Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Your doctor will refer you to a heart specialist.”

1. AWarn
2. BCompare
3. CCharge
4. DSend

Which body part does the root laryng/o refer to?

1. ATonsils
2. BLarynx (voice box)
3. CTongue
4. DTrachea (windpipe)

What does the prefix oligo- mean, as in “oliguria”?

1. AFew or scanty
2. BMany or excessive
3. CLarge or enlarged
4. DPainful or difficult

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Nurses must document all care given to a patient.”

1. ARecord in writing
2. BApprove in advance
3. CExplain out loud
4. DHand over to others

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was given an enema before the bowel test.”

1. AAn injection into the space around the spine
2. BFluid put into the rectum to empty the bowel
3. CA tablet placed under the tongue
4. DA tube passed into the stomach through the nose

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Contaminated needles must be placed in a sharps container.”

1. AMade unclean by germs or harmful matter
2. BBrand new and still sealed in the original packet
3. CSharper than normal needles
4. DBent or broken during use

What does the term lithotripsy mean?

1. ACrushing of stones
2. BAn X-ray of the stones
3. CDissolving stones with drugs
4. DRemoval of a kidney

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s speech was incoherent.”

1. AUnclear and not logically connected
2. BIn a foreign language
3. CLoud and fast
4. DPolite and calm