Screening for osteoporosis
LG Raisz - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
LG Raisz
New England Journal of Medicine, 2005•Mass Medical SocAt her annual visit, a 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a
bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at the
age of 52 years and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes
500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of
fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture at the age of 82. Her height is 63 in. and her
weight is 120 lb. What should her physician advise?
bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at the
age of 52 years and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes
500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of
fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture at the age of 82. Her height is 63 in. and her
weight is 120 lb. What should her physician advise?
At her annual visit, a 60-year-old woman asks her physician whether she should have a bone-density test to screen for osteoporosis. The patient went through menopause at the age of 52 years and received postmenopausal hormone therapy for four years. She takes 500 mg of calcium twice daily and exercises regularly. She has no personal history of fractures, but her mother had a hip fracture at the age of 82. Her height is 63 in. and her weight is 120 lb. What should her physician advise?
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