Patient Education

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A 60-year-old woman has just been diagnosed with osteoporosis. She does not understand how this could be possible. as she
has always been a milk drinker.

1. As the nurse caring for her. explain the risk factors for developing osteoporosis.

2. Explore patient-care technologies and how you would use these in educating her on this new diagnosis.

3. Identify the type of pain this individual will most likely experience with a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Briefly include the
pathophysiology in your rationale to this answer.

responding to your peers expand on the pathophysiology of both normal bone formation and abnormal bone formation
(as discussed in your textbook). identifying the minerals and hormones involved in the process-