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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
A health-conscious young adult female asks the nurse what diagnostic test might help predict the likelihood for developing osteoporosis. With which of the following diagnostic test should the nurse respond?
1. arthroscopy
2. an electromyogram (EMG)
3. somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP)
4. dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
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11 years ago
4 -- The DEXA can calculate the size and thickness of bone. Osteoporosis is diagnosed if the peak bone mass level is below > 2.5 standard deviations. Arthroscopy is an endoscopic examination of a joint. The electromyogram measures electrical activity of skeletal muscles at rest and during contraction, while the SSEP measures nerve conduction.
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