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lateral decubitus position

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lateral decubitus position
Orthopedics One of 2 positions–the other is the beach chair position—for placing Pts undergoing shoulder arthroscopy. See Position. Cf Beach chair position.


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The most common symptom is chest pain, which is typically precipitated by left lateral decubitus position and relieved by turning to the right (4).
On hospital day 5, she became able to tolerate liquid oral meals while leaning forward in bed or lying in the left lateral decubitus position.
The patient was placed in the right lateral decubitus position, and he was administered salicylates, 5 mg IV metoprolol, 25 [micro]g IV fentanyl, 4,000 U IV heparin, and nebulized albuterol and N-acetylcysteine.
 
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