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During a state- or district-authorized scoliosis screening, a 12-year-old has visible trunk asymmetry on the forward-bend test and an angle-of-trunk-rotation result that meets the program's referral threshold. What is the school nurse's next step?

Diagnose scoliosis and calculate a Cobb angle from the screening result Document, notify the family, and refer under the screening protocol Wait until the next annual screen because school screening cannot lead to referral Select and fit a spinal brace in the health office

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Document, notify the family, and refer under the screening protocol

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