By adjusting the patient’s position appropriately, bodily functions can function smoothly and access to certain anatomical locations can be facilitated during surgical procedures.
The purpose of this quiz is to teach you about different types of patients’ positions and how they work.
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This position is also called the Kraske position often used for colorectal surgeries.
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Jackknife
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Prone
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Recovery
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Lateral
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Jackknife position is also called the Kraske position. The patient's abdomen lies flat on the bed. The bed is scissored so the hip is lifted and the legs and head are low. Often used for colorectal surgeries.
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Describes a face-down orientation.
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Prone
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Recovery
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Lithotomy
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Knee-chest
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A prone position is one in which the person lies flat with his chest down and his back up. From an anatomical perspective, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down.
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Describes a face-up orientation.
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Supine
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Semi-fowler’s
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Prone
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Unlike the prone position, in which you are facing down, the supine position is horizontally lying with the face and torso facing up.
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In this position, the patient lies on the side of the body with the top leg over the bottom leg.
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Lateral
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Jackknife
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Trendelenburg
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A lateral or side-lying position is achieved by lying on one side of the body with the top leg over the bottom leg. In this position, the coccyx is relieved of pressure.
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It is also called the lateral recumbent position.
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Sims
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Knee-chest
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Supine
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Lithotomy
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In the sim's position, the patient lies between supine and prone with legs flexed in front of the patient. Arms should be comfortably placed beside the patient, not underneath. Usually used for rectal examination, treatments, enemas, and examining women for vaginal wall prolapse.
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In this position, the patient’s head of the bed is placed at a 45-degree angle.
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Fowlers
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Semi-fowler’s
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Sims
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Lithotomy
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Fowler's position places the patient's head at a 45-degree angle. He or she may have flexed or straightened legs. This is a common position for patient comfort. During respiratory distress, it is used to promote oxygenation by expanding the chest to its maximum.
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In this position, the patient’s head of the bed is placed at a 30-degree angle.
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Semi-fowler’s
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Trendelenburg
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Reverse Trendelenburg
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Fowlers
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The patient's head of the bed is placed at a 30-degree angle in Semi-Fowler's position. Patients with cardiac or respiratory conditions, or those with a nasogastric tube, usually lie in this position.
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This position places the head of the bed lower than the feet.
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Trendelenburg
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Prone
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Lateral
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The Trendelenburg position lowers the head of the bed than the feet. Such a position is used in emergencies and hypotension cases. It aids in the return of venous blood to major organs such as the head and the heart.
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Also called recumbency or prostration, or decubitus.
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Lying
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Jackknife
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Knee-chest
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Sims
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In lying, which is also known as recumbency, prostration, or decubitus, the body is supported along its length by the surface beneath it as the body is more or less horizontal. Being immobilized (e.g., on bed rest) while sleeping, or while ill or injured, lying is the most common position.
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The patient is lying on his or her back, with the lower limbs flexed and rotated outward.
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Lithotomy
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Sims
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Trendelenburg
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In a dorsal recumbent position, the patient is lying on their back, with their lower limbs flexed and rotated outward. In vaginal examinations and when using obstetrical forceps, this position is often used.
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A position used in gynecological examinations and lumbar spine surgery.
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Knee-chest
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Sims
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Lithotomy
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Reverse Trendelenburg
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An examination and surgery involving a gynecological examination can be carried out in the knee-chest position. Also used in the repair of vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) by Sim's saucerization procedure, labor and delivery, in which it is recommended in those who have a cord prolapse until delivery occurs, and administering enemas.
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This position is commonly used for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen.
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Lithotomy
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Trendelenburg
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Supine
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Recovery
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During childbirth or procedures that involve the pelvis or lower abdomen, the lithotomy position is commonly used. Perineum is positioned at the edge of an examination table with the feet positioned above or at the same level as hips (often in stirrups).
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The same as supine but the upper torso is raised and legs are lowered.
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Reverse Trendelenburg
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Knee-chest
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Lying
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Dorsal Recumbent
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Recent developments have used this position in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, also called MIGS. Additionally, it is used in neck and head surgery as well as gynecological procedures because it reduces the blood flow to those areas.
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This position prevents suffocation through the obstruction of the airway, for unconscious supine patients.
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Recovery
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Semi-fowler’s
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Jackknife
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Lying
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An unconscious but breathing casualty is placed in the recovery position (also called semi-prone) in order to provide first aid.
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