Osteoporosis By Rnpedia.Com

1. Postmenopausal women are more prone to suffer from osteoporosis due to?

Decreased progesterone level

Increased Progesterone level

Decreased oestrogen level

Increased oestrogen level

2. Which amongst them is not a risk factor for osteoporosis?

Post menopausal women

Asian male

Smoking

Asian females

3. Osteoporosis is a disorder of?

Decreased bone mass

Decreased estrogen level

Autoimmune disorder

All of the above

4. Which tool is known as 'Gold Standard' for diagnosing osteoporosis?

Biochemical markers of bone

X-ray

Ultra sound of heel

Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

5. Estrogen replacement therapy is contraindicated for use in which type of women?

Women who are prone to osteoporosis

Women who have high risk of developing breast cancer

Women who are prone to heart disease

Women who have high cholesterol levels

6. What is the average calcium intake recommended for post menopausal women unable to take estrogen replacement therapy?

400 mg/day

200 mg/day

1500 mg/day

None of the above

7. Alendronate is used in treatment of osteoporosis because it?

Inhibits osteoclastic activity

Inhibits osteoblastic activity

Increases calcium absorption

Activities PTH

8. Intervention to prevent osteoporosis in women should start at which age?

Below 10 years

20-35 years

35-45 years

Above 45 years

9. What is the name of the trial that showed that alendronate reduces the risk of hip and spinal fractures?

MORE trial

FIT trial

EPIC trial

PROOF trial

10. Which is not an antiresorptive drug?

HRT

Vit D

Alendronate

Calcitonin

11. Alendronate can be used on which type of osteoporosis?

Post menopausal osteoporosis

Male osteoporosis

Steroid induced osteoporosis

All of the above

12. What is the longest duration for which alendronate has been studied in postmenopausal women?

3 years

5 years

7 years

10 years