Someone in the supine position is lying on his or her back. Someone in the prone position is lying face down. The Right lateral recumbent, or RLR, means that the patient is lying on their right side. The left lateral recumbent, or LLR, means that the patient is lying on their left side. A person in the Fowler's position is sitting straight up or leaning slightly back. Their legs may either be straight or bent.
Shunt (electrical) In electronics, a shunt is a device which allows electric current to pass around another point in the circuit by creating a low resistance path. The term is also widely used in photovoltaics to describe an unwanted short circuit between the front and back surface contacts of a solar cell, usually caused by wafer damage.
A brain shunt is a narrow piece of tubing that is inserted into the brain in the fluid-filled ventricle.The tubing is then passed under the skin into another area of the body, most often into the abdomen. Occasionally, the shunt tubing can be placed into one of the chambers of the heart or the lining of the lungs. brain shunt is a narrow piece of tubing that is inserted into the brain in the fluid-filled ventricle.