0
What else can I help you with?
What is the medical term meaning difficulty breathing when not in a sitting position?
Orthopnea (Greek: ortho = straight + pnoia= breath) is shortness of breath (dyspnea) occurring when lying flat. The person is more comfortable sleeping propped up in bed or sitting in a chair. It is the opposite of platypnea. It is a symptom of left ventricular heart failure and/or pulmonary edema, asthma and chronic bronchitis, as well as those with sleep apnea or panic disorder.
What is the medical term meaning facing up?
Supine is the medical term meaning lying down facing up.
What is the medical term meaning side-lying?
lateral decubitus
What is the medical term meaning lying face-down?
Prone means lying horizontal with the face down. Pronation is the action of lying prone.
What are the symptoms of a poorly performing left ventricle?
(1) Shortness of breath of 2 kinds: (a) Worse when lying down ("orthopnea") (b) That wakes you from sleep ("paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea") (2) Fatigue
What is the medical term meaning lying at forty five degrees?
semi supine or prone
What are the clinical signs of pulmonary edema?
Sudden (acute) pulmonary edema signs and symptoms Difficulty breathing (dyspnea) or extreme shortness of breath that worsens with activity or when lying down. A feeling of suffocating or drowning that worsens when lying down. A cough that produces frothy sputum that may be tinged with blood. Wheezing or gasping for breath.
What is the medical term meaning malignant tumor of the exocrine gland lying below the urinary bladder?
prostate cancer
What is the medical term meaning abnormal condition in which when a person stands or sits up to breathe?
Orthopnea is the medical term meaning a person breathes more easily when sitting or standing than when lying down. It is a typical finding in pneumonia.
What is the medical term meaning only able to breathe when lying down?
Difficulty breathing when in an upright posture, usually relieved by lying down, is called platypnea. The word is from the Greek platus (flat) and pnoia (breath).
What is the medical term meaning lying on the left side with knees bent?
Recovery position or left lateral recumbent position.
What is the medical term meaning process of lying with the face upward?
Pronation is the act of lying prone, or face-down.Prone positionProstration is the act of assuming a prostrate position, a position where one is lying face down.Pronation is the act of rotating the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward.
