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The document describes two medical positions - the lithotomy position and the knee-chest position. The lithotomy position has the patient lying on their back with hips and knees flexed and thighs apart, and is often used for vaginal exams and childbirth. The knee-chest position has the patient kneeling with their chest resting on the bed and their thighs straight and lower legs flat, and is used for rectal and vaginal exams and to bring the uterus into a normal position.
- Author
- Guinggona Baisana Baningen
- Language
- EN