Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse reassured the patient before the procedure.”

1. AExamined carefully from head to toe
2. BAsked many questions
3. CGave a strong warning
4. DHelped to feel less worried

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

1. ADestroying or killing
2. BProducing or causing
3. CPreventing or blocking
4. DStudying or measuring

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

1. ASpread quickly
2. BIncrease
3. CDiagnose
4. DStop from happening

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Older adults have a higher incidence of falls.”

1. ARate of occurrence
2. BFear of falling
3. CTreatment
4. DCause

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will help the patient ambulate in the hallway.”

1. AEat
2. BSpeak
3. CSleep
4. DWalk

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “With the stethoscope, the nurse could discern a faint heart murmur.”

1. AIgnore or dismiss
2. BDetect or recognise
3. CImagine or invent
4. DTreat or correct with medication

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid”?

1. AAmniocentesis
2. BLaparotomy
3. CThoracentesis
4. DParacentesis

What does the term pyelonephritis mean?

1. AInflammation of the urethra
2. BInflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
3. CInflammation of the urinary bladder and urethra
4. DThe presence of stones in the kidney