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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

1. ALocated in the bones
2. BAble to spread from person to person
3. CTreated only with surgery in a hospital
4. DUnable to spread at all

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

1. AShort of breath
2. BSick to the stomach and about to vomit
3. CLight-headed and unsteady
4. DVery sleepy

Which body part does the root gingiv/o refer to, as in “gingivitis”?

1. AGums
2. BTongue
3. CTeeth
4. DLips

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s fluid intake was sufficient.”

1. AToo much
2. BUnknown
3. CToo little
4. DEnough

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The clinic offers flexible appointment times.”

1. AFixed and strict
2. BVery long
3. CAble to be changed
4. DVery short

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The edges of the wound were necrotic.”

1. ABleeding heavily
2. BProducing thick pus
3. CMade up of dead tissue
4. DHealing well and pink in colour

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse ___ the wound with saline to wash out the debris.”

1. Apalpated
2. Bauscultated
3. Csutured
4. Dirrigated

What does the term angioplasty mean?

1. AAn X-ray image of the blood vessels after dye injection
2. BSurgical repair or widening of a blood vessel
3. CSurgical removal of a blood vessel
4. DInflammation of a blood vessel