A 74-year-old woman has presented to the emergency department with a suspected hip fracture following a fall on the sidewalk outside her home
The nurse's assessment of the client would recognize which of the following factors as most likely contributed to the suspected injury? A) Bone remodeling in long bones ceases in the seventh or eighth decade.
B) Bone minerals and mass are reduced as part of the aging process.
C) Bone marrow production of cellular components declines with age.
D) Thinning disks and shortened vertebrae are common assessment findings in older adults.
B
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A decrease in bone minerals and mass is common later in life. Bone remodeling does not, however, cease. Neither thinning disks, shortened vertebrae, nor marrow production of blood cellular components is likely to directly contribute to the client's suspected fracture.
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