A grandmother brings her 13-year-old grandson to you for evaluation. she noticed last week when he took off his shirt that his b
reastbone seemed collapsed. he seems embarrassed and tells you that it has been that way for quite awhile. he states he has no symptoms from it and he just tries not to take off his shirt in front of anyone. he denies any shortness of breath, chest pain, or lightheadedness on exertion. his past medical history is unremarkable. he is in sixth grade and just moved in with his grandmother after his father was deployed to the middle east. his mother died several years ago in a car accident. he states that he does not smoke and has never touched alcohol. on examination you see a teenage boy appearing his stated age. on visual examination of his chest you see that the lower portion of the sternum is depressed. auscultation of the lungs and heart are unremarkable.
They would need to schedule an appointment for the the kidney and heart doctors because of his body function. But it could be because his parents isn't there.
In this situation, I would <u>NOT</u> be required to stop because the oncoming traffic is separated by the raised median. However, if we had a school bus in the opposite lane but no raised median, it would be okay for us to go on only once the red light was off and the bus moved again.
This statement makes Carolinas response more evasive. An evasive answer is an answer given when a person is trying to avoid giving an honest answer to a direct question or their true feelings about something. Carolina gave an evasive answer are so that she would not have to admit the truth. Giving her true opinion may cause negative implications from Arthur.
