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| Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees |
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| lateral recumbent position |
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| lying on the side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient's side |
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| lying on their back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted (away) from the body and externally rotated |
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| sitting upright in a chair or in a bed supported by pillows behind the back. sometimes the patient tilts forward resting on a pillow supported by a over the bed table. |
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| lying on the abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to the side) (also called ventral recumbent position) |
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| lying down in any position (also called decubitus position) |
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| lying on the side in a semi prone position with the knee drawn up toward the chest and the arm drawn behind parallel to the back. (assumed patient is placed on the left) |
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lying on back, facing upward
(also called dorsal recumbent position) |
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| lying on back with head lower than the feet |
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