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

What does the suffix -cide mean, as in “bactericide”?

1. AKilling
2. BGrowing
3. CTesting
4. DCarrying

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will assess your breathing.”

1. AIgnore
2. BRecord only
3. CEvaluate
4. DTreat

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Her symptoms were mild.”

1. ANot severe
2. BUnusual
3. CGetting worse fast
4. DLife-threatening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported pruritus on both arms.”

1. ANumbness
2. BItching
3. CBurning pain
4. DSwelling

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection is latent and causes no symptoms now.”

1. ASpreading rapidly through the whole body
2. BCaused by an injury
3. CPresent but not active or visible
4. DCompletely cured

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “He has a tendency to forget his evening dose.”

1. ALikelihood to behave a certain way
2. BRight to refuse something
3. CReason for doing something
4. DFear of something

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse saw exudate on the wound dressing.”

1. AFlakes of dead skin
2. BA dry crust of old blood
3. CSticky glue left behind by the adhesive tape
4. DFluid that has leaked out of the tissues

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with type 1 diabetes needs exogenous insulin.”

1. AProduced by the body itself
2. BComing from outside the body
3. CActing over a long period of time
4. DTaken by mouth with food