chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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Abdominal quadrants
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– Horizontal and vertical lines through navel
– Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
– Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
– Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
– Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
2
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Supine
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Patient lying on back
3
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Prone
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Patient lying on abdomen
4
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Recovery
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Patient lying on side
– Preferred for any unconscious nont rauma patient
5
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Fowler
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Patient seated straight up
6
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Semi-Fowler
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Leaning back in a semi-sitting position
7
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Medical terms generally consist of a
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root with a prefix
and/or suffix.
8
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