Deck 35: Osteoporosis: Epidemiology and Consequences

Question 1

Cells that break down or remove bone and get the bone ready for remodeling are known as _____.

A) osteotes
B) osteospurs
C) osteoblasts
D) osteoclasts

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What are the most common sites of fractures related to osteoporosis?

A) hip, wrist, and vertebrae
B) wrist, hand, and foot
C) hip, knee, and vertebrae
D) hand, knee, and foot

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which group is at the highest risk for osteoporosis?

A) African American women age 50 or older
B) African American women between the ages of 20 and 40
C) white women age 50 or older
D) white men age 50 or older

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The World Health Organization defines osteoporosis as a bone mineral density value _____ the mean reference value for young women

A) equal to
B) more than 2.5 standard deviations below
C) more than 2.5 standard deviations below
D) more than 2.5 standard deviations above or below

Question 5

Which two nutrients are of greatest importance for patients with osteoporosis?

A) vitamin D and iron
B) vitamin A and calcium
C) vitamin D and calcium
D) calcium and iron

Question 6

Which osteoporosis treatment is administered once a year via IV therapy?

A) zoledronic acid
B) denosumab
C) risedronate
D) calcitonin

Question 7

Which type of medication has been implicated in bone loss?

A) beta blockers
B) stimulants
C) anticoagulants
D) anticonvulsants

Question 8

The prevalence of osteoporosis is expected to increase significantly as the population ages.

Question 9

In general, BMD testing should be performed on all women aged 65 and older regardless of risk factors.

Question 10

Physical activity in adulthood modestly increases bone mass and reduces bone loss.

Question 11

Estrogen deficiency leads to bone loss by deactivating bone remodeling sites.

Question 12

List five of the risk factors for fractures related to osteoporosis.

Question 13

What are the two primary functions of bone remodeling?

Question 14

Clinical trial data indicates that various types of estrogens aid people with osteoporosis in what three ways?

Question 15

How can alcohol consumption affect the bones?