TEST 1 Flashcards
Dorsal Recumbent
supine
Ventral recumbent
prone
Trendelenburg
recumbent position with body tilted
head is lower than feet
Fowler
recumbent
Head higher than feet
Sims - mainly for which exam
recumbent oblique with pt lying on left anterior side with right knee & thigh flexed
BE
recumbent
Head higher than feet
Fowler
recumbent position with body tilted
head is lower than feet
Trendelenburg
Recumbent position with knees and hips flexed, thigh abducted & rotated externally
Lithotomy
the term AP Oblique describes a projection or a position
projection
Patient is lying on left side facing the IR. The CR enters posterior side and exits anterior side. Which position is this?
Left Lateral Decub
Decub position is named by what 2 factors
1) patient is dorsal or ventral or lateral
2) side closest to IR (R/L)