Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “After surgery the patient needs assistance to walk.”

  1. AEquipment
  2. BMedicine
  3. CHelp
  4. DPermission
2.Easy

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s appetite was poor after the treatment.”

  1. AAbility to walk without help
  2. BAbility to sleep through the night
  3. CDesire to eat
  4. DGeneral mood during the day
3.Easy

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

  1. AWhite or pale
  2. BYellow
  3. CBlack or dark
  4. DRed or pink
4.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”

  1. ACure completely
  2. BMake worse
  3. CHide
  4. DPrevent
5.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s respirations were 18 per minute.”

  1. ABlood pressure readings
  2. BBreaths
  3. CTemperature readings
  4. DHeartbeats
6.Medium

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was reluctant to take the new medicine.”

  1. AUnwilling
  2. BEager
  3. CUnable
  4. DForgetful
7.Hard

What does the term hypokalaemia mean?

  1. AA low level of calcium in the blood
  2. BA low level of sodium in the blood
  3. CA high level of potassium in the blood
  4. DA low level of potassium in the blood
8.Hard

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The sudden drop in blood pressure was transient.”

  1. ALasting only a short time
  2. BVery severe
  3. CCaused by stress and lasting for many months
  4. DPermanent

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Help
  2. 2. C · Desire to eat
  3. 3. C · Black or dark
  4. 4. B · Make worse
  5. 5. B · Breaths
  6. 6. A · Unwilling
  7. 7. D · A low level of potassium in the blood
  8. 8. A · Lasting only a short time

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