Free HESI A2 Vocabulary Practice Test

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The patient’s circulation to her left arm was occluded, leading to numbness and skin that was blue in color.

What Latin abbreviation means “four times a day”?

What is another word for panacea?

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The patient did not include any progeny on the emergency contact form.

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The physical therapist improved the flexion in the patient’s knee.

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The patient was happy to hear that the virus was latent.

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The incidence of new HIV infections has dropped in the past decade due to increased awareness of how to mitigate the transmission of the disease.

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The patient was emotionally labile, showing exaggerated changes in mood from one moment to the next.

Select the word that means “so gradual as to not become clearly visible for a long time”.

Eventually, the physical manifestations of the disease became apparent, but the insidious, virulent illness did not present physical symptoms for an extended period of time.

What is the best description for the word “lysis”?

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One of the parameters of the Nurse Practice Act is that nurses are accountable for patient safety.

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A hematologic disorder was responsible for the man’s fatigue.

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It was clear that the patient’s condition was deteriorating when he was unable to get out of bed.

What is the best description for the word etiology?

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The effects of the treatment were ephemeral, and the patient had to be hospitalized two days after.

Select the word that means “sudden; intense.”

The nurse observed that the patient’s chronic, painful spasms became more acute after long periods of rest.

What is the best description for the word endogenous?

What is another word for “desiccated”?

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct.

The nurse made sure that the tape was ______ to the patient’s skin, keeping the bandage intact.

What is the best description of the word empathy?