CST CST Pharmacology & Anesthesia

Question 1

Which medication classification includes drugs like heparin that are commonly used during vascular surgery to prevent clot formation?

Accepted Answer

Anticoagulants

Answer

Antibiotics

Answer

Vasoconstrictors

Answer

Diuretics

Question 2

What type of anesthesia blocks a specific nerve or group of nerves to provide pain relief to a localized area without causing unconsciousness?

Accepted Answer

Regional anesthesia

Answer

General anesthesia

Answer

Monitored anesthesia care

Answer

Topical anesthesia

Question 3

The surgical technologist notices a labeled irrigation solution on the sterile field that contains epinephrine. What is the primary purpose of adding epinephrine to a local anesthetic?

Accepted Answer

To reduce bleeding by causing vasoconstriction

Answer

To speed healing

Answer

To increase the patient's blood pressure

Answer

To prevent infection

Question 4

Which reversal agent is administered to counteract the effects of opioid overdose or respiratory depression in the perioperative setting?

Accepted Answer

Naloxone

Answer

Neostigmine

Answer

Atropine

Answer

Flumazenil

Question 5

A sterile medication is transferred from a vial to the sterile field by the circulator. What is the correct method for the scrub tech to label the medication on the field?

Accepted Answer

Immediately label the container with drug name, concentration, and date

Answer

Label it verbally to the surgeon

Answer

Wait until the end of the case to label

Answer

Place it next to the syringe without labeling

Question 6

Which anesthetic agent is a commonly used inhalation agent delivered via the anesthesia machine to maintain general anesthesia?

Accepted Answer

Sevoflurane

Answer

Propofol

Answer

Ketamine

Answer

Midazolam