The nurse is preparing to assess a client with scoliosis. Which assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
A. An exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine.
B. Forward displacement of the sternum with depression of the adjacent costal cartilage.
C. A lateral curvature and rotation of the thoracic and lumbar spine.
D. Depression of the sternum and the adjacent costal cartilage.
Answer: C
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