Instrumentation, equipment, & supplies
Which of the following items are NOT considered countable and should not be opened until the end of the procedure?
dressings
The likely result of positioning the patient’s arms on armboards at a greater than 90° angle from the torso would be
what is hyperextension nerve damage
blood collected from sponges into a basin of sterile saline during repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
blood collected from sponges into a basin of sterile saline during repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
A surgical technologist scrubs the __ last
what is the elbow
MOST common type of shock seen in infants and children.
What is Septic Shock
When adding items to the sterile field, it is important to consider
the additional items should be added to the surgical count right away.
An assistant may be needed to properly perform which of the following types of surgical skin prep
circumferential extremity
Elective surgery patients may be asked to discontinue use of which of the following medications to prevent drug-therapy-induced platelet dysfunctions?
aspirin
The main purpose of the surgical skin prep is to
what is to reduce the microbial count on the skin to an irreducible minimum.
Which of the following areas of concern or fear would most likely be the main focus for a toddler scheduled for surgery
What is abandonment
Which of the following procedures would require the use of a CT scan or fluoroscopy
needle lung biopsy
During the surgical skin prep, areas that are considered contaminated should
be scrubbed separately or last
The CST should anticipate the continuing need for hemostasis during the surgical procedure
throughout the entire procedure
Bougie, Heaney, Hegar, and Van Buren are types of
dialators
Which of the following suturing techniques would be used to close the stump of the appendix in an open appendectomy
purse string
Which of the following types of vessel loops would you expect to use on veins?
blue
Which of the following layers of the abdominal wall must be approximated securely, even if the other layers are not
fascia
Which of the following blood types is considered the universal recipient?
AB+
Which of the following blades is used the most?
#10
Some multifilament sutures are coated to
provide smooth passage through tissue
Which of the following absorbable sutures provides for the MOST extended wound support
PDS Plus
Which of the following suture gauges would be MOST appropriate for ophthalmic surgery?
8-0
The term that describes blood products donated by another person is
homologous
Which of the following scalpel handles would accommodate a #20 disposable knife blade
#4
Another name for a suture ligature is a
stick tie
Which of the following surgical needles has a straight body
keith needle
During an anaphylactic reaction, the surgical team must maintain the airway and provide supplemental oxygen, or the patient may die of
respiratory failure
An example of acceptable and safe intraoperative autotransfusion blood collection is
during repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
The temperature in the OR should be kept between:
68°F and 73°F
The main function of _ is viewing.
Vienne speculum