Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AAbove normal
  2. BFast
  3. CAround
  4. DBelow normal
2.Easy

What does the prefix tri- mean, as in “triceps”?

  1. AFour
  2. BThree
  3. CTwo
  4. DMany
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The infection was contagious.”

  1. ATreated only with surgery in a hospital
  2. BAble to spread from person to person
  3. CUnable to spread at all
  4. DLocated in the bones
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The artery was occluded by a clot.”

  1. ABlocked
  2. BTorn
  3. CShortened
  4. DWidened
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “A blood pressure reading is objective data.”

  1. AUncertain and estimated
  2. BPrivate and confidential
  3. CBased on personal feelings
  4. DObservable and measurable
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will percuss the patient’s chest.”

  1. ALook at closely
  2. BPress firmly with the palm
  3. CTap to produce sounds
  4. DListen with a stethoscope
7.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “His symptoms were intermittent.”

  1. AConstant
  2. BGetting steadily worse
  3. CComing and going at intervals
  4. DPresent only at night while lying down in bed
8.Hard

What does the term intravenous mean?

  1. AInto a muscle
  2. BUnder the skin
  3. CWithin a vein
  4. DBetween two veins

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Below normal
  2. 2. B · Three
  3. 3. B · Able to spread from person to person
  4. 4. A · Blocked
  5. 5. D · Observable and measurable
  6. 6. C · Tap to produce sounds
  7. 7. C · Coming and going at intervals
  8. 8. C · Within a vein

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