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10 Cards in this Set
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PRONE |
lying face down on abdomen used to exam body posterior |
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SUPINE/HORIZONTAL RECUMBENT |
lying face up used to exam body anterior and breast exams |
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LITHOTOMY |
lying flat on back with legs extended up and out in stirrups used for pap-smears, female catheterization, and examination of female genitals. (BABY POSITION) |
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DORSAL RECUMBENT |
lying on back with feet slightly bent at the knees used for relaxation of abdominal muscles for examination. O____/\_ |
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SIMS |
lying on left side with one leg straight and the other bent upward at the knee used for examination of the buttock and rectal area. Enemas, rectal temp, rare cases a sigmoidoscopy. |
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PROCTOLOGIC |
standing, bent at the hips at a 90 degree angle used as an alternative to sim's/knee chest position. |
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KNEE CHEST/KRASKE/JACKKNIFE |
on the hands and knees used for rectal examination and sigmoidoscopy and postpartum women to check for prolapsed uterus (DOGGIE STYLE) |
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FOWLER'S |
sitting up in bed at 90 degree angle with legs out used for head, neck, chest, breast exams and for difficulty breathing. |
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SEMI-FLOWLER'S |
sitting in bed at a 45 degree angle with legs extended out used for same as fowlers |
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TRENDELENBURG |
SHOCK POSITION lying in bed with feet elevated higher than the patients head. used to allow organs to move upward for certain surgeries or if patient is dizzy or in pain. Also used to raise blood pressure. |
