left lateral decubitus

  • 1lateral decubitus — n a position in which a patient lies on his or her side and which is used esp. in radiography and in making a lumbar puncture * * * lying on the side; used in radiologic examination, with the x ray beam directed horizontally; designated right… …

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  • 2decubitus position — the position of an individual lying on a horizontal surface, designated, according to the portion of the body resting on the surface, dorsal decubitus (lying on the back), left lateral decubitus (on the left side), right lateral decubitus (on the …

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  • 3LLD — left lateral decubitus [muscle]; leg length discrepancy; limb length discrepancy; lipid lowering drug; long lasting depolarization; lower limit of detectability …

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  • 4LLD — • left lateral decubitus [muscle]; • leg length discrepancy; • limb length discrepancy; • lipid lowering drug; • longlasting depolarization; • lower limit of detectability …

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  • 5film — 1. A thin sheet of flexible material coated with a light sensitive or x ray–sensitive substance used in taking photographs or radiographs. 2. A thin layer or coating. 3. A radiograph (colloq.). absorbable gelatin f. a sterile, nonantigenic,… …

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  • 6Heart sounds — Front of thorax, showing surface relations of bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and heart (red outline). The location of best auscultation for each heart valve are labeled with M , T , A , and P . First heart sound: caused by atrioventricular …

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  • 7Colonoscopy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 45.23 MeSH …

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  • 8Decompression sickness — Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Classification and external resources Two United States Navy sailors prepare for training inside a decompression chamber …

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  • 9Superior mesenteric artery syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = SMA Syndrome Caption = Abdominal and pelvic CT scan showing duodenal compression (black arrow) by the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare, life threatening …

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  • 10Necrotizing enterocolitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 P77 ICD 9 777.5 …

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