Ignatavicius: Medical Surgical Nursing Musculoskel
Chamberlain College Of Nursing
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Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing Musculoskeletal (Ch 454647)
A T-score from a bone density scan at or lower than -2.5 indicates osteoporosis. The nurse would plan to 
teach about medications used to treat this disease, such as the bisphosphonates. A food diary is helpful 
to determine if the client gets adequate calcium and vitamin D, but at this point, dietary changes will not 
prevent the disease. Simply scheduling another scan will not help treat the disease either. 
A client has a bone density score of -2.8. What intervention would the nurse anticipat...