Terms of endearment
This word describes a person who is positioned lying face-down.
What is prone?
A condition where a decrease in extracellular H+ ions results in a pH greater than 7.45.
What is alkalosis?
This term indicates the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
What is adduction?
Swelling caused by excessive fluid trapped in the body tissues.
What is edema?
This term means being on the same side of the body.
What is ipsilateral?
The normal serum level for this electrolyte would be 135-145 mEq/L.
What is Sodium?
An imaginary division in which the body is cut into front and back portions.
What is a coronal plane? (frontal)
This term represents any disease, device, procedure, or drug that is named after the person who discovered or invented it.
What is an eponym?