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Practice Test CST

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To revascularize the heart muscle of a patient with heart disease, a graft may be anastomosed between which of the following two vessels?
The internal mammary artery is the preferred vascular conduit to revascularize the myocardium
The drug most commonly used to treat ventricular tachycardia is
Lidocaine is an antiarrhythmic.
An ideal environment for holding the preoperative patient is a
A. A quiet, dimly lighted room will facilitate the effects of the preoperative medications administered to patients to relieve anxiety and promote drowsiness.
Which of the following procedures treats a congenital obstructed lesion found at the distal end of an infant's stomach?
Infantile pyloric stenosis is relieved by removing the congenital obstructive lesion in the pylorus of the stomach. This procedure is called pyloromyotomy.
A cardiac arrest occurs during a procedure, and the surgeon is resuscitating the patient. What is the responsibility of the surgical technologist in the scrub role during this time?
The surgical technologist in the scrub role should remain sterile and maintain the sterile field unless otherwise directed by the surgeon.
Which of the following is the definition of instrument sterilization?
Sterilization is the destruction of all microorganisms.
A preference card indicates a surgeon prefers a large paper gown and size 7.5 gloves and the surgeon's assistant prefers an XL cloth gown and size 8 gloves. The assistant usually scrubs in first. In which order should the surgical attire (PPE) be stacked, from top to bottom?
The assistant's PPE should be placed at the top of the stack since the assistant scrubs in first. Additionally, the towel should be on top of the gown, with the gloves beneath the gown.
Which of the following types of anesthetic is injected during a Bier block?
Lidocaine (Xylocaine) when utilized for regional Bier block anesthesia does not carry as significant a risk for anesthetic agent toxicity as bupivacaine (Marcaine).
Aerobic organisms are BEST characterized as
Aerobic organisms require an oxygen-rich environment to survive.
When positioning a patient in the lithotomy position, the stirrup height should be adjusted according to the
he stirrup height is adjusted to the length of the patient's legs so that nerve pressure and damage are prevented.
Which of the following is applied as a nonadherent dressing?
Adaptic is a nonadherent dressing placed directly on the wound.
Which of the following conditions is triggered by an injection of succinylcholine (Anectine) and causes an unusually high fever?
Succinylcholine is a anesthetic muscle relaxant that can trigger malignant hyperthermia.
When performing a dilation and curettage, which of the following instruments is used to grasp the cervix?
Schroeder is a tenaculum with a single tooth or a vulsellum with a double tooth.
The Sterrad sterilization system MOST commonly uses which of the following chemical solutions?
The Sterrad system is a plasma sterilization system that uses hydrogen peroxide in plasma form.
Which of the following should be visualized on an x-ray to determine if a long bone is still growing?
The epiphyseal plate, also known as the growth plate, is the center for ossification at each extremity of a long bone.
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