A patient admitted with a heart murmur is noted to have a depression in the lower portion of the sternum. This type of chest deformity is called:
A) A barrel chest
B) A funnel chest
C) A pigeon chest
D) Kyphoscoliosis
Ans: B
Feedback: A funnel chest occurs when there is a depression in the lower portion of the sternum and this may lead to compression of the heart and great vessels, resulting in murmurs. A barrel chest is characterized by an increase in the anteroposterior diameter of the thorax and is a result of overinflation of the lungs. A pigeon chest occurs as a result of displacement of the sternum and includes an increase in the anteroposterior diameter. Kyphoscoliosis is characterized by elevation of the scapula and a corresponding S-shaped spine and limits lung expansion within the thorax.
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