Difference between revisions of "Tetrapod Position"
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In a patient with [[SOB|shortness of breath]], the progression from a [[Tripod Position|tripod position]] to a '''tetrapod position''' is bad news. That essentially the means the patient is on all fours gasping for air. You really should do something before progression to the pentapod position. | In a patient with [[SOB|shortness of breath]], the progression from a [[Tripod Position|tripod position]] to a '''tetrapod position''' is bad news. That essentially the means the patient is on all fours gasping for air. You really should do something before progression to the pentapod position. |
Latest revision as of 10:28, 25 March 2017
In a patient with shortness of breath, the progression from a tripod position to a tetrapod position is bad news. That essentially the means the patient is on all fours gasping for air. You really should do something before progression to the pentapod position.
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