Setups, instruments and exam prep for surgical techs.
Real back tables for 190+ procedures, 2,700+ instruments, and practice for the CST, TS-C, CRCST, CSPDT and CSFA. Made by surgical techs.
- 10,000+ techs
- General setups are free
- 5 questions a day free
Four parts. One account.
Setups
190+ casesThe back table for every case: instruments, positioning, prep and steps.Browse setups
Instruments
2,700+Photos, classes, uses and the look-alikes people mix up.Browse instrumentsExam Prep
5 examsPractice questions and timed exams for the CST, TS-C, CRCST, CSPDT and CSFA.See the examsEducators
AST + NCCTTrack every student's cases and clinical hours against AST and NCCT minimums.See the portalThe back table, before you get there.
190+ cases, step by step. General is free. Every other specialty is Pro.
All 190+ setups
Your surgeon does it differently? Save it.
Make your own preference card for each surgeon. Add your photos, pick instruments from the library, and keep it private or share it with other techs.
- Position
- Supine, left arm tucked
- Gloves
- 7 and 7½, double
- Instruments
- 38, picked from the library
- Sutures
- 0 Vicryl UR-6, 4-0 Monocryl
- Notes
- Wants the Maryland on the Mayo first.
Learn it. Check it. Prove it.
Every setup, instrument class and exam opens the same three ways.
- 1Flashcards
Learn it
Flip through the setup at your own pace. What you miss comes back until you have it.
- 2Practice test
Check it
25 questions at a time, with the answer and the reason as you go.
- 3Exam
Prove it
All of it, on the clock, scored at the end. Run it clean for Gold. The fastest perfect run holds Diamond.
Deaver RetractorRetracting & Exposing The same three steps on every setup, every instrument class and every exam.
Practice for the exam you're taking.
Questions written to each exam's official outline, with the reason behind every answer. Pick your exam and try today's five, free.
- Today's fiveFive free questions every day, no card needed.
- Endless practiceIn sets, with the reason after each answer.
- Full timed examsDealt to the official outline, like the real one.
- Short quizzesThe same exam, shorter, on a shorter clock.
Your cohort, ready for the site visit.
Every student's case log, counted against AST and NCCT minimums as they go.
- Case logs tallied live against AST and NCCT minimums
- Location-verified clinical hours and attendance
- Verification PDFs in one click
- Cohorts, and students invited by email
Cohort 2027 · Fall
18 students · NCCT trackStart free. Go Pro for the whole library.
Freewith an account
- Browse all 2,759 instrument cards: names, photos and what each one is for
- Every General setup in full, photos and walkthrough included
- 5 questions a day, and your readiness score
- Build and share your own setups
Everything in free, plusthe part you study with
- All 193 setups across every specialty, with the real photos from the room and the full walkthrough
- The parts of an instrument card that come from years at the table: cautions, inspection, how to pass it, and every operation it is laid out for
- Flashcards on any tray, scheduled so each instrument returns right before you would forget it
- Practice tests built from the live catalogue, with the reason you got it wrong
- Timed exams that tell you whether you really know a tray, and rank you against everyone else studying it
- A daily lesson that grows as your exam date gets closer
Know the case before you scrub in.
The setups programs teach from, the flashcards students drill, and practice for the CST, TS-C, CRCST, CSPDT and CSFA. We're surgical techs helping surgical techs.