ch9: patient positions for physical exams

Question 1

fowlers

Answer 1

sitting position with the back of the exam table raised to 90 degree angle

used during eye ear nose and throat exam

Question 2

semi fowlers

Answer 2

seated leaning against the back of a table that has been raised to a 45 degree angle

used in chest exams or when patient is short of breath

Question 3

sims

Answer 3

laying on the left side with the left leg slightly flexed on the right leg flexed at a 90 degree angle

used in rectum exam or enemas

Question 4

knee chest

Answer 4

prone and bent at the waist resting on the knees with the arms above the head

used in gynecological or rectal exams

Question 5

jack knife

Answer 5

lying over an exam table that is lifted in the middle

used in rectal exams or instrumentation

Question 6

prone

Answer 6

lying flat on abdomen with the arms above the head

used in exams involving the back of the body including the bottoms of the feet

Question 7

lithotomy

Answer 7

lying flat on the table with buttocks at the end of the table and feet resting in stirrups

used in female pelvic exams

Question 8

supine

Answer 8

lying flat on the back with the arms down to the side

used for cpr or exams on the front of the body

Question 9

dorsal recumbent

Answer 9

lying flat on the back with the knees bent

used in catherizations , genital exams of younger kids

Question 10

trendelenburg

Answer 10

legs elevated above the head to force circulation to vital organs

used in
shock ; requires a specific table