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What does the suffix -paresis mean, as in “hemiparesis”?

1. ALoss of all feeling
2. BWeakness or partial paralysis
3. CComplete loss of movement
4. DInvoluntary shaking

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The diagnosis was pneumonia.”

1. ATreatment given for the illness
2. BIdentification of the illness
3. CTime the illness started
4. DExpected outcome of the illness

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cut on his hand is starting to heal.”

1. AOpen up
2. BGet infected
3. CGet better
4. DBleed again

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient had a seizure in the waiting room.”

1. AA sharp, stabbing pain in the head
2. BA sudden stopping of the heartbeat
3. CA blockage of blood flow to part of the brain
4. DA sudden burst of abnormal brain activity

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The older man had an episode of syncope in the shower.”

1. AChest pain
2. BBreathlessness
3. CFainting
4. DSeizure

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Most hospitals limit the use of verbal orders.”

1. AUrgent or emergency
2. BSpoken
3. CApproved by a manager
4. DWritten in the record

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The researcher’s claims were unsubstantiated.”

1. APublished widely
2. BNot supported by evidence
3. CVery complicated
4. DProven beyond doubt

What does the term gastroenteritis mean?

1. AEnlargement of the stomach and intestines
2. BInflammation of the stomach and intestines
3. CInflammation of the stomach and liver
4. DRemoval of part of the stomach and intestines