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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour was found to be benign.”

1. ANot cancerous and not spreading
2. BCaused by an infection
3. CVery large
4. DCancerous and spreading to other organs

What does the root therm/o mean, as in “thermometer”?

1. AHeat
2. BCold
3. CLight
4. DPressure

What does the prefix poly- mean, as in “polydipsia”?

1. AMany or much
2. BFew or little
3. CHalf or partial
4. DOne or single

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will palpate the abdomen.”

1. AExamine by touch
2. BTap with a hammer
3. CListen to with a stethoscope
4. DLook at closely

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse treated the dying patient with great compassion.”

1. AIndifference and a complete lack of interest
2. BCare for suffering and a wish to help
3. CStrictness and firm discipline
4. DImpatience and a need to hurry

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

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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older patient had orthostatic hypotension.”

1. ARelated to eating a meal
2. BRelated to lying flat
3. CRelated to hard physical exercise
4. DRelated to standing upright

Which word is closest in meaning to tenuous?

1. AFlimsy
2. BStrong
3. CLengthy
4. DTense