A client is surprised to learn that she has been diagnosed with osteoporosis since she does not smoke, is not underweight, and exercises. The nurse should assess if the client has any secondary conditions which could cause the disorder, including:
1. diabetes mellitus.
2. heart failure.
3. fibromyalgia.
4. lactose intolerance.
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Mild malabsorption syndrome as seen with lactose intolerance is a contributing factor to secondary osteoporosis. Secondary osteoporosis is not associated with diabetes mellitus, heart failure, or fibromyalgia.
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1. The person's paid caregiver 2. Someone previously unknown to the person 3. The individual's adult child 4. The person's neighbor
Higher incidence of conditions associated with poor nutrition, trauma, drugs, burns, mental illness, and HIV are being seen in which population?
a. Children living in poverty c. Elderly living in poverty b. Adults living in poverty d. Abused women living in poverty
A client is being evaluated for multiple sclerosis. The nurse may observe which symptoms of multiple sclerosis?
a. Diplopia and weakness of the extremities b. Rigidity and tremors c. Masked facies and pill-rolling motion of the hand d. Memory loss and inability to concentrate
The nurse can expect to find which assessment findings in a patient who is hypomanic?
a. Psychomotor symptoms more severe than mania b. Some motor hyperactivity but depressive affect c. Clinical symptoms less severe than those of a manic state d. Grandiosity, distractibility, flight of ideas, and excessive psychomotor activity