Signs and symptoms

A pain scale of six drawn faces, from smiling to crying, that a person points to in order to show how much they hurt.

A sagging of one side of the face, often easiest to see at the corner of the mouth.

The look on a person's face made by the facial muscles, such as a smile, frown or grimace.

A short loss of consciousness from a brief drop in blood flow to the brain, with a quick return to being awake.

A lasting feeling of tiredness or lack of energy that rest does not fully relieve.

A seizure in a young child brought on by a fever, without an infection of the brain or another known cause.

A body temperature higher than normal, usually 38 °C (100.4 °F) or above.

Breast tissue with benign fibrous thickening and fluid-filled cysts that feels lumpy and is often tender before a menstrual period.

Soft, limp and relaxed, without firmness or muscle tone.

Gas in the stomach or intestines, or passing that gas through the anus.

Gas passed from the intestines through the anus.

A rising and falling, or a change back and forth, such as in a lab value, a symptom or a client's alertness.

Extra fluid that the body holds in its tissues instead of removing it.

A sudden warm reddening of the skin, usually of the face, neck or chest.

A grating or scratching sound, heard with a stethoscope, made when two inflamed layers of tissue move against each other.