Sitting Positions

Dyspnea Dyspnea is shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing. The victim is usually quite aware of the unusual breathing pattern. Shortness of breath can be an indicator of many physical ailments including simple exertion, a panic attack, a blow to the chest, asthma, cardiac disease, as well as exposure to toxic chemicals. If a person is suffering from shortness of breath, evaluate them for additional symptoms and possible exposures. Keep the victim in a sitting position. Remove the victim to fresh air, if possible, and seek medical attention. 

Assist the patient in bed to a sitting position and have the patient sit on the edge of the bed for about 1 minute before ambulating. 

Symptoms of postural or orthostatic hypotension often lessen with time, and tire patient may be allowed to get out of bed or chair slowly without assistance The nurse must exercise good judgment in this matter. Allowing tire patient to rise from a lying or sitting position without help is done only when tire determination has been made that tire symptoms have lessened and ambulation poses no danger of falling. 

It is important for the nurse to note the presence of suicidal thoughts. The nurse accurately documents in the patient s record and reports to the primary health care provider any statements concerning suicide and the ability of the patient to carry out any suicide intentions. The nurse performs a physical assessment, which includes obtaining blood pressure measurements on both arms with the patient in a sitting position, pulse, respiratory rate, and weight. 

With orthostatic hypotension, the nurse instructs the patient to rise from a lying position to a sitting position. The patient remains in a sitting position for a few minutes before rising to a standing position. Position changes... 

Physical assessments include obtaining blood pressure measurements on boHi arms with the pafients in a sitting position, pulse, respiratory rate, and weight. The functional ability of the patient is also important. 

When any antihypertensive drug is given, postural or orthostatic hypotension may be seen in some patients, especially early in therapy. Postural hypotension is the occurrence of dizziness and light-headedness when the individual rises suddenly from a lying or sitting position. Orthostatic hypotension occurs when the... 

Marking of the lower margin of the treatment area with the patient in sitting position is important in order to avoid demarcation lines... 

Measure patient blood pressure twice, at least 1 minute apart in a sitting position, and then average the readings to determine if blood pressure is adequately controlled. 

Signs and Symptoms Fever, anorexia, depression, and incoordination (ataxia). Progressive paralysis, beginning in the hindquarters and ascending toward the head, may develop. In severe cases cannot rise from a dog-sitting position. Although animals that are mildly affected may recover, death usually results from paralysis of the respiratory muscles. 

Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis include nervousness, anxiety, palpitations, emotional lability, easy fatigability, heat intolerance, loss of weight concurrent with an increased appetite, increased frequency of bowel movements, proximal muscle weakness (noted on climbing stairs or arising from a sitting position), and scanty or irregular menses in women. 

Oral administration of alendronic acid may cause gastrointestinal irritation. Patients are advised to swallow the tablets whole with plenty of water while standing or at least while in a sitting position. Concomitant administration of... 

Apply in a comfortable sitting position to clean, dry skin on both legs each morning. Open each pouch individually. 

Rise slowly from lying to sitting position and permit legs to dangle from bed for at least 5 min before standing within one hour after dose administration... 

Use caution when rising suddenly from lying or sitting position... 

Rise slowly from a lying to a sitting position and wait momentarily before standing to avoid felodipine s hypotensive effect... 

Lift the victim to a sitting position, using your knees, not your back. 

A company responds to an apartment fire. Firefighter Mendoza is alone when she finds a man unconscious on the floor. Seeing that the fire is under control, she supports the man s neck and spine and then lifts him to a sitting position without twisting his body. She determines that it is unsafe to remain in the room. What should she do next ... 

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