PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 853

A 60-year-old white female presents for an office visit. Her mother recently broke her hip, and the patient is concerned about her own risk for osteoporosis. She weighs 165 lb and is 5 ft 6 inches tall. She has a 50-pack-year history of tobacco use. Medications include a multivitamin and levothyroxine 50 µg/d. Her exercise regimen includes mowing the lawn and taking care of the garden. She took hormone replacement therapy for 6 years after menopause, which occurred at age 49. Which recommendation for osteoporosis screening is most appropriate for this patient?
- a. Nuclear medicine bone scan.
- b. Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA scan).
- c. Quantitative CT bone densitometry.
- d. Peripheral bone densitometry.

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