The nurse is preparing to assess an older adult client diagnosed with emphysema. Which anatomical change does the nurse anticipate when performing this client's assessment?

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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes damage to the air sacs in the lungs, leading to difficulty in exhalation. This results in an enlarged and overinflated chest, commonly known as a barrel chest. Funnel chest and pigeon chest are structural abnormalities of the chest wall, while scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine and does not directly relate to the anatomical changes associated with emphysema.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Assess an Older Adult Client