The school nurse is screening middle-school students for scoliosis and notes that one student has a curve of 15 degrees. The nurse tells the parents that their child has:
A) prescoliosis.
B) mild scoliosis.
C) moderate scoliosis.
D) severe scoliosis.
B) mild scoliosis.
Explanation: A) Scoliosis is diagnosed if the sideways curvature measures more than 10 degrees. Mild scoliosis reflects a curve between 10 and 20 degrees, moderate scoliosis is a curve between 20 and 40 degrees, and severe scoliosis is a curve over 40 degrees.
B) Scoliosis is diagnosed if the sideways curvature measures more than 10 degrees. Mild scoliosis reflects a curve between 10 and 20 degrees, moderate scoliosis is a curve between 20 and 40 degrees, and severe scoliosis is a curve over 40 degrees.
C) Scoliosis is diagnosed if the sideways curvature measures more than 10 degrees. Mild scoliosis reflects a curve between 10 and 20 degrees, moderate scoliosis is a curve between 20 and 40 degrees, and severe scoliosis is a curve over 40 degrees.
D) Scoliosis is diagnosed if the sideways curvature measures more than 10 degrees. Mild scoliosis reflects a curve between 10 and 20 degrees, moderate scoliosis is a curve between 20 and 40 degrees, and severe scoliosis is a curve over 40 degrees.
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