A client is experiencing a condition involving an increase in the porosity of bone. It is often called the "silent disease" and goes untreated. This condition is:
a. Lyme disease c. osteoporosis
b. osteoarthritis d. rheumatoid arthritis
C
Osteoporosis is a condition of increased bone porosity that occurs from a disorder in bone metabolism that reduces mineral and protein matrix components and creates bones that are fragile and brittle. Clients, primarily women, thus become more susceptible to fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist. Because there are no symptoms of bone loss, osteoporosis is known as the "silent disease" and is detected by measuring clients' bone mineral density.
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