A patient referred to you in your home-health practice needs to spend the next 8 weeks on bed rest because of complications of pregnancy.You design an exercise program to reduce the adverse effects of prolonged bed rest.Which of the following is least likely to occur as the result of deconditioning from prolonged bed rest?
A)Loss of muscle mass
B)Orthostatic hypotension
C)Decreased bone mineral density
D)Laxity of ligaments

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Deconditioning from prolonged bed rest can result in loss of muscle mass, orthostatic hypotension, and decreased bone mineral density. However, laxity of ligaments is less likely to occur as a result of deconditioning from prolonged bed rest.

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