The office nurse has noted the presence of an increase in lumbar curvature in a 20-year-old female patient. What is this condition known as?
a. Scoliosis
b. Lordosis
c. Kyphosis
d. Spondylitis
ANS: B
Common deformities include an increase in the curve at the lumbar space region that throws the shoulder back, making the "lordly or kingly" appearance that is known as lordosis. Scoliosis involves the S curvature of the spine. Kyphosis is the rounding of the thoracic spine.
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