The health-care provider asks a client to lie down facing upwards and flex the right thigh at the hip. The client says, "I cannot do this. This position is hurting my abdomen." Which sign of appendicitis does the nurse recognize in this client?

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The Psoas sign is indicated by pain on extension of the hip or by flexing the thigh at the hip while the patient is lying down, which suggests irritation of the iliopsoas group of hip flexors in the abdomen, often associated with appendicitis.

The Health-Care Provider Asks a Client to Lie Down Facing