IAHCSMM CRCST Exam Newest 2026-2027 Actual Exam

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A succession of progressively more responsible professional positions that serves as the foundation of a professional development plan - ANSWER-career ladder

A unit of measure that measures the amount of resistance to an electrical current. - ANSWER-Ohm

A voluntary international organization dedicated to the prevention and control of infections and related outcomes. - ANSWER-APIC

Allows for visual inspection of the upper digestive tract. - ANSWER- gastroscope

An iodophor is a(n) - ANSWER-Bufferd Iodine

Autoclave sterilizer is a ____ class of device - ANSWER-Class |

Automatic washers clean using a spray-force action called impingement.

• ANSWER-True
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Behavior relating to what is right and wrong relative to the standards of conduct for your profession are called - ANSWER-ethical behavior

_______ are often pathogenic to humans because they grow best at body temperature - ANSWER-mesophiles

Blue stain on a scope, what is the reason? - ANSWER-improper cleaning

Bluish or rainbow type stains are caused by _______ in water. - ANSWER-iron and silicates

Body balance is regulated by fluid in the: - ANSWER-inner ear

Bowie dick tests should be run in - ANSWER-Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers

Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed

in a/an: - ANSWER-hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer

Central service technicians must be able to identify approximately 100s of instruments - ANSWER-True

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Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation. - ANSWER-USP-NF (the United States Pharmacopoeia-national formulary)

Creation of a new blood supply to an area of the heart with a clotted/blocked artery - ANSWER-CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)

Deionized water is used for: - ANSWER-Sterile irrigation

develops recommended standards, practices and guidelines for care and processing of devices - ANSWER-AAMI

Disadvantages to a case cart distribution system - ANSWER-A lag time between usage and replenishment

During instruments manufacture the process of passivation helps build a protective chromium oxide layer on each instruments surface - ANSWER-True

Each year, approximately____ patients develop a healthcare associated infection - ANSWER-2 million

Typically 1 min of drying time programmed into flash cycles removes steam from chamber but doesn't dry device completely - ANSWER- Drying phase of steam sterilization

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