CST Prep Exam Chapters 13-24

A fluoroscope uses _____ to project images of body structures onto a monitor.

_____ remains the reference standard for assessing the cause and severity of peripheral vascular disease.

Cardiac catheterization can be used to diagnose:

Right heart studies are accomplished with the aid of a balloon-tipped _____ pulmonary artery catheter attached to a transducer and monitor.

CT uses _____ radiation.

PET scanning combines _____ to identify how different areas of the brain function by highlighting chemical and metabolic activity.

Doppler ultrasonography transmits the sound of moving _____ to the transducer.

Radiation can be used to treat specific types of _____ that are susceptible to radiation exposure.

The Gram stain uses the color blue to signify a gram-____ bacterium.

During a spinal tap, _____ is(are) withdrawn from the lumbar area of the spinal column.

The Following instrument would not be used on an open appendectomy?

Victor the STSR is preparing for an emergency splenectomy in room 5, he knows the surgeon will be making a _________ incision and ask for an extra Yankhauer suction tip in anticipation of using the ________, for anticipated blood loss.

Dijana the STSR is preparing for the Thyroidectomy in room 4, in anticipation for the procedure she picks a sterile________ __________ and a_______ electrocautery to protect the _______ nerve.

The incision Dr. Smith will use on his scheduled appendectomy, will most likely be?

The self retaining retractor of choice for abdominal procedures in general surgery would be?

Stephanie the STSR is preparing for an exploratory laparotomy, when counting the following instrument the best way to state the instrument would be?

An emergency gunshot wound to the abdomen is underway in room #4. The CST scrubbed on the procedure should have the following self-retaining retractor ready?

During the Open Appendectomy the surgeon uses a #15 to cut free the base of the Appendix. Carlos the CST scrubbed on the case receives the knife back from the surgeon and places it in an isolated basin. This is known as __________technique?

The CST scrubbed in on an Appendectomy is preparing the purse string suture for the surgeon. She knows that the suture should be a.

The incision most commonly used on a laparoscopic Appendectomy is.

In preparation for a Laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon informs the CST that the patient has had several surgical interventions and plans to use a safer technique to establish Pneumoperitoneum. The CST knows the surgeon will most likely use __________ technique.

During the Open Appendectomy, the CST should have the following retractor available for exposure.

The preferred incision for exposure during an Exploratory Laparotomy is?

The Inguinal Ligament, the Inferior Epigastric vessels, and the Lateral border of the Rectus Abdominus make up the?

During the Open Cholecystectomy the surgeon has removed the Gallbladder and needs to perform a Cholangiogram. The opening into the Common Bile Duct is too tight; the CST knows the surgeon will probably need the _______________ dilators.

All of the Following clamps might be used on the Colon Resection except.

A CST is schedule to scrub on a Pancreatodudonectomy. The CST knows the pathology associates with this procedure are?

During the Cholecystectomy the Cystic Artery and Cystic Duct are identified through blunt dissection, clipped, and cut. The instrument most likely used for blunt dissection is?

For the Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy the CST should anticipate the surgeon need for _______________ to avoid spillage of the specimen.

Kofi the CST preparing for Dr Carmelo's case, he has heard the surgeon say that the patient has a Meckel's Diverticulum. Kofi knows that this type of diverticulum occurs in the _____________.

Dr Carmelo is closing the walls of intestines, Kofi knows the walls of the intestines from innermost to outermost are?

The surgeon makes a lower left paramedian incision; the surgical technologist realizes that the incision gives the surgeon access to the ______________.

Juan the CST scrubbed on the Hernia in room 4 listens to the surgeon who states the Male patient has a congenital hernia involving the spermatic cord. Juan realizes that this pathology is a __________ hernia.

While performing a laparoscopic Nissen Fundiplication the circulator hears the surgeon ask for Maloney dilators. The surgical technologist knows the dilators will be inserted by the ___________ to ensure that the esophagus should be closed; Maloney dilators are unsterile and cannot be in the sterile field. Pg 433 the esophagus has no _________.

To perform an end to end anastomosis during the abdominal perineal resection, hector the CST on call anticipates the need for a _______ stapler.

A pregnant female patient is diagnosed with an incompetent cervix, The CST knows that this patient will likely be scheduled for the following surgical intervention?

During a Cesarean section the surgical technologist should perform the first closing count when the __________is being closed.

The CST should be aware that the most common OB/GYN incision used is the ?

While performing a tubal sterilization procedure the CST in the scrub role anticipates that the surgeon will need a ___________ to grasp the fallopian tube.

When performing a tuboplasty the surgeon will need to use magnifying loupes and micro surgical instrumentation. At the conclusion of the procedure to verify patency of the fallopian tubes the surgeon will need?

For a scheduled OB/GYN laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon informs the CST that the patient has undergone several surgical interventions and would like to use a blunt trocar. The CST anticipates that the surgeon will use the _________for his laparoscopic approach.

A uterine manipulator would be inserted into the_________ during an OB/GYN laparoscopic procedure.

To establish pneumoperitoneum during an OB/GYN procedure the CST uses insufflation tubing hooked up to an insfulator that provides ________gas.

During a marsupialization of Bartholins gland the CST expects the patient to be in the ___________position and for the wound to heal by _________intention.

When performing Dilation & Curettage, the CST is aware that the two specimens obtained by scrapping that will be sent are?

When a surgeon applies acetic acid or Lugol's solution to the outer portion of the cervix to stain the abnormal tissue white, this process is called ?

The procedure Myomectomy is performed to remove myomas from the myometrium of the uterus. Myomas are?

The pelvic exenteration is performed on a patient with the probable diagnosis of?

For the surgical procedure vaginal hysterectomy or LAVH the patient will be placed in the __________position and ________ will be needed.

During the LAVH the round & infundibular ligaments of the uterus are transected with _____________ and the specimen is deliverd through the ________.

The CST knows that a patient with a diagnosis of cystocele & rectocele would be expected to have a surgical intervention of ______________________ and the CST should anticipate the need for _________.

In OB/GYN two medications that can be used to treat uterine hemorrhage following childbirth are ?

During the cesarean section once the fetal head is deliverd , The CST should _________ and __________.

During the Cesarean section the CST in the scrubbed role should be prepared to gown and glove the?

During an emergency cesarean section surgical counts?

For Ophthalmic surgical interventions the CST should know that the anterior chamber of the eye contains ___________and the posterior chamber contains _______.

During ophthalmic procedures the CST must periodically irrigate the eye using ________ to prevent corneal drying.

The CST scrubbed on the ___________ ophthalmic procedure must ensure that the donor tissue is in the room prior to patient intubation.

The pathology associated with the surgical intervention iridectomy is _______?

During ophthalmic procedures, once gowned & gloved the CST should ensure that the surgeon?

A patient diagnosed with a misalignment or deviation of the eyes, might be scheduled for the following surgical intervention?

The patients diagnosis was opacified lens OD, the CST should expect the surgical schedule to reflect the following surgical intervention?

Use of the phaco handpiece and phacoemulsification should associated with the following surgical intervention?

For most ophthalmic procedures the anesthesiologist will perform a _______ Block.

The __________________surgical instrument is essential for the surgeon in resection or recession of the extrinsic eye muscle.

The myringotomy procedure involves the pathology of otitis media the use of a microscope. The CST should have the following implant available for the surgeon to implant.

The following patient position "supine with arms tucked at sides, scapular roll to hyperextend the neck" should be associated with the following surgical intervention:

During a parotidectomy the CST in the scrub role must ensure what piece of equipment is on the sterile field to prevent damage to the facial nerve?

The CST scrubbed on a T&A procedure knows that by removing the palatine & pharyngeal tonsils from the patients lymphatic system is weakened. The specimen needs to be sent?

A cholesteatoma is a benign cyst or tumor that can damage the ossicles and erode the mastoid cells. The surgical intervention associated with this pathology is:

The pathology associated with the stapedectomy, in which there is a hardening of the ossicles of the inner ear is?

The preferred topical anesthetic used by the otorhinolaryngologic surgeon prior to incision is?

Prior to incision on the surgical intervention of a tracheostomy, the CST in the scrub role should ensure that the tracheostomy tube is on the field and _____?

All of the following are sinuses associated with the FESS surgical intervention except:

In otorhinolaryngologic surgery which of the following interventions might require two surgical teams with two separate set ups and counts?

A patient diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder might be scheduled for the following surgical intervention?

When performing a tooth extraction , at the end of the procedure it is imperative for the CST to remember?

All of the following are considerations for the CST when dealing with a patient with a maxillofacial fracture except?

When performing an application of arch bars on a patient, all of the following are true except?

The correct sequence for application of plate and screws for a mandibular fracture is?

While performing a maxillofacial fracture repair ,Jose the CST hears the surgeon stating "there is a dural tear". He knows that the surgeon will probably use a ______ graft to seal the tear.

Graft materials can be used to fill defects from bone loss. Which would be an example of a xenograft?

Which retractor should the CST choose for an odontectomy?

In preparation for draping the oral maxillofacial patient, the CST would need the following?

The three regions of the tooth are the crown, neck and the root. Each tooth is imbedded in a socket called the?

Due to the concern with airway during oral and maxilla facial procedures, the surgical team should have the following available during extubation except?

When preparing for the Skin graft procedure, the CST knows that the donor site is prepped ________and the recipient site prepped _______.

All of the following would be equipment and supplies needed by the surgical team in preparation for the skin grafting procedure except

When switching from a dirty set up to a clean set up the CST must ensure that?

In preparation for the liposuction procedure, the CST follows the surgeon's preference card in preparing a mixture that liquefies fat to make suctioning easier. This is called?

The surgeon has booked a mastopexy procedure, the CST knows that the patient is probably suffering from lower back problems related to the pathology of?

To perform a nipple reconstruction all of the following equipment might be required except

During a TRAM flap reconstruction the surgeon decides to use a reconstructed graft with the blood supply still attached. This would be considered a?

The CST will need to have a wire driver available for the patient with a diagnosis of radial dysplasia or club hand. The wire driver is necessary for?

The replantation of severed digit of the hand, begins with the reattachment of?

When performing the rhytidectomy the seventh cranial nerve must be preserved and protected during the procedure. This nerve is the?

A PSA blood value should be associated with the ___________ of the genitourinary system.

In order to dilate the urethra prior to insertion of the cystoscope, the surgeon would use?

During the TURP procedure the surgeon will use the _______ to remove pieces of tumor and blood clots from the bladder.

For implantation of a donor kidney the surgeon would make an incision that gives access to the lower portion of the ureter. This would be the ______Incision.