Chapter 3 positions

Question 1

Lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted (away from the body) and externally rotated

Answer 1

Lithotomy position

Question 2

Sitting upright on a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back. Sometimes the patients tilts forward resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table. (also called orthopneic position)

Answer 2

Orthopnea position

Question 3

Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

Answer 3

Trendelenburg Position

Question 4

Face down

Answer 4

Prone position

Question 5

Face down

Answer 5

Prone

Question 6

High-strength, computer –controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional images (slices) that visualize abnormalities such as swelling, herniated disk, infections, tumors.

Answer 6

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 7

Imaging modality that combines x-rays with computer technology to produce detailed, cross sectional images of the body called “slices”.

Answer 7

Computed tomography (CT)

Question 8

Imaging of internal structures by using a Gamma camera to detect radiation from different
parts of the body after a radioactive material has been given to the patient.

Answer 8

Nuclear medicine

Question 9

Imaging of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie. Contrast agent is often used to help identify and assess the functions of the structures.

Answer 9

Fluoroscopy