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An older patient has suffered several bone fractures in the past year.The health-care provider is concerned that the patient may have a common degenerative bone disease that results in the bones becoming thinner and more brittle.Which of the following tests should the nurse most expect to be ordered for this patient?
Semistarvation Diet
A semistarvation diet is a restrictive dieting plan that significantly reduces calorie intake without complete fasting, often used in research to study the effects of malnutrition.
Apathetic
Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Activated Motives
Describes desires or drives that have been triggered and are influencing behavior.
Basal Metabolic
The speed with which the body expends energy to support essential activities like breathing and maintaining body temperature when not active.
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