An 80 -yeat-old man with bruising from the top of his left hip extending to the ankle sees his health care provider. The man's alkaline phosphatase level is extremely elevated at 220 units/L. The patient is diagnosed with Paget's disease.
- What receives a diagnosis of Paget's disease?
- The health care provider prescribes alendronate. What is this drug?
- What patient teaching related to the administration of alendronate does the nurse provide?