Medical Positions Flashcards
Which medical position is best for listening to the lungs and checking for apical pulse?
Sitting
What medical position has a patient lying flat on their back with arms at the sides?
Supine Position
What medical position has the patient lying flat on the abdomen with arms above the head?
Prone position
What medical position has a patient sitting with the back of exam table at 90 degrees?
Fowlers Position
What medical position has the patient sitting at a 45 degree angle?
Semi-Flower’s position
What position has a patient lying flat on the back with knees bent?
Dorsal Recumbent
What position has the patient prone and bent at the waist, resting on their knee with arms above the head?
Knee-Chest
Which position has a patient lying flat on the table with buttocks at the end, feet resting in stirrups?
Lithotomy position
What position has the patient lying on their left side with the right leg slightly flexed at a 90 degree angle?
Sims position
What position has the patient lying over the exam table that is lifted in the middle?
Jack-Knife/Proctologic Position
What position has the patient’s legs elevated above the head to force circulation to vital organs?
Trendelenburg Position
Which medical position is best for shock?
Trendelenburg
Which position is best for rectal exams and sigmoidoscopy?
Jack-Knife/Proctologic Position
Which position is best for exams involving the rectum
Sims Position
Which position is best for female pelvic exams?
Lithotomy Position
Which position is best for enemas and the treatments of spinal adjustments?
Knee-Chest Position
Which position is best for EKG, abdominal exams, and genital exams of younger children?
Dorsal Recumbent
Which position is best for exams of the eyes, ears, nose, throat, and chest?
Fowlers position
Which position is best for EKGs, chest exams, and patients experiencing shortness of breath?
Semi-Fowler’s Position
Which position is best for back procedures, exams involving the back of the body, and contraindicated in late-term pregnancy?
Prone Position
Which position is best for EKG, abdominal exams, and doing CPR?
Supine Position
