Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 90%
Simulated
The nurse is assessing an older adult female client for possible osteoporosis. Which finding indicates a pathophysiological process of osteoporosis?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Severe kyphosis ('dowager's hump') results from vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis-induced bone fragility. Loss of metatarsal arch is unrelated, obesity is a risk modifier but not a sign, and S-shaped curve suggests scoliosis, not osteoporosis.