Cevaplı Sağlık hizmetleri sözcük bilgisi (giriş sınavları) çalışma kâğıdı

What does the suffix -rrhage mean, as in “haemorrhage”?

1. AHardening of tissue
2. BBursting forth; heavy bleeding
3. CNarrowing of a passage
4. DSoftening of tissue

What does the prefix hypo- mean, as in “hypoglycaemia”?

1. ABelow normal
2. BAround
3. CFast
4. DAbove normal

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

1. ASlow and regular
2. BPainful when lying down
3. CLoud and noisy
4. DNot deep

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “If an order is unclear, clarify it with the prescriber.”

1. ACancel it
2. BMake it clear
3. CSign it
4. DRepeat it loudly

What does the suffix -emia (or -aemia) mean, as in “anaemia”?

1. AA condition of the skin
2. BA condition of the bones
3. CA condition of the urine
4. DA condition of the blood

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse delegated the bed bath to a nursing assistant.”

1. AAssigned it to another person
2. BCompleted it alone
3. CPut it off until later in the shift
4. DRefused to do it

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour had metastasised to the liver.”

1. ATurned into a cyst
2. BBeen removed by surgery
3. CShrunk after treatment
4. DSpread from its original site

What does the term oophorectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of the uterus
2. BSurgical removal of a fallopian tube
3. CSurgical removal of a testis
4. DSurgical removal of an ovary