<prompt> A 46-year-old woman with severe asthma presents with increasing weight and back pain for 9 months. The patient is taking coicosteroids for her asthma. An X-ray of the veebrae will likely reveal which of the following pathologic findings?Bone infarctDislocationOsteomalaciaOsteoporosis  <response>: - Long-term administration of coicosteroids causes: bone resorption bone formation -Osteoporosis. - 20 of patients with Cushing syndrome suffer compression fractures of veebrae. - Osteomalacia choice C usually reflects abnormalities of vitamin D metabolism and features inadequate mineralization of newly formed bone. 