The elevation angle is smaller than that of the Fowlers position, and may include. 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. Fowlers position is a medical method to ease those who have difficulty in breathing. The most frequently used bed angle for this patient position is 30 degrees. When the mother adopt these positions, it leads to aorta caval. See: dorsal recumbent position for illus. 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. In Indian setup most of the women adopt lithotomy or semi recumbent position during labour. The position in which the patient lies on the right side is used in acute pleurisy, lobar pneumonia of the right side, and in a greatly enlarged liver the position in which the patient lies on left side is used in lobar pneumonia, pleurisy on the left side, and in large pericardial effusions.
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