You are assessing attendees at a hospital health fair. A 15-year-old girl comes in for an assessment
You note that this girl's shoulders are not level, she does not have an asymmetric waistline, and she has a prominent scapula that is accentuated by bending forward. You would refer this patient to her primary care physician for what?
A) Suspected lordosis
B) Suspected kyphosis
C) Suspected scoliosis
D) Suspected spinal dystrophy
Ans: C
Feedback: Scoliosis is evidenced by an abnormal lateral curve in the spine, shoulders that are not level, an asymmetric waistline, and a prominent scapula, accentuated by bending forward. Lordosis is the curvature in the lower back; kyphosis is an exaggerated curvature of the upper back. Spinal dystrophy is a distracter for this question.
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