Author Question: The lovely 80 year-old-woman who has osteoarthritis complains of how ugly her hands have become ... (Read 93 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The lovely 80 year-old-woman who has osteoarthritis complains of how ugly her hands have become since she has developed Heberden's nodes, which are:

a. yellow longitudinal lines in the nails.
b. thickened discolored fingernails.
c. darkened areas under the fingernail.
d. bony enlargements of distal joints of the fingers.

Question 2

When the 70-year-old postmenopausal woman asks whether her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent bone loss, the nurse's most helpful response is:

a. No. HRT is not helpful after the age of 60.
b. Yes. HRT will prevent bone loss, but can cause a stroke, heart attack, or breast cancer.
c. No. HRT is reliant on some natural estrogen production from the ovaries.
d. Yes. HRT is a widely accepted therapy for prevention of bone loss.