Dexa may be indicated in diagnosis and staging

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DEXA may be indicated in the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of individuals with conditions that result in pathologically increased BMD, such as osteopetrosis. The client is being evaluated for osteoporosis. The nurse is reviewing T-scores of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for a 68-year- old woman. The patient has a T-score of -2.8. How does the nurse interpret this data?

The patient has osteosarcoma The patient has osteoporosis This is a normal score for the patient's age. There is osteoblastic activity.

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