The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Diagnosis

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of metastatic cancer with a pathogenic bone fracture. The nurse understands that this condition occurs by which mechanism?

A) Increased osteoblastic growth factors (ObGFs) results in a fragile bony structure.
B) Increased osteoclast activating factors (OcAFs) result in increased pressure in the bone, resulting in pathogenic fracture.
C) Pathogenic fractures occur by either increased pressure in the bone, or breakdown of the bony matrix.
D) Pathogenic fractures occur due to the breakdown of the bone network and loss of the bony matrix.