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문제
A nurse is assessing a 68-year-old postmenopausal woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Which assessment finding would be most indicative of disease progression?
1Complaint of muscle weakness in the lower extremities
2Report of occasional joint stiffness in the morning
3Presence of mild peripheral edema in both ankles
4Measurement showing a 2-inch loss in height over the past year✓ 정답
해설
Height loss of 2 inches over the past year is the most indicative finding of osteoporosis progression, as it reflects vertebral compression fractures from decreased bone density. Other options (muscle weakness, joint stiffness, edema) are less specific to osteoporosis.
심화 해설
護理學核心解析
這道題目在評估護理師對於骨質疏鬆症 (Osteoporosis)疾病進展的關鍵臨床表徵之理解。骨質疏鬆症是一種以骨密度 (Bone mineral density, BMD)降低和骨組織微結構破壞為特徵的疾病,導致骨骼脆弱,骨折風險增加。