72 Year Old Woman Who Fell On Her Right Hip Already Passed

12. Other treatments for osteoporosis include (A) sodium fluoride and (B) calcitonin. Describe how each of these medications works to treat osteoporosis {Ans: sodium fluoride: increases bone density calcitonin: slows down bone reabsorption. increase vit D}5. Describe the microscopic features of osseous tissue that normally help long bones withstand compressive stress without breaking. {Ans: interlocking network of bony plates found in spongy bone help distribute weight of body to tough bony collar of the diaphysis.}4. Describe the microscopic features of osseous tissue that normally help long bones withstand lateral stress without breaking. {Ans: causes compression of the bone on the side of impact and stretching on the side opposite of the impact}1. What is meant by a "complete, comminuted, intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip"? {Ans: complete: fracture completely through bone comminuted: fracture in which bone shattered into several smaller pieces intertrochanteric:fracture bw greater trochanter and lesser trochanter of the femur}8. Aside from any effect on the healing process, why else might Margaret's physician want her to avoid a prolonged period of bed-ridden inactivity? {Ans: further loss of bone volume, over time bone mass will be lost}7. During her long recovery, Margaret is advised by