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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Call the nurse immediately if the pain gets worse.”

1. AAt the next visit
2. BOnly during the night
3. CLater in the day
4. DAt once

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

1. AUrinary bladder
2. BUreter
3. CKidney and renal pelvis
4. DLiver

What does the prefix primi- mean, as in “primigravida”?

1. ALast
2. BMany
3. CFirst
4. DSecond

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

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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor will discontinue the drug if the rash spreads.”

1. ARestart
2. BChange the brand of
3. CIncrease
4. DStop

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medication label was illegible, so the nurse called the pharmacy.”

1. AMissing the patient’s name
2. BOut of date
3. CWritten in another language
4. DImpossible to read

What does the term tachycardia mean?

1. AA slow heart rate
2. BHeart muscle disease
3. CA fast heart rate
4. DAn irregular heartbeat with pauses

What does the term gastrostomy mean?

1. AA surgical opening into the stomach
2. BRemoval of part of the stomach
3. CA cut into the stomach that is then closed
4. DInflammation of the stomach lining