Lista de exercícios de Vocabulário da área da saúde (provas de admissão) com respostas

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

1. ACancerous and spreading to other organs
2. BVery large
3. CCaused by an infection
4. DNot cancerous and not spreading

What does the suffix -gram mean, as in “electrocardiogram”?

1. AA puncture to remove fluid
2. BA surgical repair
3. CA record or image
4. DA visual examination

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noticed that the knee joint was inflamed.”

1. ARed, swollen and painful
2. BBroken in two places after a fall
3. CStiff but normal-looking
4. DCold, pale and numb

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The supply room is adjacent to the nurses’ station.”

1. ANext to
2. BFar from
3. CBehind
4. DAbove

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient reported pruritus on both arms.”

1. ABurning pain
2. BItching
3. CNumbness
4. DSwelling

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

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

Which word is the opposite of supination?

1. ARotation
2. BInversion
3. CPronation
4. DFlexion

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse was ___ when checking each dose and never missed a detail.”

1. Ahesitant
2. Bmeticulous
3. Ccareless
4. Dimpulsive