The nurse is collecting data for an older patient. Which of these characteristics would the nurse likely identify in a patient with an age-related loss of water in the vertebral discs?
a. Spinal flexion
b. Decreased height
c. Protruding bony prominences
d. Increased spinal flexibility
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ANS: B
Shorter height is caused by water loss in the intervertebral disks of the spinal column.
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