A 52-year-old patient is perimenopausal and asks about the severity of her symptoms. What can you accurately tell her is the only potentially life-threatening effect of menopause?
A) Pelvic support muscles lose tone
B) Dense breast tissue is replaced with adipose tissue
C) The uterus and ovaries decrease in size
D) Bone mineral density decreases
Question 2
The nurse is concerned that a patient is at risk for osteoporosis. Which patient should the nurse suggest receives a bone mineral density test?
A) An African American woman, 5 ft and 4 in tall, 172 lb, with an inactive lifestyle
B) A 25-year-old Asian woman, 5 ft and 7 in tall, 129 lb, with two children
C) A 55-year-old Caucasian woman who smokes and whose 80-year-old mother has osteoporosis
D) A woman with a vitamin D deficiency
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