Charting Terms B Flashcards
forehead
frontal region
region over temple
temporal region
back of head
occipital region
base of skull
basilar region
having a large head
macrocephaly, hydrocephalus
having a small head
microcephalus
top of head
parietal (right or left)
hives
urticaria
itching
pruritus
Bending
flexion
to straighten
extension
revolve around
rotation
move away from median line
abductin
move toward median line
adductor
blue in color
cyanotic
by mouth
orally
By rectum
by rectum
breathing in
inhalation
rubbing into skin
topically
under the skin
subcutaneous
within the skin
intradermal
within the muscle
intramuscular
within the spinal canal (2)
intraspinal, intrathecal
within the vein
intravenous
pouring into body cavity
instillation
(period) if present when admitted
menses present
painful period
dysmenorrhea
total absence of period
amenorrhea
profuse or prolonged flow/period
menorrhagia
cessation of peroid
menopause
very unpleasant offensive
foul
of the muscles
facial
of the legs
paraplegia
of one side of the body
hemiplegia
of a single limb
monoplegia
of all 4 extremities and usually the trunk
Quadriplegia
large amount of profuse perspiration
Diaphoresis, diaphoretic
flat on back, arms straight at side
supine
on side, knees flexed
lateral
on left side, left arm behind back, left leg slightly flexed, right leg greatly flexed
Sim’s (left or right)
head of bed semi-erect
Semi-Fowlers 40-45 degree, modified, knees & legs not flexed
on back, buttocks near edge of table, knees well flexed and separated
lithotomy
resting on knees and chest
knee-chest
on back, pelvis and legs higher than head
Trendelburg
on abdomen, face turned to one side
proen
prone with hips over break in table and feet below level of head
jackknife
number of beats per minute
rate
rhythm regular or irregular, coupling, galloping
aaa
beats missed at intervals
intermittent
> 100 beats per min. (bpm)
rapid, fast, tachycardia
slow in rate, <50 bpm
slow, bradycardia
only scarcely perceptible
tready, weak
pulseless (2)
Imperceptible, absent
pulse strength (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
0=absent, not palpable, inaudible c Doppler
1+ =
diminished/palpable
2+ =
expected/normal
3+ =
strong/full pulse
4+ =
bounding, can’t be obliterated
normal rate
normal in rate and rhythm
normal Healthy
normal for race
blue in color
Cyanotic, mottled
very white
extreme pallor, ashen
redness
erythema
shines
glossy
raw surface
excoriation
yellow in color
jaundiced
containing colored area
pigmented
scraped
abraded, denuded
cold and moist
clammy
not understandable
incoherent
meaningless, wondering
rambling
words run together
slurring
difficulty speaking
dysphasia
inability to swallow
aphagia
other descriptive terms
red, swollen, inflamed, ulcerated
descriptive terms
pink, moist, ddry, cracked, swollen, coated, inflamed, ulcerated
