DXA Module 3

Question 1

The WHO criteria for osteoporosis apply to what group of people?

Answer 1

postmenopausal caucasian women

Question 2

Will a secondary decrease in vitamin D production exacerbate primary osteoporosis?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

Does vitamin K absorption influence peak bone mass?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

The T-score is calculated by subtracting ____ from a patient’s BMD and then deciding the difference using the peak reference standard deviation

Answer 4

the peak reference BMD

Question 5

Which surgery can decrease the apparent lumbar spine BMD?

Answer 5

lumbar laminectomy

Question 6

Which blood test is not used to evaluate bone formation?

Answer 6

vitamin D

Question 7

Which blood tests are used to evaluate bone formation?

Answer 7

bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, pro collagen type 1 peptide

Question 8

Which metabolic condition manifests as a reduction in cortical bone density?

Answer 8

hyperparathyroidism

Question 9

How does Paget’s disease affect bones?

Answer 9

cortical thickening

Question 10

What part of the bone are osteochondromas found?

Answer 10

near growth plates

Question 11

What does ankylosing spondylitis do to vertebrae?

Answer 11

fuses them