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Red Mod - pt positio
Red Mod - patient positioning and abbreves
Question | Answer |
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Lying on back, face upward, legs strait, feet raised 30 degrees, drape covers whole body | Trendelenberg - used for shock, low blood pressure, abdominal surgery |
lying face down, arms under head, legs strait, drape over whole body | Prone - posterior exam, back surgery, heel surgery, radiological reports |
On right side, right arm and shoulder drawn back, behind body. left leg is flexed upward drape under arms to below knees | Sims - rectal exam, rectal thermometer reading, pelvic and perineal exams |
face down, head at side, on knees, legs apart, arms under head, chest on table | knee-chest - proctological exam, sigmoid, rectal exam, hemorrhoid, anal and perineal exam |
lying on back, knees sharply flexed, buttocks on edge of table, feet in stirrups | lithotomy - vaginal exam, pap smear, pubic, pelvic, and genital exam |
lying on back, knees flexed, feet flat on table | dorsal recumbant - rectal, vaginal, perineal exam, abdominal exam, digital exam of vagina and rectum |
sitting, legs strait, upper body on 90 degree angle/ 45 degree angle | Fowler's / Semi-Fowler's - head, neck and chest exam & treatment, pt who have difficulty breathing when laying down, posturgical examination, head trauma or pain |