उत्तरों सहित स्वास्थ्य-सेवा शब्दावली (प्रवेश परीक्षाएँ) वर्कशीट

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After surgery the patient needs assistance to walk.”

1. APermission
2. BMedicine
3. CEquipment
4. DHelp

What does the suffix -malacia mean, as in “osteomalacia”?

1. AThinning
2. BSoftening
3. CBreaking
4. DHardening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will administer the medication at noon.”

1. ARefuse
2. BStore
3. CGive
4. DPrescribe

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “On a busy shift the nurse must prioritise patient care.”

1. AWrite down everything that has been done
2. BDecide what is most important first
3. CHand tasks over to others
4. DPut off tasks until later

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was emaciated after months of illness.”

1. ADeeply confused
2. BExtremely thin and weak
3. CCovered in sores
4. DBadly swollen with retained fluid

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Long-term use of some painkillers can cause a stomach ulcer.”

1. AA blood clot
2. BA tumour
3. CAn open sore
4. DA blockage

What does the term cardiomyopathy mean?

1. AEnlargement of the whole heart
2. BInflammation of the heart valves
3. CPain felt in the heart
4. DA disease of the heart muscle

What does the term osteomyelitis mean?

1. AInflammation of bone and bone marrow
2. BSoftening of the bones in adults
3. CA tumour of the skeletal muscle
4. DInflammation of the joints and cartilage