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AP 1
Positions
Question | Answer |
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Sim's Position | person lies face down on left side with the left arm behind the back and the left knee bent (left lateral position) |
Knee-Chest Position | patient is facing down with lags bent and buttocks pushed up |
Lithotomy Position | person's legs are placed on supports that hold the ankles and spread out the legs |
Dorsal Recumbent | position places the patient supine with knees bent up |
Trendelenburg's Position | the patient is supine with the body tilted so that the head is lower than the legs |
Modified Trendelenburg's Position | Modified Trendelenburg's Position is an adjustment of Trendelenburg's Position but instead of the legs bent- straighten them- keeping the head tilted lower than the legs |
Prone Position | person is lying face down on the table |
Supine Position | person flat on his back facing up |
Fowler's Position | legs are held out and back is supported by the back of a chair, a partition, or a wall |
Sitting Position | standard was people would sit |