Hoja de ejercicios de Vocabulario sanitario (exámenes de acceso) con soluciones

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient felt dizzy when she stood up.”

1. ASick to the stomach and about to vomit
2. BVery sleepy
3. CLight-headed and unsteady
4. DShort of breath

Which body part does the root crani/o refer to?

1. ASpine
2. BRibs
3. CJaw
4. DSkull

What does the suffix -lysis mean, as in “haemolysis”?

1. AEnlargement or growth
2. BFormation or production
3. CStopping or controlling
4. DBreakdown or destruction

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Stress at work caused her insomnia.”

1. AFrightening dreams
2. BDifficulty sleeping
3. CHeavy night sweats
4. DExcessive sleepiness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The old infection control policy is now obsolete.”

1. AOut of date
2. BNewly written
3. CWidely used
4. DVery strict

Choose the meaning of the words in bold: “The nurse recorded the patient’s intake and output.”

1. AFluids taken in and fluids lost
2. BVisitors coming and going
3. CMedicines given and refused
4. DCalories eaten and calories burned

What does the term pyelonephritis mean?

1. AInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
2. BInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
3. CThe presence of stones in the kidney
4. DInflammation of the urethra

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The baby was born with a congenital heart defect.”

1. ACaused by an infection
2. BDeveloped in later life
3. CBecoming worse over time
4. DPresent from birth