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Your placed on a normal doctor bed they lay back a little. You lay flat on your back and they place each leg in a stirrup so your legs are open enough for them to do their job, its very quick and easy. It doesnt hurtt just a bit uncomfortable.
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∙ 9y agoDuring a pap smear you are lying on your back with your needs bent at about a 90 degree angle. There are accommodations that can be used for patients who have orthopedic problems that make this position difficult.
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∙ 13y agoYou take off your pants and get up on the medical bed and put your feet in stirrups. The doctor comes over and opens up your vagina and does the Pap smear.
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∙ 9y agoDorsal lithotomy position is normal for a pap smear.
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∙ 9y agoDorsal lithotomy position is typically used for a pap smear. Patients with orthopedic challenges may use a modified position.
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∙ 9y agoDuring a pap smear, you're in the dorsal lithotomy position. In other words, you're on your back, with your feet in footrests more than hip width apart, with knees bent.
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∙ 9y agoA woman is in the dorsal lithotomy position for a pap smear. She is supine with knees bent at about 90 degrees.
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∙ 6y agoopen leg ,front side lying position
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What are 5 things in the kidney dish that the doctor uses for a pap smear?
The equipment needed for a pap smear is the patient drape, speculum, warm water, and the pap collection device.
What tool is used when women have a smear test?
The equipment needed for a pap smear is the patient drape, speculum, warm water, and the pap collection device.
Can a pap smear stop you from conceiving?
A pap smear does not affect your fertility. You are as likely to get pregnant after a pap smear as you are before a pap smear.
What can be tested with a pap smear?
A pap smear is a screening test for cancer and precancerous changes of the cervix. An abnormal test result points out the need for additional testing.
The Pap test is a procedure utilizing?
The equipment needed for a pap smear is the patient drape, speculum, warm water, and the pap collection device.
Can you bill for a pap smear when the patient returns after the physical exam?
You can bill for the visit, but unless you're doing the cytology there's nothing to bill for the pap smear itself.
How long after a miscarriage do you go for pap?
A miscarriage does not change recommendations for pap smear frequency. You go for a pap smear on the schedule recommended at your last pap smear.
What is the CPT code for annual exam with a pap smear?
Typically, the age-based preventive E&M codes are used for well-woman exam with pap smear. The code is chosen based on patient age and whether she is a new or established patient.
What is the utensil called that doctors use to do pap smears on women?
The equipment needed for a pap smear is the patient drape, speculum, warm water, and the pap collection device.
Does going off the pill effect your pap smear test?
Stopping the birth control pill will not normall affect a pap smear test. The exception is a woman in menopause who stopped estrogen many months before the pap smear; this patient may have a higher risk for an inadequate, but not abnormal, pap result.
Can do pap smear if had iucd?
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
Can you get pregnant if your pap smear test is positive?
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
