CST Review #29-A

Which of the following is the best safe handling practice for surgical sharps?

Which of the following conditions is an indication of a weakened levator muscle?

ptosis

Following the removal of a gallbladder through an open approach, which of the following is the next steps?

The dating of sterile is useful to?

The purse string suture technique is used during which of the following procedures?

Which of the following structures produces sperm?

testicles

The most common metallic ligating clips are made of which of the following?

titaium

Which degree of burn causes blisters, is very painful, and affects the epidermis and dermis?

second

Which of the following divides the heart into right and left sides?

intraventricular septum

Which of the following solutions is used in arthroscopic surgery?

lactated ringer’s or normal saline

Which of the following sutures is most commonly used for a hemorrhoidectomy?

chromic

The formation of an ileostomy requires division of the ileum with

Which of the following devices is used to drain the common bile duct?

t-tube

An abdominal perineal resection is performed to treat cancer of the?

Which of the following sutures is most commonly used in the urinary tract?

chromic

Which of the following instruments temporarily secures anatomy is used to extract foreign bodies? Has handles that may have the option to lock? And has jaws that are either smooth or finely serrated?

In the event of a miscount, any unresolved count discrepancies must be?

For high-level disinfection using glutaraldehyde, the required minimum at room temperature exposure is

20 min

which of the following is a high-level disinfectant that is used to decontaminate or sterilize flexible endoscopes.

Following a thoracic procedure, a chest tube is placed in the patient. The drainage system must remain below the level of the tube insertion. If not properly placed, which of the following would happen immediately?

During an anastomosis after a colon resection, the surgeon wants to reinforce the staple line with suture. What suture will most likely be used to provide excellent knot security?

When placing, retention sutures, bolsters, or shods are used to