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chap 07 Answer Sheet_ Angeline Miller

chap 07 Answer Sheet_ Angeline Miller

Q Based on this case study and other information from Chapter 7, 8, 9 answer the following questions. 1. Why does the emergency room physician suspect osteoporosis or bone cancer? 2. What would the CT and densitometry scans reveal if Susan had bone cancer rather than osteoporosis?3. What is the relevance of vitamin D to Susan’s prescribed course of treatment?4. Describe the type of fracture Susan presents with.5. Name the bone disease that develops a week after Susan’s surgery. What are the signs and symptoms on which you base your answer?

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Ans: Susan was postmenopausal at the age of 55 years. She was taking any hormonal treatment .As she was quite healthy and active the facture might have caused by bone cancer or osteoporosis.