Signs and symptoms

Pain in the lower abdomen when the client's bent right hip and knee are rotated inward.

A reflex in which pulling on an eye muscle, or a block behind the eye, slows the heart through the vagus nerve.

Making less urine than normal, in an adult below about 400 mL a day.

A small, firm, movable lump about the size and shape of an olive, felt in an infant's upper abdomen.

Difficulty breathing when lying flat that eases when sitting or standing up.

A drop in blood pressure when a person stands up from lying or sitting.

Small, tender, red or purple raised bumps on the pads of the fingers or toes.

Softening of the bones in adults because new bone fails to take up enough calcium and phosphate, usually from a lack of vitamin D.

Abnormal bone growth in the middle ear that locks the stapes in place, so sound can no longer pass to the inner ear.

More activity than normal, in a person, an organ or a body system.

More of something than the body can handle; in nursing, most often too much fluid in the circulation.

A level of drowsiness deeper than intended from opioids or other sedating drugs.