OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSMENT QUIZ QUESTIONS
A 77yearold woman with a past medical history of osteoporosis and newonset
Hypothyroidism who recently suffered a vertebral facture. She presents to her physician
With complaints of difficulty swallowing, trouble bending over, and pain. Upon exam, the
Physician also notices her slouching posture and loss of height. Which complication is
likely
Not caused by her vertebral facture? - answers -difficulty swallowing
. Rw is a 45yearold africanamerican woman with an 18 packyear smoking history who
Quit 10 years ago and has a bmi of 32 kg/m2. She is currently on a 1week prednisone
Taper for an asthma exacerbation and takes lisinopril 20 mg daily for hypertension.
Which
One of her characteristics is associated with an increased risk of developing
osteoporosis? - answers -female sex
You are a pharmacist involved in bone density screening during a health fair in your
Community. Several patients present to your booth for a peripheral bone density
Measurement. Based on the following descriptions and recommendations from the
national
Osteoporosis foundation, who should be referred to a healthcare provider for followup
and
Evaluation of bone mineral density by central dxa? - answers -a. 71yearold man with
low bone mineral density
B. 66yearold woman with low calcium intake and nicotine dependence
C. 53yearold active africanamerican man receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy
D. 58yearold woman with a frax 10year probability of hip fracture of 3.2%
E. All of the patients meet criteria for screening by central dxa.
Your institution has recently opened an outpatient osteoporosis management clinic, and
You have been charged with the task of identifying patients in your practice who would
be
Candidates for drug therapy. Based on the national osteoporosis foundation
Recommendations, who is a candidate for drug therapy to prevent osteoporotic
fracture? - answers -. 54yearold woman with tscore -3.4 at spine and frax 10year
probability of major
Osteoporotic fracture 9%
Dc is a 68yearold woman who recently started oral bisphosphonate therapy for
Treatment of osteoporosis. Because she never had any symptoms associated with
Osteoporosis, she asks you how she will know if the medications are working. Which
Monitoring plan meets current national osteoporosis foundation recommendations for
A 77yearold woman with a past medical history of osteoporosis and newonset
Hypothyroidism who recently suffered a vertebral facture. She presents to her physician
With complaints of difficulty swallowing, trouble bending over, and pain. Upon exam, the
Physician also notices her slouching posture and loss of height. Which complication is
likely
Not caused by her vertebral facture? - answers -difficulty swallowing
. Rw is a 45yearold africanamerican woman with an 18 packyear smoking history who
Quit 10 years ago and has a bmi of 32 kg/m2. She is currently on a 1week prednisone
Taper for an asthma exacerbation and takes lisinopril 20 mg daily for hypertension.
Which
One of her characteristics is associated with an increased risk of developing
osteoporosis? - answers -female sex
You are a pharmacist involved in bone density screening during a health fair in your
Community. Several patients present to your booth for a peripheral bone density
Measurement. Based on the following descriptions and recommendations from the
national
Osteoporosis foundation, who should be referred to a healthcare provider for followup
and
Evaluation of bone mineral density by central dxa? - answers -a. 71yearold man with
low bone mineral density
B. 66yearold woman with low calcium intake and nicotine dependence
C. 53yearold active africanamerican man receiving chronic glucocorticoid therapy
D. 58yearold woman with a frax 10year probability of hip fracture of 3.2%
E. All of the patients meet criteria for screening by central dxa.
Your institution has recently opened an outpatient osteoporosis management clinic, and
You have been charged with the task of identifying patients in your practice who would
be
Candidates for drug therapy. Based on the national osteoporosis foundation
Recommendations, who is a candidate for drug therapy to prevent osteoporotic
fracture? - answers -. 54yearold woman with tscore -3.4 at spine and frax 10year
probability of major
Osteoporotic fracture 9%
Dc is a 68yearold woman who recently started oral bisphosphonate therapy for
Treatment of osteoporosis. Because she never had any symptoms associated with
Osteoporosis, she asks you how she will know if the medications are working. Which
Monitoring plan meets current national osteoporosis foundation recommendations for
