A 70-year-old female patient has been brought to the emergency department after a fall in her home.The patient is a widow and has become socially isolated.The nurse assesses the patient for undernutrition and radiography reveals that she has osteoporosis, which is a deficiency of:

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Calcium and vitamin D deficiencies are associated with osteoporosis.Iron deficiency would result in anemia, riboflavin deficiency would result in magenta tongue, and vitamin C deficiency would result in scurvy.

A 70-Year-Old Female Patient Has Been Brought to the Emergency