A nurse is conducting a physical examination of a 5-year-old boy with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2. What assessment findings would the nurse expect to find?

A nurse is conducting a physical examination of a 5-year-old boy with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2. What assessment findings would the nurse expect to find?


a) Loss of strength in ankle dorsiflexion
b) Pseudohypertrophy of the calves
c) Pectus excavatum
d) Loss of strength in hip extension


Answer: c)Pectus excavatum


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