The nurse is assessing a client with Paget's disease.Which assessment finding leads the nurse to notify the health care provider immediately?

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It is common for the client with Paget's disease to be short in stature and to develop bowing of the long bones and mild to moderate pain,which often occurs in weight-bearing joints.When the skull becomes enlarged with basilar invagination,the brainstem may become damaged; this can threaten the vital sign center and life itself.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client with Paget's Disease