The client's chart indicates genu varum. What does the nurse understand this to mean?
a. Bow-legged
b. Fluid accumulation
c. Knock-kneed
d. Spinal curvature
ANS: A
Genu varum is a bow-legged deformity. A fluid accumulation is an effusion. Genu valgum is knock-kneed. A spinal curvature could be kyphosis or lordosis.
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