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Anatomical Position
![Image Upload 2](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patients are standing up facing forward w/ arms & standing up, palms forward.
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High fowlers Position
![Image Upload 4](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient sitting w legs down, w/ the body at a 90 angle.
- Allows examination of head, neck, chest
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Supine Position
- Lies on back facing up
- Allows examination of breast & abdomin
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Prone Position
![Image Upload 8](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient lying on stomach w/ head turned to one side.
- Allows for examination of spine & back
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Knee chest Position
![Image Upload 10](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Chest & knees arr placed flat against table with knees separated
- Anus & rectum exam
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Sim's Position
![Image Upload 12](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient is on left side w/ left leg slightly flexed & the right leg sharply flexed upward
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Semi-fowlers Position
![Image Upload 14](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient is resting against back of table
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Lithotomy Position
![Image Upload 16](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - patient sits at end of table and lies back, leg are supported in stirrups and hips are moved to end of table.
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Dorsal Recumbent Position
![Image Upload 18](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient flt on table, places bottom of both feet flat on table.
- Used for gynocologist exams
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Trendelenburg Position
- Patient lies on table & the end of the table is rised, so the feet are higher than the head.
- Used to treat patients with hight blood pressure, trauma, & certain abdominal procedures.
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Jack Knife Position
![Image Upload 22](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patient laying on table, head & eet raised
- Allows for rectal & anal exams.
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Procological Position
![Image Upload 24](/flashcards/images/image_placeholder.png) - Patientbents over examination table, lays on stomach
- Used for rectal/anal exams,
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