WorksheetsPharmacology & Microbiology CST NBSTSA Scenario-Style Test
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Scenario 1: A 45-year-old patient is scheduled for an abdominal procedure. The surgeon requests a broad-spectrum antibiotic to be given prior to incision.
Vancomycin
Cefazolin (Ancef)
Gentamicin
Metronidazole
Scenario 2: During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the surgeon requests irrigation with an antibiotic solution to reduce infection risk. Which solution would be MOST appropriate?
Bacitracin in saline
Heparinized saline
Sterile water only
Normal saline without additives
A patient undergoing a total knee arthroplasty develops a fever postoperatively. Blood cultures grow gram-positive cocci in clusters. Which organism is MOST likely responsible?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Scenario 4: A 32-year-old female is undergoing a gynecological procedure. The anesthesiologist notes a history of penicillin allergy. Which prophylactic antibiotic is the BEST alternative?
Cefazolin
Clindamycin
Amoxicillin
Erythromycin
A surgical technologist notices the scrub nurse preparing sponges soaked in sterile water for the abdominal cavity. Why is sterile water used instead of saline in this situation?
Water reduces adhesion formation
Water causes lysis of residual tumor cells
Water maintains osmotic balance
Water promotes faster healing
