HESI A2 ENTRANCE REVIEWS ALL ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
virulence - ✔✔the ability to produce disease
✔✔efface - ✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix
during labor
✔✔ubiquitous - ✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere
✔✔osmosis - ✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from
higher to lower concentration
✔✔labile - ✔✔apt or likely to change, changing quickly
-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive
personnel to check the temp frequently.
✔✔febrile - ✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
✔✔dynamic - ✔✔energetic, lively
✔✔insidious - ✔✔dangerous, treacherous, so gradual as to not become apparent for a
long time
-The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been
detected because it spread was so insidious.
✔✔empathy - ✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
✔✔anticipatory - ✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to
✔✔ominous - ✔✔threatening, menacing
✔✔preferred - ✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
, ✔✔acute - ✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
✔✔chronic - ✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and
reoccurring
✔✔exploratory - ✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a
disease or condition but not treat it
✔✔recessive - ✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another
(dominant) trait or gene
✔✔assent - ✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give consent
✔✔toxic - ✔✔poisonous
✔✔subjective data - ✔✔(medical) Symptoms. Information that is apparent only to the
person affected; that person is the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear,
and itching.
✔✔objective data - ✔✔(medical) Signs. Information that can be detected or measured
by an observer against a standard. Examples are blood pressure, body temperature,
and observing a patient crying.
✔✔effect - ✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
✔✔affect - ✔✔Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to change. In medical
terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a person's emotional response or
disposition.
✔✔overt - ✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
✔✔anterior - ✔✔toward the front
✔✔contract - ✔✔pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (and used as a
verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they contract and expand.
✔✔rigidity - ✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
✔✔persecute - ✔✔to harass or annoy constantly
✔✔longevity - ✔✔long life
✔✔impervious - ✔✔cannot be penetrated or affected
QUESTIONS SET A+
virulence - ✔✔the ability to produce disease
✔✔efface - ✔✔to wipe out, to rub out, do away with; (medical) the thinning of the cervix
during labor
✔✔ubiquitous - ✔✔omnipresent, existing or being everywhere
✔✔osmosis - ✔✔process of fluid passing through semi-permeable membrane from
higher to lower concentration
✔✔labile - ✔✔apt or likely to change, changing quickly
-Because the children fever was very labile the nurse instructed the unlicensed assistive
personnel to check the temp frequently.
✔✔febrile - ✔✔having or showing symptoms of a fever
✔✔dynamic - ✔✔energetic, lively
✔✔insidious - ✔✔dangerous, treacherous, so gradual as to not become apparent for a
long time
-The doctor explained that the cancer probably started years ago but had not been
detected because it spread was so insidious.
✔✔empathy - ✔✔understanding another's pain, suffering alongside someone else
✔✔anticipatory - ✔✔showing anticipation, looking forward to
✔✔ominous - ✔✔threatening, menacing
✔✔preferred - ✔✔to set above or hold above another, to like better than another
, ✔✔acute - ✔✔sharp, intense, coming about quickly
✔✔chronic - ✔✔(medical) refers to a disease or condition that is long-lasting and
reoccurring
✔✔exploratory - ✔✔(medical) refers to a surgery or procedure used to diagnose a
disease or condition but not treat it
✔✔recessive - ✔✔(genetics) A trait or a gene that can be dominated by another
(dominant) trait or gene
✔✔assent - ✔✔To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or higher), to give consent
✔✔toxic - ✔✔poisonous
✔✔subjective data - ✔✔(medical) Symptoms. Information that is apparent only to the
person affected; that person is the only one who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear,
and itching.
✔✔objective data - ✔✔(medical) Signs. Information that can be detected or measured
by an observer against a standard. Examples are blood pressure, body temperature,
and observing a patient crying.
✔✔effect - ✔✔more often used as a noun, meaning result or outcome
✔✔affect - ✔✔Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to change. In medical
terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a person's emotional response or
disposition.
✔✔overt - ✔✔in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
✔✔anterior - ✔✔toward the front
✔✔contract - ✔✔pronounced with the accent on the second syllable (and used as a
verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they contract and expand.
✔✔rigidity - ✔✔stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
✔✔persecute - ✔✔to harass or annoy constantly
✔✔longevity - ✔✔long life
✔✔impervious - ✔✔cannot be penetrated or affected
