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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “On examination, the patient’s abdomen was rigid.”

1. ABruised and discoloured
2. BStiff and hard
3. CSoft and relaxed
4. DBloated with gas

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

1. ALarge
2. BMany
3. CAbnormal
4. DSmall

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

1. AFall below
2. BRepeat
3. CGo beyond
4. DForget

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Wearing gloves is mandatory when handling body fluids.”

1. ARequired
2. BOptional
3. CUncommon
4. DDiscouraged

What does the suffix -uria mean, as in “haematuria”?

1. AA condition of the eye
2. BA condition of the urine
3. CA condition of the nose
4. DA condition of the ear

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. ABlood taken from a vein
2. BMucus coughed up from the lungs
3. CUrine passed from the bladder
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

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

1. Asutured
2. Bauscultated
3. Cirrigated
4. Dpalpated

What does the term bradykinesia mean?

1. AA slow heart rate
2. BSlow and shallow breathing
3. CSlowness of movement
4. DComplete loss of movement