Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will assess your breathing.”

1. AIgnore
2. BTreat
3. CRecord only
4. DEvaluate

What does the prefix brady- mean, as in “bradycardia”?

1. ASlow
2. BFast
3. CDifficult
4. DPainful

What does the root melan/o mean, as in “melanoma”?

1. ARed or pink
2. BYellow
3. CBlack or dark
4. DWhite or pale

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse observed erythema around the IV site.”

1. ALeaking of fluid
2. BColdness of the skin
3. CRedness of the skin
4. DSwelling of the skin

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The disease had an insidious onset.”

1. AGradual and hard to notice
2. BEasy to treat
3. CSudden, dramatic and very noticeable
4. DPainful from the start

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug has a sedative effect.”

1. ARelieving pain at the site
2. BCalming and causing sleepiness
3. CLowering a high temperature
4. DStimulating and causing alertness

What does the term atherosclerosis mean?

1. AA blood clot blocking an artery in the lungs
2. BA weak, bulging section in the wall of a major artery
3. CHardening and narrowing of arteries from fatty plaque
4. DInflammation and clotting in the deep leg veins

Which word is the opposite of intrinsic?

1. AExtrinsic
2. BInternal
3. CInnate
4. DEssential