Position Terms
When a body is standing facing you, with the palms turned forward, it is said to be in:
What is anatomical position?
Tachycardia is what type of change to the heart rate
What is increase?
A specialist in treating problems with the skin is a:
What is a dermatologist?
An epidural hemorrhage is located
What is outside the dura mater?
Epi- means outside (or above) and the dura mater is the outermost lining of the brain. An epidural hemorrhage is outside the dural lining of the brain.
The commonly accepted abbreviation for prescription
What is Rx?
Something that is retrosternal would be located in what position relative to the sternum
What is behind?
The term perinatal most accurately refers to this time span relative to birth
What is around?
Mitral stenosis causes this type of change to a heart valve
What is narrowing?
Intrahepatic is in what relation to the liver.
What is within?
The commonly accepted abbreviation for treatment
What is Tx?
A reference line through the center of the body, dividing it into equal left and right halves, is referred to as the:
What is midline?
While calling your report into the emergency department, the physician asks you if the patient's toes appear necrotic. You would look to see if:
What is dead tissue?
DVT most typically affects the
What are the legs?
You are called to transfer a patient to a larger hospital where he will be admitted to treat an adenoma. You know the patient has a(n):
Commonly accepted abbreviation for before
What is Pr(e)?
This is the proximity of the hand to the forearm
What is distal?
"combining form" is when
What is combining a root word with a prefix and suffix attached?
A patient would see a cardiologist for a problem with the:
What is the heart?
If a laceration starts near the armpit and extends to the breastbone, its terminal point would be described as
What is medial?
This is the abbreviation for Peripheral Oxygen Saturation
What is SpO2?
The dorsal surface of the hand is also known as this portion of the hand.
What is the back?
Cardiomegaly describes this change to the structure of the heart.
Whatis enlargement?
Another name for a pseudoaneurysm
What is a false aneurysm?
You are calling your report into the ED and wish to communicate that your patient has a hematoma around the eye. This term would professionally communicate that condition
What is periorbital ecchymosis?
OBS is a pathologic condition that affects the:
What is organic brain syndrome?