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In medicine, Fowler's position is a standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a semi-sitting position (45–60 degrees) and may have knees either bent or straight. Variations in the angle are denoted by high Fowler , indicating an upright position at approximately 90 degrees and semi-Fowler , 30 to 45 degrees; and low Fowler ...
Upper torso is placed in the supine position, legs are raised and secured, arms are extended. Fowler's position Begins with patient in supine position. Upper torso is slowly raised to a 90 degree position. Semi-Fowlers position Lower torso is in supine position and the upper torso is bent at a nearly 85 degree position.
The reverse Trendelenburg position, similarly, places the body supine on an incline but with the head now being elevated. The Trendelenburg position is used in surgery, especially of the abdomen and genitourinary system. It allows better access to the pelvic organs as gravity pulls the intra-abdominal organs away from the pelvis.
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The patient is placed in a semi-Fowler position and the neck is extended. An abbreviated Kocher incision is made and the platysma muscle is dissected horizontally. The strap muscles are released off of the thyroid gland. Then the thyroid gland is mobilized and the parathyroid arterial blood supply is suture ligated.