOBACTER PYLORI) | CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI |
| 127.Which of the following retractors is used for spinal nerve roots?(TAYLOR/ LOVE/ CUSHING/ MEYERDING) | LOVE |
| 128.What is another name for the electrosurgical unit's patient return electrode?(CAUTERY/ GENERATOR/ FOOT PEDAL/ GROUNDING PAD) | GROUNDING PAD |
| 129.What size of Foley catheter is commonly used for adults?(8Fr/ 12Fr/16Fr/24Fr) | 16FR |
| 130.Which of the following tumors is typically benign, encapsulated, and arises from tissue covering the central nervous system structures?(MENINGIOMA/ ASTROCYTOMA/ SCHWANNOMA/ OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) | MENINGIOMA |
| 131.The fibrous white layer that gives the eye its shape is the?(IRIS/ CORNEA/ SCLERA/ CHOROID) | SCLERA |
| 132.What is the term for thread-like appendages that provide bacteria with motion?(FLAGELLA/ FIMBRIAE/ MESOSOMES/ MITOCHONDRIA) | FLAGELLA |
| 133.What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis?(FOWLER'S/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG/ TRENDELENBURG/ KRASKE) | TRENDELENBURG |
| 134.How many hours must an item submerse in glutaraldehyde to sterilize?(7/ 8/ 9/ 10) | 10 |
| 135.When a patient's blood pressure is 135/81, 135 refers to?(DIASTOLIC SYSTOLIC/ PEDAL PULSE/ APICAL PRESSURE) | SYSTOLIC |
| 136.A term referring to a waxy secretion in the external ear canal is?(MUCOUS/ SPUTUM/ CERUMEN/ PERILYMPH) | CERUMEN |
| 137.Which of the following is an ossicle of the middle ear?(PINNA/ INCUS/ LABYRINTH/ VESTIBULE) | INCUS |
| 138.What is the term for the process of removing blood from an extremity prior to inflating the pneumatic tourniquet?(EXSANGUINATION/ EXTRAVASATION/ EVISCERATION/ EVACUATION) | EXSANGUINATION |
| 139.Which of the following may require probing and dilating in pediatric patients with upper respiratory infection?(SINUS CAVITIES/ EUSTACHIAN TUBE/ NASOLACRIMAL DUCTS/ TYMPANIC MEMBRANE) | NASOLACRIMAL DUCTS |
| 140.Which surgical team member is responsible for setting up the sterile field?(SURGICAL FIRST ASST/ SURGICAL TECH./ CIRCULATING NURSE/ SURGEON) | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST |
| 141.In what circumstances would cell-saver transfusion be contraindicated?(AMEMIC PATIENT/ DIABETIC PATIENT/ CANCER PROCEDURES/ ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES) | CANCER PROCEDURES |
| 142.Use of an intraluminal (circular) stapler (EEA) would be indicated for which of the following surgical procedures?(PANCREATECTOMY/ CHOLECYSTECTOMY/ POLYPECTOMY/ SIGMOIDECTOMY) | SIGMOIDECTOMY |
| 143.Satinsky, Herrick, and Mayo clamp may be specifically used on which of the following structures?(KIDNEY PEDICLE/ SEMINAL VESICLE/ BLADDER NECK/ PROSTATE GLAND) | KIDNEY PEDICLE |
| 144.The nasal cavity is divided into two portion by the?(ETHOMOID/ SEPTUM/ VOMER/ SPHENOID) | SEPTUM |
| 145.Which of the following is used by the surgeon to intermittenly remove prostatic tissue fragments during a TURP?(RANDALL FORCEPS/ WIRE SNARE/ ELLIK EVACUATOR/ POOLE SUCTION) | ELLIK EVACUATOR |
| 146.Which type of hematoma is a result of torn bridging meningeal veins?(SUBDURAL/ EPIDURAL/ INTRACERBRAL/ INTRAVENTRICULAR) | SUBDURAL |
| 147.In addition to temperature, time and moisture, what is the fourth factor that determines the outcome of the steam sterililation process?(CONCENTRATION/ AERAITION/ WEIGHT/ PRESSURE) | PRESSURE |
| 148.The Bowie-Dick test is performed?(HOURLY/ DAILY/ WEEKLY/ MONTHLY) | DAILY |
| 149.The spiral, concical structure of the inner ear is the?(COCHLEA/ STAPES/ VESTIBULE/ LABYRITH) | COCHLEA |
| 150.What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the Douglas's cul-de-sac?(CYSTOCELE/ RECTOCELE/ ENTEROCELE/OMPHALOCELE) | ENTEROCELE |
| 151.Which of these conditons is characterized by a fleshly encroachment of conjunctiva onto the cornea?(CHALAZION/ PTERYGIUM/ STRABISMUS/ ECCHYMOSIS) | PTERYGIUM |
| 152.Which procedure would be listed in the OR schedule for a patient undergoing surgical treatment of uterine fibroids?(PELVIC EXTERATION/ CERVICAL CERCLAGE/ COLPORRHAPHY/ MYOMECTOMY) | MYOMECTOMY |
| 153.Where is a Baker's cyst located?(OLECRANON PROCESSS/ GREATER TUBERCLE/ POPLITEAL FOSSA/ CARPAL TUNNEL) | POPLITEAL FOSSA |
| 154.Which of the following is a method of high-level disinfection?(PERACETIC ACID FOR 30 MIN/ 2% CIDEX FOR 20 MIN/ STEAM UNDER PRESSURE FOR 10 MIN/ HYDROGEN PEROXIDE GAS PLASMA FOR 75 MIN) | 2% CIDEX FOR 20 MIN |
| 155.Another name for the tympanic membrane is the?(EAR TUBE/ EAR CANAL/ EARLOBE/ EARDRUM) | EARDRUM |
| 156.What is the burn degree classification that involves the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue?(FIRST/ SECOND/ THIRD/ FOURTH) | THIRD |
| 157.Which portion of the ear is affected by Meniere's syndrome?(INNER/ MIDDLE/ EUSTACHIAN TUBE/ AUDITORY OSSICLES) | INNER |
| 158.The cartilaginous nasal septum is anterior to which bone?(HYOID/ VOMER/ MANDIBLE/ PALATINE) | VOMER |
| 159.The most reliable method 4 determining the efficiency of moist heat sterilizers is the controlled use of biological indicators containing the organism?(BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS/ CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI/ BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS/ CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIA) | CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI |
| 160.Which neurosurgical pathology would a myelogram diagnose?(SUBDURAL HEMATOMA/ CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB/ SPINAL STENOSIS/ MYELOMENINGOCELE) | SPINAL STENOSIS |
| 161.Which of the following terms means a prolapsed bladder causing a bulge in the anterior vaginal wall?(RECTOCELE/CYSTOCELE/ ENTROCELE/ HERNIATION) | CYSTOCELE |
| 162.How many hours must the steam sterilization biological indicator incubate?(6/ 12/ 18/ 24) | 24 |
| 163.The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the?(FRONTAL/ SPHENOID/ ETHMOID/ MAXILLARY) | ETHMOID |
| 164.What is the definition of otosclerosis?(EARACHE/ TINNNITUS/ TEARING OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE/ BONEY OVERGROWTH OF STAPES) | BONEY OVERGROWTH OF STAPES |
| 165.Which of the following terms desribes a fracture in which the bone penetrates the skin?(COMMINUTED/ COMPOUND/ SIMPLE/ CLOSED) | COMPOUND |
| 167.For which of the following procedures would a McBurney incision be indicated?(APPENDECTOMY/ CHOLECYSTECTOMY/ HERNIORRHAPHYY/ GASTRECTOMYY) | APPENDECTOMY |
| 167.What degrees Celsius is the steam sterilization biological indicator incubated?(43-48/ 49-54/ 55-60/ 61-66) | 55-60 |
| 168.What is the medical term removal of the uterus?(SALPINGECTOMY/ OOPHOORECTOMY/ MYOMECTOM/ HYSTERECTOMY) | HYSTERECTOMY |
| 169.Which of the following methods removes small organic particles and soil from the box locks and ratchets of instruments?(ULTRASONIC WASHER/ MANUAL CLEANING/ WASHER-STERILIZER/ ENZYMATIC SOAK) | ULTRASONIC WASHER |
| 170.What is the medical term for nosebleed?(RHINITIS/ SINUSITIS/ EPISTAXIS/ HEMOPTYSIS) | EPISTAXIS |
| 171What is the proper method for preparing a Frazier suction tip for steam sterilization?(LUMEN IS DRY/ DISTILLED WATER IN LUMEN/ STYLET IS LEFT INSIDE LUMEN/ DISINFECTANT SOLUTION IN LUMEN) | DISTILLED WATER IN LUMEN |
| 172.Which of the following is a telescoping of the intestines in neonates requiring immediate surgical intervention?(INTUSSUSCEPTION/ PYLORIC STENOSIS/ TETRALOGY OF FALLOT/ OMPHALOCELE) | INTUSSUSCEPTION |
| 173.The minimum Fahrenheit temp. for sterilization to occur in a prevacuum steam sterilizer is?(249-255/256-262/ 263-269/ 270-276) | 270-276 |
| 174.What is the name of the procedure for the excision of the tunica vaginalis?(spermatocelectomy/ orchiectomy/ hydrocelectomy/ vasectomy) | HYDROCELECTOMY |
| 175.What is the minimum # of minutes to sterilize unwrapped metal instruments with lumen in the gravity displacement sterilizer at 270F?(5/ 10/ 15/ 20) | 10 |
| 8. Which of the following tissue are cut using curved Mayo scissors?(FISTULA/ PERIOSTEUM/ DURA MATER/ ARTERIAL WALL) | FISTULA |
| 176.Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?(BROWN-ADSON/ PEAN/ ALLIS/ SCHNIDT) | BROWN-ADSON |
| 177.Which endoescope is used to visualize the heart and major vessels?(VENTRICULOSCOPE/ BRONCHSOPE/ MEDIASTINOSCOPE/ ANGIOSCOPE) | ANGIOSCOPE |
| 178.The goal of the surgical scrub is to lower the population of which flora to irreducible minumum?(PARASITIC/ RESIDENT/ TRANSIENT/ ENTERIC) | RESIDENT |
| 179.Which needle is used during bladder suspension procedure for treating stress incontience in women?(STAMEY/ CHIBA/ DORSEY/ TRU-CUT) | STAMEY |
| 180.Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varcose veins?(SCLEROTHERAPY/ VARICOCELECTOMY/ VEIN LIGATION/ VEIN STRIPPING) | SCLEROTHERAPY |
| 181.When repairing a direct hernia, the surgeon works within the anatomical triangle formed by the inguinal ligament inferior epigastric vessels and the lateral border of the rectus abdominis called?(FEMORAL/ ANTERIOR/ HESSELBACH'S/ CALOT'S) | HESSELBACH'S |
| 182.Which of the following is the correct post-op sequence of actions completed by the surgical tech.?1.Assist w/ post-op patient care 2.Remove drape 3.Remove gown and gloves 4.Break down sterile setup (2-1-4-3/ 2-3-1-4/ 3-2-4-1/ 4-2-1-3) | 2-3-1-4 |
| 183.What should be completed before the sterile items are opened for the first procedure of the day?(LOWER TEMP IN THE OR/ WIPE DOWN FURNITURE AND SURFACES/ TEST STERILIZER IN SUBSTERILE ROOM/ TEST ANESTHESIA MACHINE) | WIPE DOWN FURNITURE AND SURFACES |
| 184.Cardiac muscles are controlled by which divsion of the nervous system?(SYMPATHETIC/ SOMATIC/ AUTONOMIC/ CENTRAL) | AUTONOMIC |
| 185.Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical sturcture?(OVARY/ UTERUS/ CERVICAL OS/ FALLOPIAN TUBE) | FALLOPIAN TUBE |
| 186.In which of the following would absorable suture be contraindicated?( PERITONEUM/ MUSCLE/ INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS/ VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS) | VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS |
| 187.During a c-section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?(PELVIC LIGAMENTS/ URETERS/ FALLOPIAN TUBES/ BLADDER) | BLADDER |
| 188.Which of the following refers to absence of pathogens?(PATHOLOGICAL/ ASEPTIC/ SEPTIC/ NOSOCOMIAL) | ASEPTIC |
| 189.Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown below?{picture is of 2 currettes of 2 different sizes pg.59}(D&C/ COLPORRHAPHY/ LAVH/ MYOMECTOMY) | D&C |
| 190.What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar laminectomy?(ATTACHMENT OF ARM BOARDS/ PADDING OF KNEES/ ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION/ SKIN PREP) | ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION |
| 191.What is the name of the instrument shown below?{ picture on pg.60}(CARMALT/ OCHSNER/ ADAIR/ PENNINGTON) | PENNINGTON |
| 192.Which of the following damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ear?(MENIERE'S DISEASE/ ACOUSTIC NEUROMA/ CHOLESTETOMA/ OTOSCLEROSIS) | CHOLESTEATOMA |
| 193.When placing a swaged needle onto a needle holder, the needle should be clamped?(1/3 DISTANCE FORM THE NEEDLE POINT/ 3/4 DISTANCE FROM THE NEEDLE POINT/ AT THE JUNCTION OF SUTURE AND NEEDLE/ 1/2 WAY DISTANCE FORM THE NEEDLE POINT) | THREE-FOURTH DISTANCE FROM THE NEEDLE POINT |
| 194.Which endoscope is used for the removal of foreign bodies from the airway of a pediatric patient?(FLEXIBLE ESOPHAGOSCOPE/ FLEXIBLE BONCHOSCOPE/ RIGID ESOPHAGOSCOPE/ RIGID BRONCHOSCOPE) | RIGID BRONCHOSCOPE |
| 195.Which of the following elements primarily makes up the body's mass?(OXYGEN,CARBON,MAGNESIUM,SODIUM/ OXYGEN,POTASSIUM,HYDROGEN,SULFUR/ OXYGEN,CARBON,HYDROGEN,NITROGEN/ OXYGEN,CARBON,PHOSPHORUS, MAGNESIUM) | OXYGEN- CARBON-HYDROGEN-NITROGEN |
| 196.Which instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes?(BAILEY/ SEMB/ METSON/ DOYEN) | BAILEY |
| 197.The largest muscle of the upper calf is the?(TIBIALIS/ PERONEUS/ GASTROCNEMIUS/ QUADRICEPS) | GASTROCNEMIUS |
| 198.What is the length of time when thrombin loses its potency?(30 MIN/ 60 MIN/ 2 HRS/ 3 HRS) | 3 HOURS |
| 199.The function of the small intestine is?(SYNTHESIS OF VITAMINS/ ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS/ PRODUCTION OF BACTERIA/ EXCRETION OF BILE) | ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS |
| 200.The teeth are composed primarily of?(DENTIN/ CEMENTUM/ ENAMEL/ PULP) | DENTIN |
| 201.The basis for the design of electrical equip. in the OR is?(ALTERNATING CURRENT/ ISOLATED CIRCUIT/ ELECTRON THEORY/ OHM'S LAW) | ELECTRON THEORY |
| 202.Which of the following procedures is performed to decrease gastric secretions?(PYLOROPLASTY/ VAGOTOMY/ BILLROTH I/ GASTROSTOMY) | VAGOTOMY |
| 203.A patient who underwent an appendectomy enters the emergency dept. with severe abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting.Which of the following is occurring?(CHOLECYSTITIS/ OBSTRUCTED BOWEL/ DIVERTICULITIS/ STRANGULATED HERNIA) | OBSTRUCTED BOWEL |
| 204.Which organ shares the same blood supply with the pancreas and must be removed during a whipple procedure?(KIDNEY/ DODENUM/ BLADDER/ SPLEEN) | DUODENUM |
| 205.During a cleft palate procedure,which equip. should the surgical tech. be prepared to set up quickly?(DRILL/ MICROSCOPE/ NERVE STIMULATOR/ SAW) | DRILL |
| 206.The muscle the flexes and supinates the forearm and covers the anterior portion of the upper arm is the?(FLEXOR RADIALIS/ BICEPS BRACHII/ BRACHIORADIALIS/ TERES MAJOR) | BICEPS BRACHII |
| 207.A surgeon tells a PT she has a terminal cancer but requires prophylactic surgery prevent a bowel obstruction & the patient replies, "This can't be happening to me."Which stage of grief is the patient displaying?(DENIAL/ DEPRESSION/ BARGAINING/ ANGER) | DENIAL |
| 208.What is the purpose of inserting a ureteral stent catheter?(MONITOR URINE OUTPUT/ BYPASS CALCULI OBSTRUCTION/ EXCISE CALCULI/ PREVENT POST-OP HEMORRHAGE) | BYPASS CALCULI OBSTRUCTION |
| 209.Which of the following is used to create the trough on the anterior glenoid rim during Bankart procedure?(PERIOSTEAL ELVATOR/ BONE CUTTING FORCEPS/ SHAVER WITH ABRADER TIP/ RECIPROCATING SAW) | SHAVER WITH ABRADER TIP |
| 210.Which of the following secretes hydrochloric acid?(PARIETAL CELLS/ SALIVARY GLANDS/ PANCREAS/ DUODENUM) | PARIETAL CELLS |
| 211.Which of the following pre-op diagnostic test would be administered to a patient with a brain injury?(EEG/ EMG/ SAO2/ TEE) | EEG |
| 212.Which of the following is a type of fenestrated drape?(INCISE/ THREE-QUARTER/ EXTREMITY/ SPLIT) | EXTREMITY |
| 213.The walls of the vagina are lined with?(FASCIA/ MUCOSA/ SEROSA/ PERITONEUM) | MUCOSA |
| 214.What type of scalpel uses ultrasonic energy to cut and coagulate tissue?(FULGURATION/ HEMOSTATIC/ HARMONIC/ PLASMA) | HARMONIC |
| 215.A Forgarty catheter is used during a/an?(GASTRECTOMY/ THORACOTOMY/EMBOLECTOMY/ CRANIOTOMY) | EMBOLECTOMY |
| 216.Which of the following positioning devices is needed when placing the patient in the supine position?(KIDNEY REST/ ELBOW PADS/ MAYFIELD HEADREST/ BEANBAG) | ELBOW PADS |
| 217.During a trabeculectomy, which two layers are incised at the beginning of the procedure?(CORNEA;IRIS/ PUPIL;LENS/ CONJUNCTIVA;TENON'S CAPSULE/ SCLERA;RETINA) | CONJUNCTIVA; TENON'S CAPSULE |
| 218.What instrument set should the surgical tech. have available in the OR when preparing for an inguinal herniorraphy?(RECTAL/ BOWEL/ VASCULAR/ BILLARY) | BOWEL |
| 219.Which of the following is used to obtain specimen during a bronchoschopy?(TEST TUBE/ SUCTION CONTAINER/ LUKENS TUBE/ 4X4 RAYTEC SPONGES) | LUKEN TUBE |
| 220.Which suture material would be used in the presence of infection?(POLYGLYCOLIC ACID/ SILK/ CHROMIC GUT/ STEEL) | STEEL |
| 221.Which surgical procedure uses the instrument shown below?{ picture on pg.65 looks like metz scissors}(VULVECTOMY/ MENISCECTOMY/ LAMINECTOMY/ BLEPHAROPLASTY) | BLEPHAROPLASTY |
| 222.Which surgical specialty most often uses the instrument shown below?{picture on pg.65 looks like a retractor}(GYNECOLOGIC/ GENITOURINARY/ MAXILLOFACIAL/ ORTHOPEDIC) | GYNECOLOGIC |
| 223.Which of the following hernias can result in necrosis of the viscera?(IRREDUCIBLE/ STRANGULATED/ FEMORAL/ SLIDING) | STRANGULATED |
| 224.When the surgeon makes a McBurney's incision, which muscle is encountered first and divided in the direction of its fibers?(TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS/ RECTUS ABDOMINIS/ INTERNAL OBLIQUE/ EXTERNAL OBLIQUE | EXTERNAL OBLIQUE |
| 225.Which of the following maintains the position of the uterus?(SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT/ LEVATOR MUSCLE/ BROAD LIGAMENT/ PUBIC SYMPHYSIS) | BROAD LIGAMENTS |
| 226.Transverse colectomy is incised through which incision?(UPPER MIDLINE/ OBLIQUE/ PARAMEDIAN/ THORACABDOMINAL) | UPPER MIDLINE |
| 227.Which kind of uterine tissue can grow in abnormal locations including the ovaries, pelvic, peritoneum and small intestine?(PERIMETRIAL/ CERVICAL/ ENDOMETRIAL/ MYOMETRIAL) | ENDOMETRIAL |
| 228.Which pre-op diagnostic exam is quickly completed to confirm ectopic pregnancy?(COLOSCOPY/ FLUOROSCOPY/ ULTRASOUND/ MRI) | ULTRASOUND |
| 229.How would you position a patient with an intertrochanteric fracture?(LATERAL/ PRONE/ SUPINE/TRENDELENBURG) | SUPINE |
| 230.What position allows optimal exposure of the retroperitoneal area of the flank?(PRONE/ TRENDELENBURG/ SUPINE/ LATERAL) | LATERAL |
| 231.Which of the following is the correct sequence of instruments for placing a screw into bone? 1. DEPTH GUAGE 2. DRILL 3. SCREW DRIVER 4.TAP(2-1-4-3/ 1-2-4-3/ 4-1-2-3/ 2-4-1-3) | 2-1-4-3 {2.DRILL/ 1.DEPTH GAUGE/ 4.TAP/ 3.SCREW DRIVER} |
| 232.The removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura is?(PERICARDIECTOMY/ POURDRAGE/ DECORTICATION/ SEGMENTECTOMY) | DESCORTICATION |
| 233.The only depolarizing muscle relaxant in clinical use is?(CISTRACURIUM{NIMBEX}/ VECURONIUM{NORCURON}/ ROCURONIUM{ZEMURON}/ SUCCINYLCHOLINE{ANECTINE}) | SUCCINYLCHOLINE(ANECTINE) |
| 234.What type of hernia involves a direct and indirect inguinal hernia?(REDUCIBLE/ UMBILICAL/ EPIGASTRIC/ PANTALOON) | PANTALOON |
| 235.How are the legs of the patient positioned for lateral position?(LOWER LEG STRAIGHT; UPPER LEG FLEXED/ LOWER LEG FLEXED; UPPER LEG STRAIGHT/ BOTH LEGS STRAIGHT/ BOTH LEGS FLEXED) | LOWER LEG FLEXED; UPPER LEG STRAIGHT |
| 236.The neuroglia of the nervous system?(PRODUCE CSF/ SUPPORT AND BIND/ CONDUCT IMPULSES/ INITIATE REFLEXES) | SUPPORT AND BIND |
| 237.The method of inhalation anesthesia that allows complete rebreathing of expired gases is?(MASK INHALATION/ CLOSED/ SEMI-CLOSED/ OPEN) | CLOSED |
| 238.Which member of the surgical team is responsible for protecting an unsplinted fracture during positioning?(CIRCULATOR/ SURGICAL TECH. PRECEPTOR/ SURGEON/ ANESTHESIA PROVIDER) | SURGEON |
| 239.What PPE should the surgical tech. don prior to the start of an extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy procedure?(FLUID PROOF APRON/ EYE PROTECTION/ NON-STERILE GLOVES/ LEAD APRON) | LEAD APRON |
| 240.Another name for tonsil suction is?(POOLE/ BARON/ FRAZIER/ YANKAUER) | YANKAUER |
| 241.Which muscles relax when a small pad is placed under a patient's head in the supine position?(CREMASTER/ DELTOID/ STRAP/ PYRAMIDAL) | STRAP |
| 242.When a medication or local anesthetic is passed 2 the surgeon, the ST should?(SHOW THE SURGEON THE MED. BOTTLE/ STATE HOW MUCH MEDS THE CIRCULATOR DISPENSED/ HAND THE SYRINGE 2 THE SURGEON W/ CAP ON THE NEEDLE FOR SAFETY /STATE NAME & DOSE OF MEDS) | STATE THE NAME AND DOSAGE OF THE MEDICATION |
| 243.A type of bone-holding forceps is?(DINGMAN/ LANGENBECK/ SMILLIE/ SLOCUM) | DINGMAN |
| 244.Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown below?{ picture on pg. 69}(ENDARTERECTOMY/ THORACOSCOPY/ LOBECTOMY/ CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS) | CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS |
| 245.According to OSHA standards, protective eyewear of some form must be worn?(ONLY 4 KNOWN HIV & HBV CASES/ ONLY 4 CASESS WHEN EXCESSIVE BLEEDING IS EXPECTED/ ON ORTHOPEDIC CASES ONLY/ ON ALL CASES) | ON ALL CASES |
| 246.Which pathological condition of the small intestine could be misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis?(GASTRITIS/ CARCINOMA/ CROHN'S DIEASE/MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM) | MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM |
| 247.Which piece of equip. is required for administration of a Brier block?(PULSE OXIMETER/ PAIN CONTROL ANESTHESIA PUMP/ DOUBLE-CUFF TOURNIQUET/ ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT) | DOUBLE-CUFF TOURNIQUET |
| 248.Which subcategory of drug preparation is a combination of 2 liquids that CANNOT mix?(SOLUTION/ EMULSION/ SUSPENSION/ SEMISOLID) | EMULSION |
| 249.What is the average normal respiration rate for a children?(10-17/ 18-30/ 30-40/ 40-50) | 18-30 |
| 250.The introduction of radiopaque contrast medium into an artery or vein is called a/an?(ULTRASONOGRAPHY/ ANGIOGRAPHY/ CHOLANGIOGRAPHY/ ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY) | ANGIOGRAPHY |
| 251.What anatomical structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent herniation of abdominal content? (OMENTUM/ PYLORUS/ MESENTERY/ JEJUNUM) | MESENTERY |
| 252.To prevent density, instrument seets should not exceed?(15LBS/ 20LBS/ 25LBS/ 10LBS) | 25 LBS |
| 253.When surgically treating hydrocephalus, where is the shunt placed?(THIRD VENTRICLE/ LATERAL/ AQUEDUCT OF SYLVIUS/ FORAMEN OF MONRO) | LATERAL VENTRICLE |
| 254.Which of the following is a type of uterine fibroid?(ENDOMETRIUM/ CYSTOCELE/ LEIOMYOMA/ RECTOCELE) | LEIOMYOMA |
| 255.The ureters enter the bladder medially?(AT THE DISTAL ASPECT/ AT THE SUPERIOR ASPECT/ FROM THE POSTERIOR ASPECT/ FROM THE ANTERIOR ASPECT) | FROM THE POSTERIOR ASPECT |
| 256.The pathogen that most often causes post-op surgical site infection is?(PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA/ ESCHERICHIA COLI/ CANDIDA ALBICANS/ STAPHYLOCCOCCUS AUREUS) | STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS |
| 257. Which organ is the most frequently injured during a motor vehicle accident?( SPLEEN/ LIVER/ KIDNEY/ HEART) | SPLEEN |
| 258. Where would the surgical tech find pertinent information for "pulling" a case?(LAB REPORTS/ SURGICAL CONSENT/ PREFERENCE CARD/ HOSPITAL MEDICAL RECORDS) | PREFERENCE CARD |
| 259.Suture material that becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue during the healing stage is?(MULTIFILAMENT/ FASCIA LATA/ LIGATURES/ NON-ABSORBABLE) | NON-ABSORBABLE |
| 260.If a metoplasty is being performed, the surgical tech should confirm a prosthesis is available for the?(EAR/ CHIN/ FOREHEAD/ NOSE) | CHIN |
| 261.Which of the following means cell "eating?(PHAGOCYTOSIS/ FILTRATION/ PINOCYTOSIS/ OSMOSIS) | PHAGOCYTOSIS |
| 262.Which nerve could be damaged when the patient is placed in Fowler's position?(ULNAR/ FEMORAL/ BRACHIAL/ SCIATIC) | SCIATIC |
| 263.What is the correct order for donning OR attire?{1. SCRUB SUIT-2.SHOE COVERS-3.HAIR COVER-4. MASK} (4-3-1-2/ 2-3-1-4/ 1-3-4-2/ 3-1-4-2) | 3-1-4-2 (HAIR COVER-SRUB SUIT-MASK-SHOE COVERS) |
| 264.The cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance is the?(V/ VIII/ XI/ XII) | VIII |
| 265.Which of the following is NOT a hemostatic agent used in orthopedic surgery?( BONE WAX/ GELFOAM/ XEROFORM/ THROMBIN) | XEROFORM |
| 266.Which of the following is responsible for disseminated coagulation?( ENDOTOXIN/ EXOTOXIN/ NEUROTOXIN/ ENTEROTOXIN) | ENDOTOXIN |
| 267.The copper wire in the electrosurgical unit that allows the flow of free electrons is called the?( RESISTOR/ GROUND WIRE/ CONDUCTOR/ INSULATOR) | CONDUCTOR |
| 268.At the end of a procedure, the surgeon ask for the local anesthetic to inject intra-articular. Where is the surgeon injecting the local drug?( SUBCUTANEOUS/ DERMAL/ WITHIN JOINT/ INTRAVENOUS) | WITHIN JOINT |
| 269.Which pre-op diagnostic test is useful inn diabetic patients with small vessel arterial disease?(PLETHYSMOGRAPHY/ ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY/ CAPNOGRAPHY/ ISOTOPE SCANNING) | PLETHYSMOGRAPHY |
| 270.Which of the following is the most effective method for sterilizing items that can be damaged by steam sterilization?(PLASMA STERILIZATION/ ETHYLENE OXIDE/ GLUTARALDEHYDE/ PERACETIC ACID) | ETHLENE OXIDE |
| 271.The mandible articulates with which bone?(ETHMOID/ MAXILLAE/ TEMPORAL/ ZYGOMATIC) | TEMPORAL |
| 272.What could result from crossing the patient's arms across his/her chest in the supine position?(INTERFERENCE WITH CIRCULATION/ INTERFERENCE WITH RESPIRATION/ POST-OP DISCOMFORT/ PRESSURE ON THE MEDIAN NERVE) | INTERFERENCE WITH RESPIRATION |
| 273.Which of the following is INCORRECT when preparing a paper-plastic peel pack?(RING HANDLES OF CLAMPS ARE PLACED AT END/ INSTRUMENTS ARE HELD TOGETHER WITH AUTOCLAVE TAPE WITHIN THE PEEL PACK/ OPEN END OF PEEL PACK IS SEALED WITH AUTOCLAVE TAPE/ | CONTINUE..(INNER PEEL PACK OF A DOUBLE PEEL PACK IS NOT SEALED) ANSWER IS=!!!!! INSTRUMENTS RE HELD TOGETHER WITH AUTOCLAVE TAPE WITHIN THE PEEL PACK!!!!! |
| 274.Which of the following degrees in Celsius equals 98.6F?( 34/ 37/ 30/40) | 37 |
| 275.When the ST is preparing surgical instruments for transport to the decontamination room, which statement is INCORRECT?( INSTRUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS SHOULD BE ASSEMBLED/ INSTRUMENTS WITH RATCHETS SHOULD BE UNRATCHETED/ .....CONTINUED ON ANS. PART | (STRING INSTRUMENTS WITH RING HANDLES/ HEAVY INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE PLACED ON TRAY BOTTOM ANSWER=!!! INSTRUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS SHOULD BE ASSEMBLED!!!! |
| 276.If a short bone is being removed from the wrist due to arthritis, what is being removed?( CARPAL/ RIB/ TIBIA/ PATELLA) | CARPAL |
| 277. Which of the following heals by contraction, granulation, and connective tissue?(PRIMARY UNION/ DELAYED CLOSURE/ MATURATION/ PROLIFERATION) | DELAYED CLOSURE |
| 278.Before transporting instruments to the decontamination room, what should the ST complete?(CONFIRM INSTRU. ARE DRY/ PRESOAK INSTRU. IN DETERGENT SOLU./ WIPE OFF INSTRU. WITH TOWEL/ RISNSE INSTRU. WITH SALINE) | PRESOAK INSTRUMENTS N DETERGENT SOLUTION |
| 279.Which solution is BEST for presoaking instruments in the OR at the end of a procedure?(IODINE-BASED/ STERILE WATER/ ENZYME/ SALINE) | ENZYME |
| 280.A mesh that is contraindicated in the presence of infection is?( VICRYL/ STAINLESS STEEL/ PROLENE/ PTFE) | PTFE |
| 281.Which of the following provides additional protection to prevent contamination of a sterile package?(DUST COVER/ GREEN TOWEL/ NON-STERILE 3/4 SHEET/ MUSLIN WRAP) | DUST COVER |
| 282.The stripes on steam chemical indicators change to what color upon exposure to sterilization parameters?(BLACK/ RED/ YELLOW/ NO CHANGE) | BLACK |
| 283.For which fracture is the instrument shown below best used?{pic. on pg.75} ( SCAPULA/ RADIUS/ CALCANEUS/ FEMORAL) | RADIUS |
| 284.During a kidney transplant, the renal vein of the donor kidney is anastomosed to the?( SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN/ EXTERNAL ILIAC VEIN/ INFERIOR VENA CAVA/ HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN) | EXTERNAL ILIAC VEIN |
| 285.Which procedure corrects testicular torsion?( MEATOPLASTY/ ORCHIOPEXY/ CYSTECOMY/ HYROCELECTOMY) | ORCHIOPEXY |
| 286.Which instrument is used to incise the tympanic membrane?( ALLIGATOR FORCEPS/ IRIS SCISSORS/ FARREL APPLICATOR/ MYRINGOTOMY KNIFE) | MYRINGOTOMY KNIFE |
| 287.An example of a non adherent inner layer dressing is?(XEROFORM/ ABD/ STOCKINETTE/ COBAN) | XERFORM |
| 288. To prevent cerebral aneurysm from rupturing, the surgeon will?( APPLY A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CLIP AT BASE OF ANEURYSM/ APPLY HEMOCLIPS ON THE FEEDER VEINS/ INCISE THE WALL OF THE ANEURYSM/ INSERT A GORE-TEX GRAFT) | APPLY A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CLIIP AT THE BASE OF ANEURYSM |
| 289.The ophthalmologist tells the ST to place 2 drops atropine sulfate OU. What does this mean?(BOTH EYES DILATED/ LEFT EYE IS TO BE DILATED/ BOTH EYES IRRIGATED POST-OP/ RIGHT EYE IS TO BE DILATED) | BOTH EYES DILATED |
| 290.If a PT requests to see a member of the clergy upon arrival to pre-op holding?(CALL FOR A CLERGY PERSON BEFORE THE ANESTHESIA IS ADMINISTERED/ REASSURE THE PT THAT HE/SHE WILL BE JUST FINE/ HAVE A CLERGY PERSON WAIT FOR THE PT IN THE RECOVERY ROOM/.. | ...CONTINUED ( CHART THE REQUEST AND LEAVE IT TO THE FLOOR PERSONNEL) ANSWER=!!! CALL FOR A CLERGY BEFORE THE ANESTHESIA IS S ADMINISTERED!!!! |
| 291.If cultures CANNOT be immediately transported from the surgery dept. to pathology,they should be?(PLACED IN AN INCUBATOR/ PLACED IN A REFRIGERATOR/ KEPT AT ROOM TEMP./ SUBMERGED IN MEDIA) | PLACED IN A REFRIGERATOR |
| 292.In terms of transmitting an infection, what is a fomite?(MICROORGANISM/ INANIMATE OBJECT/ PARASITE/ ACTIVE CARRIER) | INANIMATE OBJECT |
| 293.When positioning the PT 4 a C-section, where is the bolster placed & why?( R.SIDE;RELIEVE PRESSURE ON VENA CAVA/ L. SIDE; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON ABDOMINAL AORTA/ PELVIS; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON SCIATIC NERVE/ LUMBAR REGION; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON LUMBAR NERVE) | RIGHT SIDE; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON VENA CAVA |
| 294.The conducting fibers that extend from the AV node to the interventricular septum form the?( SA NODE/ BUNDLE OF HIS/ VAGUS BUNDLE/ LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH) | BUNDLE OF HIS |
| 295.Items that are impenetrable to X-rays are described as?(RADIO-TRANSPARENT/ RADIOACTIVE/ RADIORESISTANT/ RADIOPAQUE) | RADIOPAQUE |
| 296.During surgical rotation, the skills of a surgical technology student may be evaluated by the?(CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRECEPTOR/ DIRECTOR OF NURSING/ ANESTHESIA PROVIDER) | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRECEPTOR |
| 297.During a TRAM procedure, which is used to identify and preserve the superior epigastric arteries?(C-ARM/ DOPPLER/ ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY/ ANGIOGRAPHY) | DOPPLER |
| 298.Which of the following should be accomplished when preparing an Esmarch bandage for sterilization?(FOLDED IN LAYER/ LAYER OF WEBRIL ROLLED WITH BANDAGE/ TIGHTLY ROLLED/ UNFOLDED MOUND WRAPPED IN GREEN TOWEL) | LAYER OF WEBRIL ROLLED WITH BANDAGE |
| 299.Which of the following is the correct order of the layers of the colon?{1.SEROSA/ 2.SUBMUCOSA/ 3. MUSCULARIS/ 4. MUCOSA} ( 3-1-4-2/ 1-2-4-3/4-2-3-1/ 2-4-1-3) | 4-2-3-1 (MUSCOSA-SUBMUCOSA-MUSCULARIS-SEROSA |
| 300.Air or fluid accumulation due to poorly approximated wound edges could result in?(EVISCERATION/ PROUD FLESH/ ISCHEMIA/ DEAD SPACE) | DEAD SPACE |
| 301.What is the first step of opening a small, sterile wrapped package when establishing the sterile field?(OPEN ALL FLAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY/ OPEN 1ST FLAP TOWARDS SELF/ OPEN 1ST FLAP AWAY FROM SELF/ OPEN SIDE FLAPS | OPEN FIRST FLAP AWAY FROM SELF |
| 302.Which surgical approach is often used for a craniotomy for aneurysm repair?(TEMPORAOLATERAL/ TRANSPHENOIDAL/ POSTERIOR FOSSA/ FRONTOTEMPORAL) | FRONTOTEMPORAL |
| 303.Which of the following forceps would be used during a splenectomy?(DOYEN/ RANDALL/ RIGHT ANGLE/ KOCHER) | RIGHT ANGLE |
| 304.A blood pH of 7.5 indicates?(KETOSIS/ NORMAL/ ALKALOSIS/ ACIDOSIS) | ALKALOSIS |
| 305.Which knife blade should be placed on the knife handle when preparing the Mayo stand for a knee arthroscopy?(#10/ #20/ #12/ #11) | 11 |
| 306.What is the function of phagocytic white cells?(PROMOTE RIBOSOME FUNCTION/ ABSORB AND DIGEST FOOD PARTICLES/ ENGULF AND DESTROY BACTERIA/ ENCOURAGE CELL REJUVENATION) | ENGULF AND DESTROY BACTERIA |
| 307.A ST is talking with a PT in the PACU with arms folded & at a distance. This could be interpreted by the PT as?(ACTIVE LISTENING BY CST/ NEGATIVE/ CST IS OPEN-MINDED/ POSITIVE) | NEGATIVE |
| 308.Which of the following describes the action of histamine (H2 blockers)?(INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART/ PRODUCE SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXATION/ REVERSE NARCOTIC EFFECT/ DECREASE GASTRIC VOLUME IN THE STOMACH) | DECREASE GASTRIC VOLUME IN THE STOMACH |
| 309.What decision should the OR team make when treating a minor who requires a blood transfusion,but is a Jehovah's Witness?(DONT GIVE TRANSF./ 2 PHYSICIANS SIGN CONSENT FOR TRANSF./ GIVE TRANSF./ OBTAIN COURT ORDER 2 GIVE TRANSF.) | DO NOT GIVE TRANSFUSION |
| 310. What does 'X' equal in the proportion 3:5=9:x?(10/ 15/ 20/ 25) | 15 |
| 311.Which surgical procedure uses the instrument shown below?{pic on page 79} (THORACOTOMY/ ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY/ TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY/ GASTRECTOMY) | ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMYY |
| 312.During a suprapubic prostatectomy,which needle holder may be used when reconstructing the bladder outlet?(HEANEY/ CRILE-WOOD/ RYDER/ MAYO-HEGAR) | HEANEY |
| 313.When performing a total knee arthroplasty, the surgeon removes the osteophytes from the rim of the femur and tibia with a?(LAMBOTTE/ SAW/ RASP/ KERRISON) | KERISSON |
| 314.Which suture technique provides and excellent cosmetic closure?(RETENTION/ REVERSE MATTRESS/ PURSE-STRING/ SUBCUTICULAR) | SUBCUTICULAR |
| 315.During a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy,which bone is harvested for the graft?(TIBIA/ FIBULA/ ULNA/ PELVIC CREST) | FIBULA |
| 316.To prevent charring of bone when it is being cut or drilled, the ST should use?(IRRIGATION-ASPIRATION UNIT/ SYRINGE/ PULSE LAVAGE/ SUCTION IRRIGATOR) | SUCTION IRRIGATOR |
| 317.Pain,heat,redness and swelling indicate which of the following conditions?(INFLAMMATION/ NECROSIS/ SEPSIS/ INFECTION) | INFLAMMATION |
| 318.Which clamp is most often used to grasp the appendix?( DENNIS/ PEAN/ ALLIS/ BABCOCK) | BABCOCK |
| 319.The inner lining of the uterus is the?(PERINEUM/ ENDOMETRIUM/ MYOMETRIUM/ PERITONEUM) | ENDOMETRIUM |
| 320.Which type of dressing washes or wears off after several days?(STENT/ STERI-STRIPS/ COLLODIAN/ BIOCLUSIVE) | COLLODIAN |
| 321.A PT requires a stat c-section.Which of thee following might be omitted?(PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR/ COUNTS/ DONNING STERILE GOWN/ DRAPING ) | COUNTS |
| 322.Which of the following is the first action to be taken following a needle stick?(REPORT INCIDENT/ REMOVE NEEDLE FROM THE STERILE FIELD/ REMVE BOTH GLOVES IMMEDIATELY/ SCHEDULE BASELINE TESTING) | REMOVE NEEDLE FROM THE STERILE FIELD |
| 323.Which of the following drapes is used for a thyroidectomy?(APERTURE/ TRANSVERSE/ U-DRAPE/ INCISE) | TRANSVERSE |
| 324.Testosterone is secreted by the?(EPIDIDYMIS/ LEYDIG CELLS/ SOMATIC CELLS/ SEMINAL VESICLES) | LEYDIG CELLS |
| 325.When a surgeon is using a kocher subcostal incision, which muscle is divided b electrosurgery?(LINEA ALBA/ RECTUS ABDOMINUS/ TERES MAJOR/ PSOAS MAJOR) | RECTUS ABDOMINUS |
| 326.What are the boundaries of the skin prep for a total hip arthroplasty?(HIP REGION/ LEVEL OF UMBILICUS TO MID-THIGH/ LEVEL OF ILIAC CREST TO FOOT/ LEVEL OF UMBILICUS TO FOOT) | LEVEL OF UMBILICUS TO FOOT) |
| 327.Which of the following are abdominal skin prep perimeters for an exploratory laparotomy?(NIPPLE LINE TO UMBILICUS/ SHOULDERS TO UMBILICUS/ SHOULDERS TO MID-THIGH/ NIPPLE LINE TO MID-THIGH) | NIPPLE LINE TO MID-THIGH |
| 328.Which of the following is the main reason for wearing the OR attire?(CONTAIN BODY MOISTURE/ LIMIT SPREAD OF MICROBES/ PREVENT STRIKE-THROUGH/ PROVIDE COMFORTABLE ATTIRE) | LIMIT SPREAD OF MICROBES |
| 329.Which of the following substance are absorbed in the stomach?( | ALCOHOL |
| 330.A laparotomy drape is placed on the left side inguinal area of the PT, but should have been placed on the right side.What should be done to correct the error?(COVER DRAE WITH THE NEW DRAPE/ REMOVE DRAPE AND PLACE NEW DRAPE ON RIGHT SIDE/ CONT.... | CONTINUED... (MOVE DRAPE TO THE RIGHT SIDE/ CUT OPENING IN DRAPE ON RIGHT SIDE) ANSWER=!!!! REMOVE DRAPE AND PLACE NEW DRAPE ON RIGHT SIDE!!!! |
| 331.Which stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to divide the esophagus?(SURGICLIP/ EEA/ GIA/ TA | TA |
| 332.Movement disorder diseases caused by radiation therapy are characterized by destruction of the?(MYELIN SHEATH/ NEUROFIBRILS/ NISSL BODIES/ GRAY MATTER) | MYELIN SHEATH |
| 333.During which procedure would a Gigli saw possible be used?(CRANIOTOMY/ LAMINECTOMY/ ACROMIOPLASTY/ BUNIONECTOMY | CRANIOTOMY |
| 334.A surgeon indicates that she may place a shunt during a carotid endarterectomy. What should the ST have available in the OR?(VENTRICULAR/ ANGIO-CATH/ JAVID/ FOGARTY) | JAVID |
| 335.What is the best synthetic substitute for stainless steel?(SURGICAL SILK/ POLYPROPYLENE/ CHROMIC GUT/ PTFE ) | POLLYPROPYLENE |
| 336.Which of the following microorganisms is used with in the biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization?(STEPTOCOCUS PNEUMONIAE/ PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA/ BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS/ BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS) | BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS |
| 337.What does the suffix -ITIS mean?(INFLAMMATION/ OCCLUSION/ INCISION/ EXCISION) | INFLAMMATION |
| 338.To prevent peel pack pouches from opening during sterilization, the ST should?(FORCE OUT ARI FROM POUCH/ VERIFY CORRECT PLACEMENT OF ITEM INSIDE POUCH/ DOUBLE PEEL PACK ALL ITEMS/ CONFIRM TEMP OF STERILIZER IS NOT TO HIGH) | FORCE OUT AIR FROM POUCH |
| 339.Retention bridges are used to?(ALLOW FOR EASY REMOVAL OF SUTURES/ PREVENT HEAVY SUTURES FROM CUTTING INTO THE SKIN/ KEEP POST-OP DRAINS IN PLACE/ DESIGNATE SUTURES THAT ARE TO BE REMOVED FIRST) | PREVENT HEAVY SUTURES FRROM CUTTING INTO THE SKIN |
| 340.During a CABG procedure, the saphenous vein is sutured to the?(SUPERIOR VENA CAVA/ CORONARY ARTERY/ SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY/ BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY) | CORONARY ARTERY |
| 341.Which of the following would be used to remove the lamina during a laminectomy?(KEY ELEVATOR/ LISTON BONE CUTTER/ PENFIELD DISSECTOR/ KERRISON RONGEUR) | KERRISON RONGEUR |
| 342.What category of instruments are a Hibbs and Hohmann?(HEMOSTATS/ RETRACTORS/ BONE-HOLDING/ PEERIOSTEAL ELEVATORS) | RETRACTORS |
| 343.Which drain should the ST have available for insertion into the Common bile duct during an exploration?(TENCKHOFF/ PEZZER/ T-TUBE/ ROBINSON) | T-TUBE |
| 344.A padded footboard is used in which surgical position?(LITHOTOMY/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG/ TRENDELENBURG// KRASKE) | REVERSE TRENDELENBURG |
| 345.The inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract is composed of which type of tissue?(AREOLAR/ CONECTIVE/ MUSCLE/ EPITHELIAL) | EPITHELIAL |
| 346.Which of f the following statements is INCORRECT when double peel packing an item(s) for sterilization?(INNER PEEL IS STERILE/ HEAVY ITEMS SHOULD BE DOUBLE PEEL PACKED/ DO NOT BIND MULTIPLE ITEMS TOGETHER/ INNER PEEL PACK IS FOLDED) | INNER PEEL PACK IS FOLDED |
| 347.If a surgeon performs a surgical procedure without the PT having signed the consent form, the surgeon can be charged with?(BATTERY/ IATROGENIC INJURY/ LIABILITY/ NEGLIGENCE/) | BATTERY |
| 348.Spores are a?(TYPE OF PARASITE/ TYPE OF VIRUS/ FORM ASSUMED BY RICKETTSIA/ FORM ASSUMED BY BACILLI) | FORM ASSUMED BY BACILLI |
| 349.Which of the following applies to a PT who a suffers a burn due to improper placement of the PT return electrode?(UNITENTIONAL TORT/ RES IPPSA LOQUITUR/ INTENTIONAL INFLICTION/ DOCTRINE OF FORESEEABLILITY) | UNINTENTIONAL TORT |
| 350.Which graft material DOESNT require pre-clotting for plaacement furing and abdominal aortic aneursymectomy?(PTFE/ POLYESTER/ DACRON/ FASCIA LATA) | PTFE |
| 351.Which cranial nerve is affected by trigeminal neuralgia?(I/ V/ VI/ VII) | V |
| 352.What is used to lubricate the donor site and reduce friction from the dermatone?(BACITRACIN OINTMENT/ LODOPHOR SOLUTION/ PETROLATUM GEL/ MINERAL OIL) | MINERAL OIL |
| 353.Which of the following is an example of proper sterile technique when performing the prep for a split-thickness skin graft?(DONOR SITE FIRST/ RECIPIENT SITE FIRST/ DONOR SITE ONLY/ RECIPIENT SITE ONLY) | DONOR SITTE FIRST |
| 354.What is the recommended range of intra-abdominal pressure in an adult PT when using an insufflator during a laproscopic prodecure?(8-11MM HG/ 12-15 MM HG/16-19 MMHG/ 20-23 MM HG) | 12-15 MM HG |
| 355.Which off these terms refers to the inabilitiy to direct both eyes at the same object?(STRABISMUS/ CHALAZION/ GLAUCOMA/ CATARACT) | STRABISMUS |
| 356.What procedure is performed to correct chronic cerebrall ischemia?(RHIZOTOMY/ CRANIOPLASTY/ ARTERIOGRAPHY/ ENDARTECTOMY) | ENDARTERETOMY |
| 357.According to the Rule of Nines, what % is assigned to the front and back of the trunk?(27%/ 18%/ 4 1/2%/ 1%) | 18% |
| 358.Which term refers to an abnormal increase in the number of cell?(ATROPHY/ DYSPLASIA/ HYPERPLASIA/ HYPERTROPHY) | HYPERPLASIA |
| 359.A second intention wound heals by?(GRANULATION/ EVISCERATION/ PRIMARY UNION/ DELAYED SUTURING) | GRANULATION |
| 360.Intra-op ventricular arrhythmias are treated with?(LIDOCAINE/ DIGTOXIN/ PROSTIGMIN/ FUROSEMIDE) | LIDOCAINE |
| 361.How many milliliiters equal two(2) ounces?(40/ 50/ 60/ 70) | 60 |
| 362.Covering a sterile backtable for later use is?(PERMISSIBLE FOR UP TO 1HR BEFORE THE PROCEDURE/ PERMISSIBLE IN INSTANCES OF AN EMERGENCY/ NOT PERMISSIBLE FOR TO 2HR BEFORE THE PROCEDURE/ NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE) | NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES |
| 363.In which position would a PT be placed to counteract hypovolemia?(LEFT LATERAL/ RIGHT LATERAL/ TRENDELENBURG/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG) | TRENDELENBURG |
| 364.Which of the following types of suture create the least tissue trauma and drag?(SWAGED MULTIFILAMENT/ SWAGED MONOFILAMENT/ THREADED MULTIFILAMENT/ THREADED MONOFILAMENT) | SWAGED MONOFILAMENT |
| 365.Which organization has legal oversight for the safety of healthcare providers in the work place?(EPA/ CDC/ OSHA/ NIOSH) | OSHA |
| 366.Which level of Malow's Hierarchy of needs is most applicable to the surgical PT?(ESTEEM & PRESTIGE/ LOVE & BELONING/ SAFETY& SECURITY/ PHYSIOLOGICAL & SURVIVAL) | PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SURVIVAL |
| 367.Which of the following would be INCORRECT techcnique when reemoving the sterile gown & gloves?(CIRCULATOR UNTIES GOWN/ GOWN REMOVED INSIDE OUT/ GLOVES REMOVED INSIDE OUT/ GLOVE REMOVED FIRST) | GLOVES REMOVED FIRST |
| 368.What type of procedure might require a laparoscopy combination drape?(PILONIDAL CYSTECTOMY/ SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION/ ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION/ FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS) | ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION |
| 369.Cell destruction by steam sterilization occurs by?(CELLULAR MEMBRANE DAMAGE/ INTERRUPT CELLULAR DIVISION/ ALTERING CELLULAR DNA/ COAGULATION OF PROTEIN) | COAGULATION OF PROTEIN |
| 370.Which technique is NOT acceptable when draping?(HOLD DA DRAPE 12IN ABOVE DA PT UNTIL OVER DA DRAPING SITE/ PROTECT GLOVED HAND BY CUFFING END OF DRAPE OVER IT/FOLD DRAPE BE4 BRINGING UP 2 DA OR TABLE/PLACE DRAPES ON DRY AREA WHEN SETTING UP BACKTABLE) | UNFOLD DRAPE BEFORE BRINGING UP TO THE OR TABLE |
| 371.A PT fingernail polish is removed to?(PREVENT SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION/ ALLOW TEMP TO BE RECORDED/ PREVENT ESU EXIT PATHWAY/ ALLOW FOR USE OF PULSE OXIMETER) | ALLOW FOR USE OF PULSE OXIMETER |
| 372.What is the purpose of maintaing the air exchange rate at 15-20 times per hour in the OR?(REDUCE MICROBIAL COUNT/ INCREASE HUMIDITY/ PROVIDE COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT/ DECREASE STATIC ELECTRICITY) | REDUCE MICROBIAL COUNT |
| 373.How many mL of water is necessary to inflate a 5 mL balloon on the Foley indwelling catheter?(5ML/ 10ML/ 15ML/ 20ML) | 10ML |
| 374.If an ophthalmologist orders trimming of eyelashes, how is it safely performed?(ELECTRIC TRIMMER USED ON DRY LASHES/ ELECTRIC TRIMMER USED ON WET LASHES/ FINE SCISSORS W/O WATER SOLUBLE GEL/ FINE SCISSORS COATED W/WATER SOLUBLE GEL) | FINE SCISSORS COATED WITH WATER SOLUBLE GEL |
| 375.What is the correct technique for performing the surgical skin prep?(INCISION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING CIRCULAR MOTION/ PERIPHERY 2 INCISION SITE USING CIRCULAR MOTION/ INCSION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING BACK & FORTH MOTION/ CONTINUED..... | CONTINUED....(PERIPHERY TO INCISION SITE USING BACK AND FORTH MOTION) ANSWER=!!! INCISION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING CIRCULAR MOTION!!! |
| 376.The lab test that determines the ratio of erythrocytes to whole blood is?(RERICULOCYTE COUNT/ DIFFERENTIAL COUNT/ HEMATOCRIT/ HEMOGLOBIN) | HEMATOCRIT |
| 377.What is the proper procedure to follow when a pack of sponges contains an incorrect number after the PT has entered the OR?(RECORD ACTUAL # AND USE/ HAND OFF THE STERILE FIELD AND ISOLATE/ PLACE ON STERILE BACKTABLE AND DO NOT USE/ REMOVE FROM THE OR) | HAND OFF THE STERILE FIELD AND ISOLATE |
| 378.Which of the following types of specimens would not be placed in a preservative solution?(COLON/ CALCULI/ TONSILS/ UTERUS) | CALCULI |
| 379.Where should the ST begin when performing closing counts?(BACKTABLE/ MAYO STAND/OFF THE FIELD/ OPERATIVE FIELD) | OPERATIVE FIELD |
| 380.Which of the following catheter tips is used in a PT with urethral stricture?(OLIVE/ COUDE/ WHISTLE/ MUSHROOM) | COUDE |
| 381.Which type of procedure would require a stent dressing?(NECK/ INGUINAL/ EXTREMITY/ ABDOMINAL) | NECK |
| 382.Which of the following is used in order to ensure preservation of the facial nerve during a parotidectomy?(MONOPOLAR CAUTERY/ NERVE STIMULATOR/ MICROSCOPE/ DOPPLER) | NERVE STIMULATOR |
| 383.Which of the following hemostatic agents is contraindicated for use in presence of infection?(TOPICAL THROMBIN/ OXIDIZED CELLULOSE/ ABSORBABLE GELATIN/ ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN) | ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN |
| 384.During closure of a nephrectomy in the later position, the OR table is straightened to facilitate?(PROPER CIRCULATION/ WOUND HEMOSTASIS/ ADEQUATE RESPIRATION/ TISSUE APPROXIMATION) | TISSUE APPROXIMATION |
| 385.Which of the following must be tested prior to the use of a fiberoptic bronchoscope?(LIGHT SOURCE/ LASER FIBER/ NITROGEN LEVEL/ MAGNIFICATION LENS) | LIGHT SOURCE |
| 386.Excision of a constricted segment of the aorta with reanastomosis is performed to correct?(PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS/ COARCTATION OF THE AORTA/ AORTIC ANEURYSM/ TRANSPOSITON OF THE GREAT VESSEL) | COARCTATION OF THE AORTA |
| 387.For which of the following diagnoses would a PT undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?(CHOLECYSTITIS/ CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS/ PANCREATITIS/ PANCREATOLITHIASIS) | CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS |
| 388.The high ligation of the gonadal veins of the testes performed to reduce venous plexus congestion is a/an?(SPERMATOCELECTOMY/ VARICOCELECTOMY/ EPIDIDYMECTOMY/ VASOVASOSTOMY) | VARICOCELECTOMY |
| 389.Trauma to which two of the following cranial nerves would result in the loss of smell and vision?(I AND II/ I AND III/ II AND III/ II AND IV) | I AND II |
| 390.Which of the following is performed for suspected ectopic pregnancy?(CULDOCENTESIS/ COLPOSCOPY/ CULDOTOMY/ COLPORRHAPHY) | CULDOCENTESIS |
| 391.Which of the following is a procedure for treatment of glaucoma?(VITRECTOMY/ IREDECTOMY/ ENUCLEATION/ KERATOPLASTY) | IREDECTOMY |
| 392.What procedure is performed to immobilize the jaw following a mandibular fracture?(ARCH BAR APPLICATION/ TMJ OSTEOTOMY/ LE FORT I/ LE FORT II) | ARCH BAR APPLICATOR |
| 393.Which of the following total arthroplasty procedures would require the post-op use of an abduction splint?(HIP/ KNEE/ ANKLE/ SHOULDER) | HIP |
| 394.Untreated acute otitis media may result in?(TONSILLITIS/ MASTOIDITIS/ ADENOIDITIS/ ETHMOIDITIS) | MASTOIDITIS |
| 395.Which of the following is used intra-op to assess vascular patency?(POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/ MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING/ COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/ DOPPLER ULTRASOUND) | DOPPLER ULTRASOUND |
| 396.The instrument shown below would be used during a?{pic on pg.100}(PAROTIDECTOMY/ TONSILLECTOMY/ RHYTIDECTOMY/ STAPEDECTOMY) | TONSILLECTOMY |
| 397.Which of the following is the body's primary source of energy?(CARBOHYDRATES/ VITAMINS/ PROTEINS/ FATS) | CARBOHYDRATES |
| 398.What is compressed during rapid-sequence induction and intubation?(HYOID/MANUBRIUM/ THYROID GLAND/CRICOID CARTILAGE) | CRICOID CARTILAGE |
| 399.What term refers to the spread of cancerous cells to other parts of the body?(IN-SITU/ IN-VIVO/ METASTASIS/ ENCAPSULATION) | METASTASIS |
| 400.The shared passageway for food and air is the?(TRACHEA/ LARYNX/ PHARYNX/ BRONCHUS) | PHARYNX |
| 401.The structure that lies along the posterior border of the testis is the?(PROSTATE/ EPIDIDYMIS/ TUNICA VAGINALIS/ EJACULATORY DUCT) | EPIDIDYMIS |
| 402.The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is the?(BICUSPID/ TRICUSPID/ AORTIC SEMILUNAR/ PULMONARY SEMILUNAR) | BICUSPID |
| 403.Which characteristic describes an amphiarhtrosis?(HINGE/ IMMOBLILE/ SLIGHTLY MOVABLE/ FREELY MOVABLE) | SLIGHTLY MOVABLE |
| 404.What is the most abundant ion in the body?(CALCIUM/SODIUM/ POTASSIUM/ MAGNESIUM) | CALCIUM |
| 405.Which of the following is a method of bacterial survival when environmental conditions are not conductive to growth and viability?(CONJUGATION/ TRANSDUCTION/ SPORE FORMATION/ GENETIC MUTATION) | SPORE FORMATION |
| 406.What organ detects changes in the level of insulin and releases chemical to regulate the level of blood glucose?(LIVER/ STOMACH/ PANCREAS/ GALLBLADDER) | PANCREAS |
| 407.What does the term strike-through mean?(RUPTURE OF HEAT SEAL DURING STERILIZATION/ FAILURE OF BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR DURING STERILIZATION/ PERFORATION OF SHARP OBJECT THROUGH STERILE WRAPPER/ SOAKING OF MOISTURE FROM UNSTERILE TO STERILE LAYERS) | SOAKING OF MOISTURE FROM UNSTERILE TO STERILE LAYERS |
| 408.Which of the following monitoring devices would be used within a vessel?(ECG LEAD/ SWAN GANZ/ PULSE OXIMETER/ SPYGMOMANOMETER) | SWAN GANZ |
| 409.When adding 30mL of injectable saline to 30mL of 0.5% Marcaine, what strength does the drug become?(0.25%/ 0.5%/ 0.75%/ 1.0%) | 0.25% |
| 510.What action should be taken if the PT has withdrawn the surgical informed consent prior to surgery?(TRANSPORT PT TO OR; INFORM SURGEON/ DO NOT TRANSPORT PT; INFORM SURGEON/ DO NOT TRANSPORT PT; INFROM AP/ TRANSPORT PT TO OR; INFORM OR SUPERVISOR) | DO NOT TRANSPORT; INFORM SURGEON |
| 411.Confining and containing instruments with bioburden prevents which of the following?(FOMITE FORMATION/ PERSONNEL INJURY/ INSTRUMENT LOSS/ CROSS-CONTAMINATION) | CROSS-CONTAMINATION |
| 412.The unsterile size of the perimeter of a sterile wrap is?(1/2 INCH/ 1 INCH/ 2 INCH/ 3 INCH) | 1 INCH |
| 413.A substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microbes on living tissue is a/an?(ANTISEPTIC/ DISINFECTANT/ STERILANT/ SPORICIDAL) | ANTISEPTIC |
| 414.What action should be taken by the transporter if a discrepancy occurs in the identification of a PT in the nursing unit?(TRY TO LOCATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO VERIFIY PT IDENTITY/ TRANSPORT TO OR AND INFORM SURGEON OF DISCREPANCY/ CONTINUED.... | CONTINUED....(INFORM UNIT CLERK OF DISCREPANCY AND RETURN TO OR/ DO NOT TRANSPORT; INFORM UNIT SUPERVISOR AND OR PERSONNEL) ANSWER=!!! DO NOT TRANSPORT; INFORM UNIT SUPERVISOR AND OR PERSONNEL |
| 415.A PT may be asked to shower at home with an antimicrobial soap before coming to the hospital for surgery to?(ACHIEVE A CUMULATIVE ANTIMICORBIAL EFFECT/ DETERMINE IF THE PT IS ALLERGIC TO THE SOAP/ CONTINUED.... | CONINUED... ( REUDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE PRE-OP PREP/ LEAVE A VISABLE FILM SO THE PREP BORDERS WILL SHOW? ANSWER=!!! ACHIEVE A CUMULATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT |
| 416.What are the sequential steps performed prior to entrance into the sterile field?(GOWN-GLOVE-SCRUB/ GLOVE-SCRUB-GOWN/ SCRUB-GLOVE- GOWN/ SCRUB-GOWN-GLOVE_ | SCRUB-GOWN-GLOVE |
| 417.Which area is prepped last when performing the skin prep for a Bartholin's cystectomy?(ANUS/ MONS PUBIS/ VAGINA/ PERINEUM) | ANUS |
| 418.The sterile ST should drape a table from?(SIDE TO SIDE/ BACK TO FRONT/ FRONT TO BACK/ OPEN DRAPE, LAY IT DOWN) | FRONT TO BACK |
| 419.Which of the following can be injured in the arm is placed on the arm board greater than 90 degrees?(BRACHIAL PLEXUS/ CERVICAL PLEXUS/ ROTATOR CUFF/ ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT) | BRACHIAL PLEXUS |
| 420.What is the purpose of the third lumen in a three-way indwelling Foley catheter?(OBTAIN URINE SPECIMEN/ INSTILL IRRIGATION FLUIDS/ PROVIDE HEMOSTATSIS/ PREVENT URINE REFLUX) | INSTILL IRRIGATION FLUIDS |
| 421.Which of the following enlarges and illuminates the surgical field during cataract procedures?(FLUORESCENT OVERHEAD LIGHTS/ FIBEROPTIC HEADLAMPS/ OPERATING MICROSCOPE/ SURGICAL LOUPES) | OPERATING MICROSCOPE |
| 422.Small radiopaque surgical patties used during cranial procedures are?(RAYTECS/ KITNERS/ PLEDGETS/ COTTONOIDS) | COTTONOIDS |
| 423.Which of the following hemostatic agents must be applied dry and only handled with dry gloves and instruments?(OXYCEL/ AVITENE/ GELFOAM/ THROMBIN) | AVITENE |
| 424.Which surgical specialty would utilize a phacoemuisiffication machine?(NEUROSURGERY/ MAXILLOFACIAL/ OPHTHALMOLGY/ OTORHINOLARYNGOLGY) | OPHTHALMOLOGY |
| 425.Which of the following lasers would be contraindicated for use in the posterior chamber of the eye?(ARGON/ EXCIMER/ HO:YAG/ CARBON DIOXIDE) | CARBON DIOXIDE |
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