A nurse reads in a child's chart that the child has pectus carinatum. What does the nurse understand this term to mean?
A.
Barrel chest from chronic illness
B.
Depression of the lower chest
C.
Protrusion of the chest
D.
Underdeveloped breast bone
ANS: C
Pectus carinatum is an abnormal protrusion of the chest. Depression of the lower portion of the sternum is known as pectus excavatum.
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