An older adult patient has been admitted to the hospital with suspected Paget disease. What clinical manifestation will help the nurse differentiate Paget disease from other types of muscu-loskeletal diseases?
a. Red, swollen upper and lower extremity joints
b. Pain on awakening that subsides with ac-tivity
c. Ataxia or mild hearing loss
d. Back deformity in the absence of pain
C
Manifestations of Paget disease include bone pain, headache and conductive hearing loss (if the skull is affected), barreling of the chest, kyphosis, skull enlargement, and bowing of the tibia and femur. The other manifestations are not those of this disorder.
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