Supine
Face up
Palms up
Prone
Face down
Palms down
Fowler’s
Standard patient position
Sitting down
Trendelenberg
Tilted position so that blood flows to the brain
Peri/circum
around
Retro
behind
Infra/sub
below
Supra/epi
above
Intra
within
Extra
without
Inter/juxta
between
Para
near, beside
Hyper
high, beyond, excessive, above normal
Hypo
low, under, beneath, below normal
Brady
slow
Tachy
rapid
-ectomy
resection; removal
-osotomy
hole
-itis
inflammation
Systolic BP (Normal Range)
90-140
Diastolic BP (Normal Range)
60-90
Heart Rate (Normal Range)
60-100
What is high and low BP called?
Hypertensive & Hypotensive
What is fast and slow HR called?
Tachycardia & Bradycardia