FREE SURGERY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AST CERT.

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FREE SURGERY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AST CERT.

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-Guarantee passing score -425 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: 208.What is the purpose of inserting a ureteral stent catheter?(MONITOR

URINE OUTPUT/ BYPASS CALCULI OBSTRUCTION/ EXCISE CALCULI/ PREVENT

POST-OP HEMORRHAGE)

Answer:

BYPASS CALCULI OBSTRUCTION

Question 2: 90.Which of the following is a type of passive drain?(PENROSE/ HEMOVAC/

PLEUR-EVAC/ JACKSON-PRATT)

Answer:

PENROSE

Question 3: 38.Under what circumstances would it be appropriate 2 remove a patient's ID bracelet?(DURING INSERTION OF AN IV CATHETER/ NEVER UNTIL PATIENT IS DISCHARGED 4RM FACILITY/ POST-OP WHEN TAKEN 2 NURSING UNIT/ WHEN PATIENT IS AWAKE/ALERT &

VERBALLY IDENT. SELF

Answer:

NEVER UNTIL PATIENT IS DISCHARGED FROM FACILITY

Question 4: 69.Which of the following incision is oblique?(EPIGASTRIC/ KOCHER/ PARMEDIAN/

PFANNENSTIEL)

Answer:

KOCHER

Question 5: 22. What are spiral-shaped bacteria called?( COCCI/ BACILLI/ SPIRILLI/

DIPLOCOCCI)

Answer:

SPIRILLI

Question 6: 413.A substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microbes on living tissue is a/an?(ANTISEPTIC/ DISINFECTANT/ STERILANT/ SPORICIDAL)

Answer:

ANTISEPTIC

Question 7: 182.Which of the following is the correct post-op sequence of actions completed by the surgical tech.?1.Assist w/ post-op patient care 2.Remove drape 3.Remove gown and gloves 4.Break down sterile setup (2-1-4-3/ 2-3-1-4/ 3-2-4-1/ 4-2-1-3)

Answer:

2-3-1-4

Question 8: 383.Which of the following hemostatic agents is contraindicated for use in presence of infection?(TOPICAL THROMBIN/ OXIDIZED CELLULOSE/ ABSORBABLE GELATIN/

ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN)

Answer:

ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN

Question 9: 306.What is the function of phagocytic white cells?(PROMOTE RIBOSOME

FUNCTION/ ABSORB AND DIGEST FOOD PARTICLES/ ENGULF AND DESTROY BACTERIA/

ENCOURAGE CELL REJUVENATION)

Answer:

ENGULF AND DESTROY BACTERIA

Question 10: 50.What incision is also known as a lower oblique?(INGUINAL/ PARAMEDIAN/

INFRAUMBILICAL/ THORACOABDOMINAL)

Answer:

INGUINAL

Question 11: 112.Which ossicle of the middle ear cover the oval window?(MALLEUS/ INCUS/

STAPES/ UTRICLE)

Answer:

STAPES

Question 12: 405.Which of the following is a method of bacterial survival when environmental conditions are not conductive to growth and viability?(CONJUGATION/ TRANSDUCTION/

SPORE FORMATION/ GENETIC MUTATION)

Answer:

SPORE FORMATION

Question 13: 103.Which aneurysm usually develops between the renal and iliac

arteries?(ASCENDING THORACIC/ AORTIC ARCH/ DESCENDING THORACIC/ ABDOMINAL

AORTIC)

Answer:

ABDOMINAL AORTIC

Question 14: 13. Syndactyly refers to? (CLEFT PALATE/ WEBBED FINGERS/ FUSED TARSALS/

TORN LIGAMENTS)

Answer:

WEBBED FINGERS

Question 15: 388.The high ligation of the gonadal veins of the testes performed to reduce venous plexus congestion is a/an?(SPERMATOCELECTOMY/ VARICOCELECTOMY/

EPIDIDYMECTOMY/ VASOVASOSTOMY)

Answer:

VARICOCELECTOMY

Question 16: 375.What is the correct technique for performing the surgical skin prep?(INCISION

SITE TO PERIPHERY USING CIRCULAR MOTION/ PERIPHERY 2 INCISION SITE USING

CIRCULAR MOTION/ INCSION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING BACK & FORTH MOTION/

CONTINUED.....

Answer:

CONTINUED....(PERIPHERY TO INCISION SITE USING BACK AND FORTH MOTION)

ANSWER=!!! INCISION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING CIRCULAR MOTION!!!

Question 17: 292.In terms of transmitting an infection, what is a fomite?(MICROORGANISM/

INANIMATE OBJECT/ PARASITE/ ACTIVE CARRIER)

Answer:

INANIMATE OBJECT

Question 18: 425.Which of the following lasers would be contraindicated for use in the posterior

chamber of the eye?(ARGON/ EXCIMER/ HO:YAG/ CARBON DIOXIDE)

Answer:

CARBON DIOXIDE

Question 19: 18.Where should the first scrub surgical tech. stand when handling towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site? ( OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE SURGEON/ SAME SIDE AS

SURGEON/ FOOT OF OR TABLE/ HEAD OF OR TABLE)

Answer:

SAME SIDE AS SURGEON

Question 20: 235.How are the legs of the patient positioned for lateral position?(LOWER LEG

STRAIGHT; UPPER LEG FLEXED/ LOWER LEG FLEXED; UPPER LEG STRAIGHT/ BOTH LEGS

STRAIGHT/ BOTH LEGS FLEXED)

Answer:

LOWER LEG FLEXED; UPPER LEG STRAIGHT

Question 21: 32.Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported from the OR to the PACU?(ANESTHESIA PROVIDER/ CIRCULATOR/ SURGEON/ SURGICAL

TECHNOLOGIST)

Answer:

ANESTHESIA PROVIDER

Question 22: 111.Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between which two anatomical structures?(NIPPLE TO UMBILICUS/ ILIAC CREST TO ILIAC CREST/ SCAPULA TO GLUTEUS

MAXIMUS/ ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT TO ILIAC CREST)

Answer:

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT TO ILIAC CREST