Scheda di esercizi di Vocabolario sanitario (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

What does the prefix brady- mean, as in “bradycardia”?

1. AFast
2. BDifficult
3. CSlow
4. DPainful

What does the prefix pre- mean, as in “prenatal”?

1. AAfter
2. BBefore
3. CBeside
4. DInside

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Do not exceed the dose stated on the label.”

1. ARepeat
2. BFall below
3. CForget
4. DGo beyond

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Place the patient in the supine position.”

1. ALying flat on the back, face up
2. BSitting upright at ninety degrees
3. CLying on the left side
4. DLying flat on the stomach, face down

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The pupils dilate in the dark.”

1. AStop moving
2. BBecome wider
3. CChange colour
4. DBecome smaller

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse applied a tourniquet before drawing blood.”

1. AA band that restricts blood flow
2. BAn alcohol swab for the skin
3. CA fine needle used to enter the vein
4. DA tube for collecting blood

What does the term thrombocytopenia mean?

1. AA low number of platelets
2. BA blood clot in a deep vein
3. CA high number of platelets
4. DA low number of red blood cells

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
3. CA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins