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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Rinse the area thoroughly with clean water.”

1. AOnce every few days
2. BQuickly and lightly
3. CCompletely
4. DOnly with cold water

Which body part does the root oesophag/o (US: esophag/o) refer to?

1. AMouth
2. BFood pipe
3. CStomach
4. DWindpipe

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

1. ABruised and discoloured
2. BSoft and relaxed
3. CBloated with gas
4. DStiff and hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient now meets the criteria for discharge.”

1. AStandards used to judge or decide
2. BWishes stated by the family
3. CForms that must be signed by the patient
4. DFees that must be paid

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was intubated in the emergency department.”

1. AHad a breathing tube placed in the trachea
2. BPut into a deep, drug-induced sleep
3. CGiven fluids through a vein in the arm
4. DTransferred straight to the intensive care unit

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug has a sedative effect.”

1. ALowering a high temperature
2. BRelieving pain at the site
3. CCalming and causing sleepiness
4. DStimulating and causing alertness

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The rash was ___ to the left arm and did not spread.”

1. Atransferred
2. Bdiffuse
3. Cconfined
4. Dexposed

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Obesity is a predisposing factor for type 2 diabetes.”

1. AUnrelated to it
2. BCuring it
3. CPreventing it completely in every person who has it
4. DMaking a person more likely to develop it