Body Positions Flashcards
Position Definition
Indicates a patient’s general physical position.
Supine
Lying on back
Prone
Lying on front
Erect
Upright
Recumbent
Lying in any position
Dorsal Recumbent
Lying on back
Ventral Recumbent
Lying on front
Lateral Recumbent
Lying on side
Trendelenburg
Head lower than feet
Fowlers
Head higher than feet
Sims
Recumbent oblique w/ patient lying on their left anterior side, with the right knee flexed, and the left arm extended down behind the back.
Lithotomy
Recumbent w/ knee and thighs flexed, thighs abducted and rotated externally, and supported by ankle supports.
Lateral Position
Side view of body
Oblique Position
An angled position
LPO and RPO
Left Posterior Oblique
Right Posterior Oblique
LAO and RAO
Left Anterior Oblique
Right Anterior Oblique
Decubitus
Lying down, but the CR is ALWAYS horizontal.
Left Lateral Decubitus
Lying on left
Right Lateral Decubitus
Lying on right
Dorsal Decubitus
Lying down (Posterior)
Left Lateral Decubitus
Lying on left (CR horizontal)
Right Lateral Decubitus
Lying on right (CR horizontal)
Ventral
Lying on front (Anterior)
Ventral Decubitus
Lying on front (CR horizontal)
