To review the literature reporting the technique of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and outcomes for prone and supine PCNL, as PCNL is an established treatment for renal calculi and both prone and supine PCN
It is important to understand the different positions you may need to get your patient into in order to best accommodate their medical needs. This may include side-lying, prone, supine, flat or semi-Fowler's. Understanding the terminology of positioning will better enable you to make decisions...
What is bullous tinea pedis? What is the definition for elevation? What is a siamang's form of locomotion? What is non-locomotor movement? What are the three types of ankle sprains? Define supine position What does the fibula do?
2. The rising central venous pressure which is evidenced by distended jugular veins while in a non-supine position. This is caused by reduced diastolic filling of the right ventricle, due to the pressure being exerted on it by the expanding pericardial sac. This results in a backup of fluid ...
NEVER EVER assume that the medical standard of care is what you want. This stuff, like the medical profession in general, changes incredibly slowly. It is really hard to change people's beliefs once they believe something. I have diabetes and I can tell you that the standard of care is ...
Humans spend most of their day in an upright (standing or sitting) position, yet most 3-dimensional diagnostic imaging modalities, such as MRI and CT, are conducted in a supine position. Although cone-beam CT can acquire cross-sectional images in an upright position, it provides limited soft...
Another specific motor disturbance of PD is camptocormia, which refers to abnormal severe forward flexion of the trunk that occurs while standing or walking and abates or dis- appears in a supine position. It has been recently reported that PD male patients have higher...
Your view after having been trampled in a supine position by a Diprotodon. Not a good way to go. Diprotodon got back. Elephant seal’s butt continues my series of photos of big animals’ bottoms. Asian elephant’s butt view. African elephant butt. Sectioned elephant skull to show pneumatic...
Position is a term that can be defined only when we have a reference point. The position can be linear or non-linear, although measurement of non-linear position movements it is not an easy case. For that reason for the correct detection of a position two parts are used: the first one...
a) Measure systolic and diastolic pressures carefully in a supine position in a doctors office. b) Measure systolic and diastolic pressures regularly over List 4 or 5 factors that can affect blood pressure. The patient had blood pressure that was a little bit high. What is the medical term...