Patient Positioning Flashcards
What are anesthesias concerns for lithotomy?
Blood pressure
What is trendelenburg?
Head down feet up
What are anesthesias concerns for lateral decubitus?
Ventilation (vagus nerve)
What is reverse trendelenburg?
Feed down head up
What are the nerves associated with Lateral Decubitus
Vagus Nerve
Facial Nerve
Brachial plexus
Another name for supine
Dorsal Recumbant
What are anesthesias concerns for supine?
Ventilation (Brachial plexus)
What are the nerves associated with lithotomy?
Popliteal
Peroneal
What are the nerves associated with supine?
If arms are wrapped by side: Brachial nerve & Radial Nerve
If arms are on arm board: Brachial plexus
What are the nerves associated with prone?
If arms are wrapped by side: Brachial nerve & Radial Nerve
If arms are on arm board: Brachial plexus
Facial Nerve
Another name for Lateral Decubitus
Sims
Another name for Kraske
Jackknife
What are the modifications of Prone?
Kraske/Jackknife
What are the modifications of Supine?
Trendelenburg
Reverse Trendelenburg
What are anesthesias concerns for trendelenburg
Ventilation and hypertension