Test 28- Understanding the patient

Question 1

My last doctor put me on antibiotics.

a) withdrew
b) prescribed
c) replaced
d) recommended

Answer 1

b) prescribed

Question 2

I’ve blacked out three times in the last week.

a) defaecated
b) vomited
c) suffered neuralgia
d) fainted

Answer 2

d) fainted

Question 3

The rash on my skin seems to have cleared up .

a) become infected
b) spread
c) disappeared
d) git worse

Answer 3

c) disappeared

Question 4

I often nod off for just a few minutes.

a) fall asleep
b) feel nauseous
c) have a hot flush
d) feel tired

Answer 4

a) fall asleep

Question 5

My sister passed away recently.

a) developed cancer
b) had an operation
c) had a leg amputated
d) died

Answer 5

d) died

Question 6

I don’t seem to be able to take anything in.

a) eat
b) drink
c) understand
d) feel

Answer 6

c) understand

Question 7

I sometimes bring up my food.

a) swallow
b) regurgitate
c) cut up into small pieces
d) have no appetite for

Answer 7

b) regurgitate

Question 8

I walk to town and back and then i’m flaked out .

a) cold
b) suffering pain
c) exhausted
d) breathless

Answer 8

c) exhausted

Question 9

She threw up several times during the night.

a) woke up
b) defaecated
c) experienced pain
d) vomited

Answer 9

d) vomited

Question 10

My eye is all puffed up .

a) swollen
b) unable to see clearly
c) discoloured
d) itching

Answer 10

a) swollen