Positional Terms
Supine
Laying on back
Bilateral
Both sides
Medial
closer to midline
Tachy
Fast
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia=low blood sugar
Hyperglycemia=high blood sugar
Prone
Laying on chest/stomach
Unilateral
One side
Lateral
Further from midline
Brady
Slow
Tacypneia
Tachycardia
Tachypneia=Fast breathing
Tachycardia=fast heart rate
Laying on left side
Mid-axillary line
Divides body into front/back (think armpits)
Distal
Farther from torso
Hypo and Hyper
Hypo= low
Hyper= high
Hematemisis
Blood in vomit
Hema=blood
emisis=vomit
Fowlers
Sitting straight up
Midline
Divides body into left/right sides
Proximal
Closer to torso
Hema/hemo
blood
Bronchitis
Inflammation bronchioles
bronch-lung
itis=inflammation
Semi fowlers
Sitting partially up
Mid clavicular line
Divides the chest into regions. (think clavical)
Describe the anatomical position
Facing forward, hands at sides, palms facing forward
Pneumo
lung
Hemothorax
Blood in chest cavity
Hemo=blood
Thorax=chest