Temperature 98.2° F, pulse 74, respirations 16, blood pressure 130/78 Height 5 feet 3 inches, Weight 100 lb, BMI 17.7 kg/m2
Kyphosis of the spine
The health care provider suspects Mrs. Pelletier has osteoporosis. What are her risk factors for osteoporosis?
Mrs. Pelletier’s risk factors for developing osteoporosis are her gender , age, low body weight, Crohn’s disease , nontraumatic fracture of her wrist, and use of corticosteroids for her Crohn’s disease and levothyroxine for her hypothyroidism.
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