Medical Positions PDF
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Southwestern Illinois College
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This document lists different medical positions, such as Prone, Sims, Supination, Trendelenburg, Reverse Trendelenburg, Jackknife, Lateral Recumbent, and High Fowlers. It also describes conditions like Disuse Osteoporosis and Hypostatic Pneumonia.
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Prone Laying on your stomach Sims Lying on your stomach with your right leg to the side Supination movement of the palm of the hand from facing downward to facing upward Trendelenburg patient's head is low, and the body and legs are inclined up in the air Reverse Trendelenburg patient's head is...
Prone Laying on your stomach Sims Lying on your stomach with your right leg to the side Supination movement of the palm of the hand from facing downward to facing upward Trendelenburg patient's head is low, and the body and legs are inclined up in the air Reverse Trendelenburg patient's head is high, and the body and legs are inclined downward position Jackknife laying on your stomach like the shape of an arch Lateral Recumbent laying on your left or right side with your arm in front of you High Fowlers sitting straight up Disuse Osteoporosis contracture Hypostatic Pneumonia a chronic lung infection that occurs when fluid builds up in the bottom of the lungs.
