A nurse inspects the thorax of an older adult patient. An age-related finding in an older adult patient is characterized by a(n):
A. round shape.
B. barrel-shaped chest.
C. symmetrical anteroposterior diameter.
D. asymmetrical posterolateral diameter.
B
Normally the chest is symmetrical, with the anteroposterior diameter one third to one half the size of the transverse diameter. Infants have an almost round shape.
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