3-3-16 POSL IUN

OSitimeldhe_padient fa an impat.ant aspect

h e diagno Gis and treatmentl thepaient
IN aNy_hos pitqlTt ig Cme he mot jpartan1
y-ss the mUNSe fD pmvide pnpeY POSIHim_to
Te_patient. AlLu the pasitiomwhfch axe pmv[ded
HOO
n the patient Can be devided into olaalnJ
Cateagafes.
A Position Rest
G)Posïiom a Exgmîna-tfon amd PMceduYe
A)Posticn OF_ Rest
ta ánpdstiant.
he poSItiom_ohich oKe_Onyided
0Stm'e TESt.|
olUrina hexest ase knawn OS
These pos itiom axe pmVided_o
the PaticntIo_
ollna Ing_dxe the
Ymaintain comft Af the patient
0Sitm_uahfoh Cse aiven_ he_patienttp_pmvidf
TSE anlkamtit 90nla

Supine Positiom LDsssaL ZHorizomtl Po9itiom

DoTsa ele vated Dostio

 upine Poditlom fo me the mo9t Cmmon
PooHiom ohich feAiyen to -he pertient FD PaDyidc
eSt and com:taxtTn this Posltion patient_lres
lute ovex Hhe bed on his baok and pqiient'
Face iS In úPloaBe di vsect*m
The àupine
positim is uaually pD vide tngllo the atiena4
nhe LOMC D maintain the camtit 2ls he
Pa-tient n gupine poSitim folladfh, camrtt
eViCeG me uSe
A pillao j e places undez the_headely patfent.
Apilgo s placed undex he kneelelp the
paHet.
) Cottom adli9 ae placed umdex 4he elboaa
hePatient
LV Cottom olls axeplaced under the eels
hepatient.
Cushim o plaoed undey Hebuftocke
Aly the patieht
(a) Domeal ELeyated
STNAZAZ PositimSemi-Recumbent Positin
Supine Positicm

,i,.
 Dorsalelevoted pasition is glsO_me uf the
Patient o
Commomegt_ Position u s e fa the
PDVtde_rest and Comfeat In hiS
POGItlm
patient lies flate ovey the be d m hjs ack
dirct*CM Patiehts
_in uPLoard
Qnd hS head s dexsje elevafed p to
Uppex bods [Hegd and ghoul
Cgie, Tt js usually paDVIded to he.1pgtient
0
SaChange Pos1tim tos almost alL pafeh t \h
Cgmfor t_in
0 poDVide_pwpex7eSt and
comfot-
dansa elevated _po9itiomtollasin9
deyices ae uge d, hen
& o 3 pillovo ayeplaced under the Head
patient
placed ndey the knee'g he.
D A PIIoO j
patient

DCotton xalla. Oe pla Ced under h e elhaa

t h e patient

Cottm xolle are placed undex h e heéia

he pa-tieht

v)As cushim is placed undex the _buttocks .

Aal the paffemt..

7-16
fouolers PrsHim-

Tt fs a positim , Kest and Com tort LOhich fe

PoVided to e patent s LA epiATtoM diseases
Tn fode S Position the aesplzatay drac fe apened
he
eisly So thetaale's DOSitim iS pmviolelto
 Patient Se saplautor diseaSC,
In theaoler's
Stom patients IHies m his back ouahe bea
autihe pper body G eleated fcom the Suotite
tAn mgle aoto 6o TA Hhe qngle îs 30-
to do Ifhe angle Ts aoto
Us then it is knah
QS
Semi-fooler Posi Lioo Qnd f the gNgle ls
CO fo 6o then i+ TS knnon as high taoley_
Dosihom. Tn the fouo lex s PoSitiom olloing-
Comfrota ble_devices ane_pamvicled to the pahent,
Aba ck TestiS pDvided undey he back 4
he patient tO maintain the angle sls faolex
pos- m
p i l o is_placec andexdhe Khee 's i H e
paHient s..
Afx Cushio S plced undex he butto cke
- a e pgent's
Cottom mlle are__placec undey he heelg
hepa-fient

fowler's
Posi hom
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U)Cadiac Pogtiom

Cqrdioac
Positiom

rest aMd cdart T hiS

I t i9 a Po9ition
m_potients_ S t OY the bed Qt an
PoSirtiom body the
meang the upper
Ungie 9o, T angle coxcdiaan
f's eleyg Ted to the QO.
tient
usualLy_pDVidedl h e
otieit als heat
posiio 1e pmper blo
Positiomthe
oiseose, Inthis cardiac
Crculati n be_e g s l y m a f n t a l n e d . So heox t
tthepgtfent
DneitiGn fsPmVided

isea9e. Comtt in urd1g poeiho

Tomaindain the
(Omft evices A USed
folloi ng t h e patfent's
placed in tromt
A cozdiac table j9 cam_put hiS hand gnd head.
chest Sohat patient piloo i placec under
Ouerthe fable and xelax f
the padiMt. Cotton xolle ove plgcel
thekneels u the p0tient
UMde he h e e l a

Note
Tomaintaln the 90 angle a tot peTg fe bed
eieyOHecl_
is useo Lihicn qn_be
ele
 5Latenal Positiom [Sfde l8nal-

Lqten) /Side yina Pos17om

Itis a posito rest Cnd Comfor t îno hich

Patient Iyies On any Slde hfs body
lata posthon -he t means
paient
i

Positfom the padient Yies [0-HeslOmgles laterly

The potfent Lies Qt the ight he bed.
knownas iaht latera POSihiaM QnsSfde then it s
1he patieht
gies gthis left side than
Iet lCHeral positim Sknaan as
In thês latesal P097lionthe
Potients knee's gr Flexe dnoords
bdoMan he uppeK knce is his.
The patient's hand9 mahe elightly mose lex
had întimt plgceotander hfe
his chest he tateralrposTtion
SPmVided to the _pQtient's baclk bumh
SUTger háck painback înju hack

lateg DosÍtin is pDvided _do ihe Usuallythe

crange paticnt ae a_
pogitiomtollofng Comtort_devces axe
USe inhe loteral p0s1H10mn
pilloo is placec anden the _headzd the
Apilloo is plgced infsomt ap he chegt patet
A_pillo fs A placed hepliet.
behind he bqck s he
CHen t,
 -thehee'Scubfhe
pillono is pla ced in between
parti en t
Undex the gnkleg
Cotton mllg g b e plqced
the patfen t
6)Sim's Posi m-

Tn' Posihom

eSt and comfoot In ohich pg tfent

I t iS PositiOM
latem_posit jon and his e f t shouldey
I i e s Smin_ behindthe back gim's
The
an aam js_abducted_ left lateral
pOsitiom întecti s a t0anetorndtiomly the
pos*tlom the uppex knee |9_
mae
Pasitiom. In h'S
he o o e K n e e h e S*mS_p0StTOm
flexed hen
h e p a t i e n t a back busn, baCk_
s povided n Cfc, ihecomtos t deyices=
njunHback SUsHEG baCIS Pain
eim's_p09*tom cohich aye gfollons
used in dhe

A Drllo is_placec andei dhe heaci e he poiel

A Loo i6placec ntoont the chest
Apiloo 1S placed in betiween the Knee9
t h e patient_
Cottom DIlS doe placed Under fhe ankle9
zlp the paticht
)Psone Positiom-

ts apositim re rest Qnd Comfat Tnohich patiet

lyiesFlate m his_Qbdcman_our the bed_patient's
head S fuaned in atera I9fde he pDneposlHm-
uSually_pov+sled
SalsoUsed or
as a ohangedposition
U, Autrt
the pa tfent's -back burh
back injur back suxgerjback pa>h eta. 1he
CCmfrt deyices Lohic h aze. Pmvided_ o the
Pa tient (n_pmnepositlm ane 09
followS,.
A pilao fsplacec ander the head e patfent.
bftm mlle axe placce under he bxest In_
he female a-CmoN penie rt the male
Coftom olle ame placed under the khee's
t h e patien t
A pflloo
îc_placea undex-thefeet sl, dthe
20tient.

Poone Positfon
1-8-16 And clmid.
phySica)_E xaminatfom
K EO9itiOn Weed for
PDcecd ug-
po9itiom the _patient.
Position- Tn hie
ec
At danda-uofn ehraightP0SLtlm
omDositic Obich Can be
h19 T the most cmn the patient.-
uSe to the phyaical_examinatiom
egect pOsitiom can be used o r
he the Patient
Ollodingphysical_PKamin0tion
PHssesSment e the hights the bosy
Asses9 ment a the oeighte the boy
the body
Asses9 ment thethe gait
H9ses9 ment e he poStuge J the body
the_O9tune tae Patio ,
HsseSS ment -e

Erect
Positiom

Q)UndMeopmic Positionm-

I t fs he posit*om used toa the clinical pmceduse.

Inthis Positionm the patient sitson the edge
the bed o ith hfe leg 0se guGpended dlond n._
Caoiac table fe placeol 1n t ont thepatient ls
chestO Lohich_patieht put9 his hgds and
hegd by thie P0sitioym padient 9 aib cage are
 (g0)
19ma XImjm_ expo9ed
Ihe heopnfo_po9tLm_ fs
Specttioally pmvïcled fD the_ pQtiient fx fhe
PCelNe fhaxa entesiShaxaoenfes1
dra+yiMAOUt the fuild qcoum-larted in the meas
Cavity. pleuaF

Oyhoopmice/
Posiom/

(3) Cheu peotma_Poeition Lknee-

z chestJ-TE2
zASzKAAAZZ

IOe tcIT the ClnicaL pm a postn

cedtKe Tn thfe pos]tian,
dhe patfent lee mdhe becd at bre
byt only_patient_hegd chest Q gbdomeh.
the uEface_ Qnd e-thex_ DOte knee's oy
asedUpin the aiA p[lnd canbe_ placedbo dy axe
der the hfadwl Hhe Patient
Cg tort The knee- to pmvide
Phouidled fothe pa-ientchesPoOSLEÍay is ugually
fr fNe TEc[a xaminohon

rPe cto o)
Dositim
Darseal Recumbent Poait
forthe phyaicale xomingt
S apogition u9e d
parfientlnthe
nolhnica pD.cedure inthe Ovey dhe
petient lfes f l a t
position the kneels a e tlex ed
Patent_
bed-m his_back BrDth Knee'ee-
his/hes. gbdaman,
tDuOAds
the_p0tient g e 9 e p a ted
h edGsSg l ecUhbent
P09LIom s USUg ly Pov ioe d tohe oonman.
Qunîna olloong o m d f t i o n _
2 for the yagfngl ExOmina tiom
oeiiyery LLaboure n
For slo
t h e C a d u ctim
(OY_
r female cathe tesiza t
Fx Insetiom_ CO Pped=L

F r r SigmoldoscoP-

Dosscl secmbent poS)7on

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Lith0 tomy_Posttfon It is the positim Used
for the Comducttom
abouse mly T+ ia a very 9pecihepositiOn
which e pmyfcled to the Oman qt he
Lihotomy tablé Tae lithotomy2osition ia
maîntan e by u9ing +lithotam Aáble The coman
lfe flat ovey Me nithotom y4able m her bacls
Ondhe kheels Hhe wom gn -are flexed
Hade hex abdomanbóth Khee re Sepaied
Qn heel ge handa in the Strirupps tahfch-
cang the hneela - the_Oman ase alSo
t e d in the aiy The iho-tamypoSHfom qn
be use d fo follomcing PmCedusOS
Fo he Comcluct.iM 4 La bauë
F r r h e examinationl the aging a-
fex he feuo Guaer the ynge(Olog

Lithotomd ositiom
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6 Toendelenbuxg Positim;

Tewelen buBA PoSITm

I t ie a POsitim_l Clinical pmcedure amd

Phusicgl examinatfomIn his POsitim _patientl f e s
în h e upine poSItiom and his _head fSlawred
m the level h i s leB. TO maintane he
arendelenbuGI
huqDoSitiom the l o ey endS u the-
bed aKe alged h e tendelenburDosttOm is-
uSualiY Pmvided m he patieht to fncxease fhe
blaod supplyto the baain s Patfent but it fs
g lso pnvfded #0 thepaHent tax fo llaain9-
9itugtOM_
Susgen the bain Pevie _saansand inteStie-
xamiñadfon_ elg Peluio aan-
I n t h e comoition hypoth entiomand shock
To im po vepostugai dsaingae
TE patient's e ea9 Ose lovoe han hi heag.
Then thie positoY 19 khoan_99 3evs e
toendelen biopositidm.3ugJerA eg9
Shock I n addiquate flseue tetuse.
x- O2_, Nut1cnt o ther SubstanCes