If the patient does not get adequate exercise, all of the following will occur except
A. bones lose minerals and muscles atrophy.
B. contractures and deformities develop.
C. body circulation is slowed.
D. osteoporosis will cause bones to break.
Answer: D
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A patient is diagnosed with osteoporosis. Which statements should the nurse include when teaching the client about the disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Osteoporosis is common in females after menopause. b. Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease characterized by a decrease in bone den-sity. c. The disease is congenital, caused by poor dietary intake of dairy products. d. Osteoporosis can cause pain and injury. e. Passive range of motion can prevent oste-oporosis.
Which of the following assessment data would indicate compromised gastrointestinal function?
A) Increased appetite B) Semisolid and moist stool C) Clay-color stool D) Bowel sounds active in all four quadrants
The nurse will first place the palm of the hand on what anatomical spot to locate the injection site?
a) the upper outer quadrant of the buttock b) the anterosuperior iliac spine c) the greater trochanter d) the iliac crest
All of the following statements about chromosomal mosaicism are correct EXCEPT:
A. The affected person has more than one population of chromosomally distinct cells. B. Mosaicism results from chromosome nondisjunction occurring in the ovum before fertilization. C. Mosaicism results from chromosome nondisjunction during a mitotic division of the fertilized ovum (zygote). D. Persons with mosaic Down syndrome often have less disability than those in whom all the cells contain an extra chromosome 21. E. Mosaicism may occur in association with other chromosomal abnormalities as well as Down syndrome.