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eruditmonkey@yahoo.com · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A 74-year-old woman has presented to the emergency department with a suspected hip fracture following a fall on the sidewalk outside her home.

The nurse's assessment of the client would recognize which of the following factors as most likely contributed to the suspected injury? A) Bone remodeling in long bones ceases in the seventh or eighth decade.
B) Bone minerals and mass are reduced as part of the aging process.
C) Bone marrow production of cellular components declines with age.
D) Thinning disks and shortened vertebrae are common assessment findings in older adults.

Question 2

Among the most common fractures in older women are _______fractures.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

lcapri7 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
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A decrease in bone minerals and mass is common later in life. Bone remodeling does not, however, cease. Neither thinning disks, shortened vertebrae, nor marrow production of blood cellular components is likely to directly contribute to the client's suspected fracture.

Answer to Question 2

hip

Hip fractures or compression fractures of the spine. Changes in bone mass place older women at risk for hip fractures.