Multiple Choice
To determine a patient's costal angle,you should visually estimate the angle formed by the
A) articulation of the manubrium and body of the sternum; it is continuous with the second rib.
B) costal ribs and the vertebrae.
C) right and left costal margins where they meet at the xiphoid process.
D) vertebrosternal ribs during inhalation.
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