Lembaran kerja Kosa kata penjagaan kesihatan (peperiksaan kemasukan) dengan jawapan

What does the prefix tachy- mean, as in “tachypnoea”?

1. ASlow
2. BFast
3. CAbsent
4. DNormal

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

1. AEye
2. BTooth
3. CThroat
4. DEar

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

1. ASoft and relaxed
2. BStiff and hard
3. CBruised and discoloured
4. DBloated with gas

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient complained of tinnitus.”

1. ARinging in the ears
2. BSevere ear pain
3. CLoss of balance
4. DDischarge from the ear

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection is latent and causes no symptoms now.”

1. APresent but not active or visible
2. BSpreading rapidly through the whole body
3. CCompletely cured
4. DCaused by an injury

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The doctor explained the prognosis.”

1. AThe original cause and source of the disease
2. BThe name of the disease
3. CThe likely course and outcome of a disease
4. DThe cost of the treatment

What does the term encephalitis mean?

1. AInflammation of the membranes around the brain
2. BDisease of the spinal cord
3. CInflammation of the brain
4. DSwelling of the face and scalp

What does the term leukocyte mean?

1. ARed blood cell
2. BPlatelet
3. CNerve cell of the brain
4. DWhite blood cell