A 63-year-old woman with osteopenia (T‑score −1.9) has a FRAX 10‑year major osteoporotic fracture risk of 22% and hip fracture risk 4%. What is recomm...

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A 63-year-old woman with osteopenia (T‑score −1.9) has a FRAX 10‑year major osteoporotic fracture risk of 22% and hip fracture risk 4%. What is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Pharmacologic therapy for fracture prevention

Answer

No treatment because T‑score > −2.5

Answer

Vitamin D alone

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Repeat DXA in one year before deciding

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Order bone turnover markers first

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A 63-year-old woman with osteopenia (T‑score −1.9) has a FRAX 10‑year major osteoporotic fracture risk of 22% and hip fracture risk 4%. What is recommended?