The nurse is taking care of an adolescent diagnosed with kyphosis. Which describes this condition?

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Kyphosis is an abnormally increased convex angulation in the curve of the thoracic spine. Scoliosis is a complex spinal deformity usually involving lateral curvature, spinal rotation causing rib asymmetry, and thoracic hypokyphosis. Ankylosis is the immobility of a joint. Lordosis is an exaggerated concave lumbar curvature of the spine.

The Nurse Is Taking Care of an Adolescent Diagnosed with Kyphosis