1. Metabolic disease in which bone demineralization results in decreased density of bone and subsequent fractures. [HESI]: Answer: Osteoporosis 2. Many fractures occur due to osteoporosis (OP). It is often caused by the patients fall. T/F [HESI]: Answer: False. It is often the result of osteoporosis (OP) occurring before the patients falling rather than the result of the fall. The main cause of fractures in older adults is osteoporosis (OP). 3. The cause of osteoporosis (OP) is unknown. T/F [HESI]: Answer: True 4. Who is at the highest risk of osteoporosis? [HESI]: Answer: Postmenopausal thin white women. 5. What are the signs and symptoms (S/S) of osteoporosis (OP)? [HESI]: