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HESI-A2 – HESI Admission Assessment Exam (A2)

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Question 1 (Reading)

According to the passage, dietary calcium intake

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    was measured by means of a semi-quantitative medical examination.
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    was discovered to decrease the chance of symptomatic kidney stone formation, after adjustment for age.
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    increases the excretion of oxalate through the urinary tract.
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    is impossible to accurately measure.
Question 2 (Vocabulary)

Select the best meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

Peristalsis is a function of the gastrointestinal system that is performed by nerve cells.

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    of or relating to the cranial nerves
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    of or relating to the pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, and anus
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    of or relating to the autonomic nervous system
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    of or relating to the colon only
Question 3 (Vocabulary)

What word meaning “to make things worse” fits best in the sentence?

The doctor had prescribed an antibiotic to cure the patient’s infection, which had ______ matters by causing a pruritic rash.

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    exacerbated
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    exhilarated
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    augmented
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    mistreated