Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0547 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Orthopnea
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The idea
Orthopnea is difficult breathing that occurs when lying flat and eases when upright.
In practice
The root orth names straight or upright, and pnea names breathing.
Where people slip
Orthopnea names a positional pattern, so the record states the position along with the term.
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