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A nurse is assessing a client who has osteoporosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
This is wrong because osteoporosis causes decreased bone density, not increased.
Bone density is a measure of how much mineral is in the bone tissue.Low bone density means the bones are weaker and more likely to break.
This is wrong because osteoporosis does not affect muscle mass directly.
Muscle mass is the amount of muscle tissue in the body.Muscle mass can decrease with age, inactivity, or certain diseases, but it is not directly related to bone health.
This is wrong because osteoporosis does not cause decreased joint mobility, or the ability to move the joints freely. Joint mobility can be affected by arthritis, injury, inflammation, or other conditions, but it is not a symptom of osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and brittle, making them more prone to fractures.One of the symptoms of osteoporosis is loss of height over time, due to compression or collapse of the vertebrae in the spine.
The correct answer is D. Decreased height.
Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to become weak and brittle, making them more prone to fractures. One of the symptoms of osteoporosis is loss of height over time, due to compression or collapse of the vertebrae in the spine.
Choice A is wrong because osteoporosis causes decreased bone density, not increased.
Bone density is a measure of how much mineral is in the bone tissue. Low bone density means the bones are weaker and more likely to break.
Choice B is wrong because osteoporosis does not affect muscle mass directly.
Muscle mass is the amount of muscle tissue in the body. Muscle mass can decrease with age, inactivity, or certain diseases, but it is not directly related to bone health.
Choice C is wrong because osteoporosis does not cause decreased joint mobility, or the ability to move the joints freely.
Joint mobility can be affected by arthritis, injury, inflammation, or other conditions, but it is not a symptom of osteoporosis.
Normal ranges for bone density vary depending on age, sex, and ethnicity.
A common test for bone density is the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which compares the patient’s bone density to that of a healthy young adult of the same sex.
The result is expressed as a T-score, which can range from normal (-1 or above) to osteopenia (-1 to -2.5) to osteoporosis (-2.5 or below).