CST Exam Study Guide 2026-2027, Certified Surgical Technologist Test Prep, 200 Practice Questions, NBSTSA Surg Tech Review PDF

Prepare for the NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam with a complete study guide organized around the official content outline: Perioperative Care, Ancillary Duties, and Basic Science. Every topic is explained in clear, exam-focused language, with quick-reference tables, flowcharts, and labeled diagrams for the facts the exam tests most.

The two full-length practice tests are weighted like the real exam and written at real-exam level: operating room scenarios, instrument and suture identification, procedure steps, counts, sterilization, anatomy, microbiology, and dose calculations. Every one of the 200 questions has a detailed explanation that also shows why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 175 questions, 4-hour time limit, the 98-of-150 passing standard, domain weights, eligibility, fees, and retake rules
• Perioperative Care: OR cycle, instrument cycle, preoperative preparation, positioning and skin prep, diagnostic procedures, hemostasis and electrosurgery, sutures, needles and staplers, counts, fire safety, instrumentation, implants, OR hazards, postoperative care
• Ancillary Duties: preference cards, communication and SBAR, legal terms and consent, surgical conscience, Spaulding classification, sterilization methods compared, biological and chemical indicators, packaging
• Basic Science: medical terminology, do-not-use abbreviations, anatomy and physiology by body system, abdominal wall layers, fractures, wound classification and healing, microbiology, transmission-based precautions, surgical pharmacology, local anesthetic limits, reversal agents, calculations, anesthesia equipment, malignant hyperthermia
• Study schedules, a final review checklist, FAQs, and test-taking strategies
• 2 full-length practice tests (200 questions) with a complete answer key and explanations

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in
• Clickable table of contents
• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop, or phone

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