Which assessment findings should the nurse note in a school-age child diagnosed with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD)? (Select all that apply.)
A) Lordosis
B) Gower's sign
C) Kyphosis
D) Scoliosis
E) Waddling gait

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Difficulties in running,riding a bicycle,and climbing stairs are usually the first symptoms noted in DMD.Typically,affected boys have a waddling gait and lordosis,fall frequently,and develop a characteristic manner of rising from a squatting or sitting position on the floor (Gower's sign).Lordosis occurs as a result of weakened pelvic muscles,and the waddling gait is a result of weakness in the gluteus medius and maximus muscles.Kyphosis and scoliosis are not assessment findings with DMD.

Which Assessment Findings Should the Nurse Note in a School-Age