Day 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Supine
A
Face up
Palms up
2
Q
Prone
A
Face down
Palms down
3
Q
Fowler’s
A
Standard patient position
Sitting down
4
Q
Trendelenberg
A
Tilted position so that blood flows to the brain
5
Q
Peri/circum
A
around
6
Q
Retro
A
behind
7
Q
Infra/sub
A
below
8
Q
Supra/epi
A
above
9
Q
Intra
A
within
10
Q
Extra
A
without
11
Q
Inter/juxta
A
between
12
Q
Para
A
near, beside
13
Q
Hyper
A
high, beyond, excessive, above normal
14
Q
Hypo
A
low, under, beneath, below normal
15
Q
Brady
A
slow