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What is the fowler position?
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When the pt is lying on his back with his upper body elevated 45 to 60 degrees
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What is the semifowler position?
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The patient is lying on his back with the upper body elevated at an angle of less than 45 degrees
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What is the trendelenburg position?
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The patient is lying on his back with the legs elevated higher than the head and body on an inclined plane
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What is the shock position?
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When the patient is lying on his back with his feet elevated 12 inches
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What is transverse line?
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An imaginary line horizontally through the patients waist
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What does anterior mean?
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Front
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What does posterior mean?
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Toward the back
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What does superior mean?
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Above
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What does inferior mean?
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Below
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What does dorsal mean?
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Toward the back or backbone (spine)
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What does ventral mean?
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Toward the fornt or belly (abdomen)
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What does medial mean?
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Toward the midline or center of the body
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What does lateral mean?
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Away from the midline, either left or right
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What does proximal mean?
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Proximal means near the point of reference
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What does distal mean?
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Far from the point of reference
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