POSITIONING Flashcards
position: PA chest
- pt erect
- chest against bucky
- shoulders forward (hands on hips/arms around bucky)
check rotation top and bottom
position: lat chest
- pt erect w/ L side on bucky
- arms raised above head
- weight distributed between 2 legs
position: AP chest
- pt supine/semi-erect
- arms to side
- IR behind pt
lower bed, shift pt up, reduce rotation/tilt
position: AP supine abdo
position: PA prone abdo
position: lat AP decub abdo
position: AP erect abdo
position: PA hand
position: PA obl hand
position: lat hand
position: AP ballcatcher
position: AP thumb
position: PA obl thumb
position: lat thumb
position: PA wrist
position: PA obl wrist
position: lat wrist
position: PA wrist ulnar deviation
position: AP forearm
position: lat forearm
position: AP elbow
position: AP obl elbow
position: lat elbow
position: AP humerus
position: lat humerus
position: AP shoulder
position: lat shoulder
position: AP Grashey shoulder
position: AP foot
position: obl foot
position: lat foot
position: AP ankle
position: AP mortise ankle
position: lat ankle
position: AP tibfib
position: lat tibfib
position: AP knee
position: lat knee
position: intercondylar knee
position: Rosenberg knee
position: skyline knee
position: AP femur
position: lat femur
position: AP hip
position: lat hip
position: AP pelvis
