A client is being evaluated for generalized skeletal pain and pain in the hips, ribs, and feet. The nurse observes that the client walks with a waddling gait
Because of this information, which of the following should the nurse suspect is occurring with this client?
1. Osteomalacia
2. Osteomyelitis
3. Osteosarcoma
4. Paget's disease
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Osteomalacia is a metabolic disease that causes poor and delayed mineralization of the bone cells in mature bones. The main cause of osteomalacia is a vitamin D deficiency. Osteomalacia presents with generalized skeletal pain and pain in the hips, ribs, and feet. Paget's disease is a chronic bone disorder with no definitive cure. Osteomyelitis is a serious infection of the bone. Osteosarcoma is the most common type of primary bone cancer.
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.