FREE NBSTSA General Surgery Questions and Answers

Question 1

When giving towels to a surgeon to square off an incision site, where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand?

Accepted Answer

same side as surgeon

Answer

bony overgrowth of stapes

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distilled water in lumen

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bone to bone fixation

Question 2

What surgical posture allows for the best pelvis or lower abdomen visibility?

Accepted Answer

trendelenburg

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skeletal

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alpha-chymotrypsin

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subdural

Question 3

The tympanic membrane is sometimes known as the?

Accepted Answer

eardrum

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lateral

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parasitism

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trephine

Question 4

What is the name of the urinary catheter used on patients with urethral strictures that has a narrow, curved, tapered tip?

Accepted Answer

coude

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55-60

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laser

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acute

Question 5

What bacteria can survive without oxygen?

Accepted Answer

anaerobes

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subluxation

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compound

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third

Question 6

What pathology in neurosurgery would a myelogram identify?

Accepted Answer

spinal stenosis

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cancer procedures

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cottingham punch

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10 minutes

Question 7

What is the name of the waxy secretion found in the external ear canal?

Accepted Answer

cerumen

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circulator

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cerebellum

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trephine

Question 8

What situations would make a cell saver transfusion contraindicated?

Accepted Answer

cancer procedures

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separation anxiety

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ultrasonic washer

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cottingham punch

Question 9

Which aneurysm typically forms in the iliac and renal arteries?

Accepted Answer

abdominal aortic

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incident report

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grounding pad

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escherichia coli

Question 10

Which of the following wants is being met by the patient when he or she has faith in the surgical team's skills, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Accepted Answer

safety

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trauma

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pterygium

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parasitism