Named signs

A newborn reflex in which the baby's fingers close tightly around an object placed in the palm.

A formula for the IV fluid a burned adult needs in the first 24 hours: 4 mL × weight in kg × percent of body surface burned.

Lines of tiny red spots in skin creases, such as the inner elbow and armpit, that do not fade when pressed.

Redness of the face and swelling of the neck veins that appear when a person raises both arms above the head for about a minute.

A test in which the client holds the backs of both hands pressed together, wrists fully bent, for about 60 seconds to see whether tingling develops.

A rhythmic tremor in which the thumb rubs back and forth against the fingers, as if rolling a small pill.

Lower abdominal pain when the right thigh is stretched backward or lifted against resistance.

A fall of more than 10 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure during breathing in.

A breathing technique of breathing in through the nose and breathing out slowly through lips pressed together as if to whistle.