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8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Fowler position |
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees |
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lithotomy position |
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated |
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orthopnea position |
sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest |
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prone position |
lying on the abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side) |
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recumbent position |
lying down in any position |
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Sims position |
lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back |
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supine position |
lying on back, facing upward |
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Trendelenburg position |
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet |
