Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The wound was superficial, so it healed quickly.”

1. ABleeding heavily
2. BOn the surface; not deep
3. CInfected
4. DDeep into the tissue and serious

Which body part does the root ot/o refer to, as in “otitis”?

1. AEye
2. BThroat
3. CEar
4. DTooth

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Call the nurse immediately if the pain gets worse.”

1. AOnly during the night
2. BLater in the day
3. CAt the next visit
4. DAt once

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse acted as the patient’s advocate during the meeting.”

1. AA person who argues against another
2. BA person who takes notes at the meeting
3. CA person who decides who is right
4. DA person who speaks up for another

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Apply the topical cream to the rash twice a day.”

1. AInjected into a large muscle
2. BTaken by mouth, usually with a glass of water
3. CGiven slowly into a vein
4. DApplied to the surface of the body

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient complained of general malaise.”

1. AA high fever
2. BA sharp pain in one particular place
3. CA skin rash
4. DA vague feeling of being unwell

What does the term bradypnoea mean?

1. AAbsence of breathing
2. BDifficult breathing
3. CAbnormally fast breathing
4. DAbnormally slow breathing

What does the term myocardial mean, as in “myocardial infarction”?

1. ARelating to the sac around the heart
2. BRelating to the heart valves
3. CRelating to the heart muscle
4. DRelating to the inner lining of the heart