Patient Positioning Flashcards

1
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for lithotomy?

A

Blood pressure

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2
Q

What is trendelenburg?

A

Head down feet up

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3
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for lateral decubitus?

A

Ventilation (vagus nerve)

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4
Q

What is reverse trendelenburg?

A

Feed down head up

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5
Q

What are the nerves associated with Lateral Decubitus

A

Vagus Nerve
Facial Nerve
Brachial plexus

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6
Q

Another name for supine

A

Dorsal Recumbant

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7
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for supine?

A

Ventilation (Brachial plexus)

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8
Q

What are the nerves associated with lithotomy?

A

Popliteal

Peroneal

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9
Q

What are the nerves associated with supine?

A

If arms are wrapped by side: Brachial nerve & Radial Nerve
If arms are on arm board: Brachial plexus

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10
Q

What are the nerves associated with prone?

A

If arms are wrapped by side: Brachial nerve & Radial Nerve
If arms are on arm board: Brachial plexus
Facial Nerve

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11
Q

Another name for Lateral Decubitus

A

Sims

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12
Q

Another name for Kraske

A

Jackknife

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13
Q

What are the modifications of Prone?

A

Kraske/Jackknife

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14
Q

What are the modifications of Supine?

A

Trendelenburg

Reverse Trendelenburg

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15
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for trendelenburg

A

Ventilation and hypertension

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16
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for prone?

A

Ventilation

17
Q

Another name for Fowlers

A

Beach chair

18
Q

What are the five patient positions

A
Supine
Prone
Fowlers
Lithotomy
Lateral Decubitus
19
Q

What are anesthesias concerns for Fowlers

A

Deep vein thrombosis

Pulmonary embolism