RAP (Positioning + Projection + Movement)

Positioning + Projection + Movement

Tangential

(projection) Skimming along curve

PA

(projection) Posterior, anterior: Back front

AP

(projection) Anterior, posterior: Front back

Axial

(projection) Along long axis of body @ angle >10 degrees

Lateral

(projection or postioning) Passes side to side; can be left or right

Oblique

(projection or positioning) At an angle

Upright

(Position) Standing straight

Seated

(Position) Sitting upright

Supine

Laying on back/spine

Prone

laying face down

Trendelenburg

(Position) Laying down head lower then feet

Fowler

(Position) Laying down feet lower then head

Sims’s

patient lying on left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee and thigh partially flexed

Lithotomy

Laying on back with ankle supports raising legs externally

Decubitus

Horizontal CR, patient lying on their side

Lordotic

Patients leaning backwards

Abduct

Move way from center of body

Adduct

Move towards body ( adding to your body)

Extension

Straightening Joint (hyper = forced/excessive)

Flexion

Bending Joint (hyper = forced/excessive)

Evert/everison

Turning foot outwards

Invert

Turning foot inwards

Pronate

Palm down

Supinate

Palm up

Circumduction

Moving in circles

Deviation

Turning away from regular or standard

Cephalad

Towards head

Caudad

Towards feet

Parietal

Wall or lining of a body cavity

Visceral

Covering of an organ

Ipsilateral

Parts on the same side of the body

Contralateral

Parts on the opposite side of the body

Dorsum

Anterior or top of the foot or back of the hand

Palmar

Palm of hand

Plantar

Sole of foot

Projection

Path the of CR

Position

Posture of patient

View

How body part is viewed by IR

Tilt

Slanting slightly