HESI Study Guide - March 2023/2024 Latest Update

Acute - ANSWER-sudden, intense Precipitous - ANSWER-rapid, uncontrolled, steep Subcutaneous - ANSWER-under the skin Sublingual - ANSWER-under the tongue Diffuse - ANSWER-Spread over a large area; generalized. Ambivalent - ANSWER-uncertain, having contradictory feelings Adverse - ANSWER-Undesired, possibly harmful Assent - ANSWER-To give consent; to agree Chronic - ANSWER-lasting or recurring over a long period of time Compensatory - ANSWER-offsetting or making up for something Concave - ANSWER-Rounded inward Congenital - ANSWER-present at birth Etiology - ANSWER-the origin or cause of a disease or condition Exacerbate - ANSWER-to make worse or more severe Flexion - ANSWER-bending a joint Impervious - ANSWER-impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through Infer - ANSWER-to conclude or deduce; the receiver of the message infers Imply - ANSWER-to suggest without explicitly stating; the sender of a message implies Impending - ANSWER-occurring in the near future, about to happen Ubiquitous - ANSWER-being or seeming to be everywhere at once Transdermal - ANSWER-crossing through the skin Renal - ANSWER-of or relating to the kidneys