Ace The Certified Surgical Technologist Examination

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Our review is designed to help you maximize your score on the Certified Surgical Technologist Examination. StatPearls questions and articles are based on our experts review of the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA®) topics. Each review course is designed to empower you to assess your knowledge and understanding of medical principles and concepts found on the Certified Surgical Technologist Examination.

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Certified Surgical Technologist Examination MCQs (670)

Our question bank for the Certified Surgical Technologist Examination covers four Cognitive Difficulty Levels:

Level 1

231 Questions

Level 2

372 Questions

Level 3

58 Questions

Level 4

9 Questions

  • Allergy and Immunology - 5 questions
  • Cardiovascular - 97 questions
  • Connective Tissue - 22 questions
  • Ears Nose and Throat - 27 questions
  • Endocrine and Metabolic - 4 questions
  • Eyes - 16 questions
  • Gastrointestinal - 82 questions
  • Genitourinary - 16 questions
  • Growth and Development - 5 questions
  • Gynecologic - 27 questions
  • Hematologic - 4 questions
  • Infectious - 94 questions
  • Integument - 52 questions
  • Musculoskeletal - 119 questions
  • Nervous - 81 questions
  • Obstetric - 14 questions
  • Oncologic - 13 questions
  • Psychiatric Mental Health - 3 questions
  • Pulmonary - 27 questions
  • Renal - 13 questions
  • Surgery - 292 questions
  • Toxicology - 8 questions
  • Trauma, Injury, Safety, and Violence - 40 questions
  • Teeth/Oral - 3 questions
  • Pharmacology - 3 questions
  • Thoracic - 1 questions
  • Anatomy - 9 questions
  • Behavioral - 2 questions
  • Neuroanatomy - 1 questions
  • Pathology - 2 questions
  • Physiology - 12 questions
  • Manage Care and Comply Regulations - 13 questions
  • Promote Safety and Minimize Infection - 89 questions
  • Health Promotion & Maintenance (Prevent Problems) - 16 questions
  • Basic Care and Comfort (Assist Daily Living Tasks) - 12 questions
  • Pharm/Parenteral Therapy (Drugs/Vital Signs) - 26 questions
  • Reduction Risk (Post Procedure) - 26 questions
  • Physiological Adaptation (Care Ill Patients) - 135 questions
  • Psychosocial (Mental Health Patient/Family) - 2 questions
  • Professional Practice - 4 questions
  • Process (Analysis, Assess, Eval, Implement, Plan) - 239 questions
  • Caring (Hope and Support) - 2 questions
  • Communication/Documentation (Oral, Written, EMR) - 11 questions
  • Teaching/Learning (Promotes Behavior Change) - 6 questions
  • Culture/Spiritualilty (Beliefs, Practices, Ethics) - 11 questions
  • Causes - 52 questions
  • Classification - 98 questions
  • Differential - 38 questions
  • Epidemiology - 11 questions
  • Evaluation Diagnostic Tests - 7 questions
  • Evaluation Lab - 14 questions
  • Evaluation Monitoring - 6 questions
  • Evaluation Procedures - 22 questions
  • Evaluation Radiologic - 44 questions
  • Health Maint Prevention Public Health - 54 questions
  • History Physical - 154 questions
  • Legal - 16 questions
  • Pathophysiology - 142 questions
  • Patient Education - 6 questions
  • Prognosis Complications - 58 questions
  • Toxicology - 4 questions
  • Treatment Medical - 63 questions
  • Treatment Occupation/Physical Therapy - 2 questions
  • Treatment Radiation - 1 questions
  • Treatment Rehabilitation - 2 questions
  • Treatment Surgical - 240 questions
  • Healthcare Ethics - 20 questions
  • Clinical Education - 42 questions
  • Sedation and Analgesic Management - 1 questions
  • Therapeutics (Drug treatment) - 6 questions
  • Drug Information - 20 questions
  • Pharmaceutics (Safely dosing medications) - 4 questions
  • Pharmacokinetics (Drug movement in body) - 3 questions

Certified Surgical Technologist Examination Articles (324)

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