When Performing a Respiratory Assessment on a Patient, the Nurse

question 37

Multiple Choice

When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90 degrees. What should the nurse recognize about this finding?

• A) Observed in patients with kyphosis.
• B) Indicative of pectus excavatum.
• C) A normal finding in a healthy adult.
• D) An expected finding in a patient with a barrel chest.

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