Definitions for fowler's position
fowler's po·si·tion

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1. Fowler's position

   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. 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, where the head is slightly elevated." It is an intervention used to promote oxygenation via maximum chest expansion and is implemented during events of respiratory distress. Fowler's position facilitates the relaxing of tension of the abdominal muscles, allowing for improved breathing. In immobile patients and infants, the Fowler's position alleviates compression of the chest that occurs due to gravity. Fowler's position increases comfort during eating and other activities, is used in postpartum women to improve uterine drainage, and in infants when signs of respiratory distress are present. Fowler's position is also used when oral or nasal gastric feeding tubes have been implemented as it minimizes the risk of aspiration. Peristalsis and swallowing are aided by the effect of gravitational pull.It is named for George Ryerson Fowler, who saw it as a way to decrease the mortality of peritonitis: Accumulation of purulent material under the diaphragm led to rapid systemic sepsis and septic shock, whereas pelvic abscesses could be drained through the rectum.

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1. Fowler's position

   In medicine, Fowler's position is a standard patient position. It is used to relax tension of the abdominal muscles, allowing for improved breathing in immobile patients as it alleviates compression of the chest due to gravity, and to increase comfort during eating and other activities. It is also used in postpartum women to improve uterine drainage. The patient is placed in a semi-upright sitting position and may have knees either bent or straight. Such a position is maintained during procedures that involve either the nasal or oral passageways as it prevents aspiration during the introduction of feeding tubes and also promotes a slight gravitational pull in peristalsis when swallowing. There are several types of Fowlers positions: low, semi-, high Fowler's, and Standard Fowlers. High Fowler's position is when the patient's head is raised 80-90 degrees, whereas Semi-Fowler's position is when the patient's head is elevated 30-45 degrees. Low Fowler's position is when the head of bed is elevated 15-30 degrees, and finally Fowler's which is 45-60 degrees. It is named for George Ryerson Fowler.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fowler's position in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fowler's position in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

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