Anatomical Location
Nearer to midline
What is medial?
Painful inflammation of the joints
What is arthritis?
I&D
What is Incision and drainage?
A bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment
What is flexion?
Farther from the trunk of the body
What is distal?
Redness/red of the skin
What is erythema/erythematous?
RLE
What is right lower extremity?
Movement away from the midline
What is abduction?
Toward the rear or back of the bondy
What is posterior/dorsal?
Swelling
What is Edema?
ROM
What is range of motion?
Rotating outward, usually referring to the subtalar joint (ankle)
What is eversion?
Nearer to the trunk of the body
What is proximal
A segment distal to the joint is bent outward
What is valgus?
S/P
What is status post?
Turning inward toward the body
What is internal rotation?
Nearer to the midline
Medial
A segment distal to a joint is bent inward
What is varus?
RUE
What is right upper extremity?
Flexion at the ankle or wrist joint, in a direction toward the sole of the foot or palm of the hand
What is Palmarflexion /Plantarflexion?