OD, Pre-Test: Osteoporosis and the Female Patient: Post-menopause

1. Osteoporosis and the Female Patient: Post-menopause

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* 1. Your primary professional category (choose the one best response):

Health Professional Educator

Nurse Midwife

Nurse Practitioner

Pharmacist

Physician

Physician Assistant

Registered Nurse

Resident

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you interact with patients?

Yes

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* 3. Which of the following risk factors should be obtained in a detailed medical history when considering osteoporosis screening? (Select all that Apply)

Age at menopause

Exercise regimen

Dietary calcium intake

Estrogen therapy

Family history of fracture

Dietary vitamin D intake

Person history of falls and fractures

Alcohol intake and smoking history

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* 4. Which of the following does NOT indicate a diagnosis of osteoporosis with recommendations for treatment in a post-menopausal patient?

A T-score between -1.0 and -2.5

A hip or vertebral fracture

A T-score of < -2.5

A T-score between -1.0 and -2.5 and over 20% probability of a major fracture within 10 years

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* 5. Select the three strategies that would maximize the effectiveness of prescription therapy while supporting bone health non-pharmacological therapies:

Develop a diet to increase calcium intake, recommend vitamin D supplements, and provide counseling to improve medication adherence

Develop a diet to increase calcium intake, provide counseling to improve medication adherence, and increase physical activity

Provide counseling to improve medication adherence, increase physical activity, and discuss home safety to prevent falls

Provide counseling to improve medication adherence, develop a diet to increase calcium intake, and discuss home safety to prevent falls

Provide counseling to improve medication adherence, recommend vitamin D supplements, and increase physical activity

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* 6. Althea is a 50-year-old female patient at your clinic. Since she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 5 years ago, she continues to jog every day, but has stopped lifting weights. What screening and/or treatment recommendations would you provide for Althea?

A. Discuss the risks associated with prolonged corticosteroid use

B. Advise her to engage in more muscle-strengthening exercises

C. Immediately recommend bone mineral density screening to diagnose osteoporosis

Both A & B

Both A & C

Both B & C

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