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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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What position provides full expansion of lungs and provides better visulization of symmetry of upper body parts.
Hint: Areas assessed; head, neck, thorax, lungs, heart, upper extremities |
Sitting Position
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What position is the most normally relaed position? It provides easy access to pulse sites?
Hint: Areas assessed; head, neck, anterior thorax, breasts, heart, abdomen, ect. |
Supine Position
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What position is used for abdominal assessment because it promotes relaxation of abdominal muscles?
Hint: areas assessed; head, neck, abdomen, heart, breast Knees are flexed |
Dorsal Recumbent Positon
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What position provides maximal exposure of genitalia and facilitates insertion of vaginal speculum?
Hint: areas assessed; famale genitalia and genital tract |
Lithotomy Position
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What position has flexion of hip and knee to improve exposure of the rectal area?
Hint: areas assessed; rectum and vagina |
Sims Position
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What postion is used only to assess extension of the hip joint?
Hint: areas asseses; musculoskeletal system |
Prone Positon
or laying on ur stomach with head in arms |
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What position aids in detecting murmurs?
Hint: areas assessed; heart |
Lateral Recumbent Position
or laying on your side |
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What positon provides maximum exposure of the rectal area?
Hint: areas assesed; rectum |
Knee-chest Positon
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Which region is the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus?
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Umbilical Region
belly button |
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Which region is located superior the umbilical region?
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Epigastric Region
stomach |
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Which region is inferior to the umbilical region?
small intestine |
Hypogastric Region
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Which regions are lateral to the hypogastric regaion?
hip bones |
Right and Left Iliac or Inguinal Regions
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Which regions lie lateral to the umbilical region?
colon |
Right and Left Lumbar Regions
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Which regaions flank the epigastric regaion and contain the lower ribs?
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Right and Left Hypochondriac Regions
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