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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The room must stay sterile during surgery.”

1. AFull of modern medical equipment
2. BWarm and comfortable
3. CQuiet and dark
4. DFree from living microorganisms

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient is alert and talking with her family.”

1. AConfused and lost
2. BAsleep and quiet
3. CAwake and aware
4. DUpset and crying

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

1. ASlow
2. BAbsent
3. CNormal
4. DFast

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse initiated CPR as soon as the patient collapsed.”

1. ABegan
2. BStopped
3. CRefused
4. DWatched

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s compliance with treatment was excellent.”

1. ARefusing the treatment
2. BPaying for the treatment
3. CComplaining about the side effects of the treatment
4. DFollowing the treatment as instructed

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse found a discrepancy in the end-of-shift opioid count.”

1. AA mismatch
2. BA routine signature
3. CA short delay
4. DA full agreement

Which word is the opposite of concave?

1. AHollow
2. BConvex
3. CAngular
4. DFlat

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient with type 1 diabetes needs exogenous insulin.”

1. ATaken by mouth with food
2. BComing from outside the body
3. CActing over a long period of time
4. DProduced by the body itself