Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pain was acute and began an hour ago.”

1. ALasting for many years
2. BImaginary
3. CMild and harmless
4. DSudden and severe

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a fracture of the wrist.”

1. AA break in a bone
2. BA bruise
3. CA deep cut that needs stitches
4. DA burn

What does the root hist/o mean, as in “histology”?

1. AHistory
2. BCell
3. CTissue
4. DBlood

What does the prefix peri- mean, as in “pericardium”?

1. AWithin
2. BAround
3. CBelow
4. DAgainst

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Young children are more susceptible to dehydration.”

1. AEasily affected by
2. BFrightened of
3. CUnaware of
4. DProtected against

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s pulse was rapid and thready.”

1. ASlow and steady
2. BIrregular and skipping
3. CWeak and hard to feel
4. DStrong and bounding

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The new nurse was a ___ and needed close supervision in her first weeks.”

1. Aexpert
2. Bveteran
3. Cmentor
4. Dnovice

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “When the injured leg was moved, the nurse felt crepitus.”

1. AA loss of feeling in the skin
2. BA strong, bounding pulse under the skin
3. CA grating or crackling sensation
4. DA sudden muscle spasm