Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does the prefix hyper- mean, as in “hypertension”?

  1. AAbove normal or excessive
  2. BBelow normal or deficient
  3. CWithout
  4. DSlow
2.Easy

What does the suffix -pnoea (US: -pnea) mean, as in “apnoea”?

  1. AHeart rate
  2. BSwallowing
  3. CSleeping
  4. DBreathing
3.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The cast will immobilise the broken leg.”

  1. AWarm up
  2. BMake longer
  3. CHeal completely within a few days
  4. DKeep from moving
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Patient safety is paramount.”

  1. AOptional
  2. BDifficult to achieve
  3. CMost important
  4. DExpensive
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse initiated CPR as soon as the patient collapsed.”

  1. ARefused
  2. BStopped
  3. CWatched
  4. DBegan
6.Medium

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

  1. ABased on personal feelings
  2. BUncertain and estimated
  3. CPrivate and confidential
  4. DObservable and measurable
7.Hard

Which word is closest in meaning to concur?

  1. AArgue
  2. BDelay
  3. CLeave
  4. DAgree
8.Hard

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The rash was ___ to the left arm and did not spread.”

  1. Aexposed
  2. Btransferred
  3. Cdiffuse
  4. Dconfined

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Above normal or excessive
  2. 2. D · Breathing
  3. 3. D · Keep from moving
  4. 4. C · Most important
  5. 5. D · Began
  6. 6. D · Observable and measurable
  7. 7. D · Agree
  8. 8. D · confined

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