HESI A2 Entrance Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE.
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
distension - swollen and protruding out further than normal
ambivalent - uncertain, having contradictory feelings, unable to make a decision between two
conflicting choices
patent - (medical) Pronounced with a long a ̅, refers to something tube-shaped that is open and
unblocked (such as an artery)
potent - powerful, producing a strong effect
-the medicine was very potent and it immediately relieved the pateint pain
adhere - to stick to, either literally or figuratively (to adhere to the wall); to adhere to a strict diet
, euthanasia - referred to as a "mercy killing," to choose to end the life of someone who is
terminally ill
prognosis - predicting the likely outcome of an illness
antigen - a foreign substance that causes the immune system to make antibodies against it
abstain - to voluntarily refrain from
incidence - the rate at which something occurs, such as injuries or illnesses
hydrophilic - attracted to water ("water loving")
hydrophobic - not attracted to water or water-repelling ("fear of water")
occluded - blocked, closed; the opposite of patent
-Because the patient foot was cold and blue the nurse reported that the patient circulation to the
foot was occluded.
precipitous - (medical) a sudden and dramatic change for the worse
vital - necessary for the maintenance of life; essential
ingest - to take into the body by the mouth for digestion
proscribe - to forbid
prescribe - recommend or authorize the use of
supplement - something that is added in order to make up for something that is lacking or
missing
paroxysm - a violent seizure; or something that begins suddenly and uncontrollably
carniore - meat-eater
belligerent - aggressively hostile, combative, pugnatious
bilateral - present on both sides
-The unlicensed assistive personnel reported o the nurse that the patient had bilateral weakness in
the leg when walking.
recur - to occur again
flaccid - limp, lacking tone
- After a stroke , the patient could not feed herself because her arms were flaccid.
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
distension - swollen and protruding out further than normal
ambivalent - uncertain, having contradictory feelings, unable to make a decision between two
conflicting choices
patent - (medical) Pronounced with a long a ̅, refers to something tube-shaped that is open and
unblocked (such as an artery)
potent - powerful, producing a strong effect
-the medicine was very potent and it immediately relieved the pateint pain
adhere - to stick to, either literally or figuratively (to adhere to the wall); to adhere to a strict diet
, euthanasia - referred to as a "mercy killing," to choose to end the life of someone who is
terminally ill
prognosis - predicting the likely outcome of an illness
antigen - a foreign substance that causes the immune system to make antibodies against it
abstain - to voluntarily refrain from
incidence - the rate at which something occurs, such as injuries or illnesses
hydrophilic - attracted to water ("water loving")
hydrophobic - not attracted to water or water-repelling ("fear of water")
occluded - blocked, closed; the opposite of patent
-Because the patient foot was cold and blue the nurse reported that the patient circulation to the
foot was occluded.
precipitous - (medical) a sudden and dramatic change for the worse
vital - necessary for the maintenance of life; essential
ingest - to take into the body by the mouth for digestion
proscribe - to forbid
prescribe - recommend or authorize the use of
supplement - something that is added in order to make up for something that is lacking or
missing
paroxysm - a violent seizure; or something that begins suddenly and uncontrollably
carniore - meat-eater
belligerent - aggressively hostile, combative, pugnatious
bilateral - present on both sides
-The unlicensed assistive personnel reported o the nurse that the patient had bilateral weakness in
the leg when walking.
recur - to occur again
flaccid - limp, lacking tone
- After a stroke , the patient could not feed herself because her arms were flaccid.
