For a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on long-term corticosteroid therapy, which diagnostic…
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For a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on long-term corticosteroid therapy, which diagnostic screening should be scheduled to assess for a common, silent skeletal side effect of this medication?
- A. A Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scan to monitor bone mineral density.
- B. A complete diagnostic ultrasound scan of the patient's bilateral vocal cords performed in order to accurately measure and record their overall speaking voice pitch.
- C. A specialized audiometric hearing test performed in order to carefully count the exact total number of individual eyelashes present on the patient's upper eyelid.
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