A 66-year-old woman attends a preventive visit. She is postmenopausal, walks daily, and has no fracture history. She does not smoke and takes no

Question

A 66-year-old woman attends a preventive visit. She is postmenopausal, walks daily, and has no fracture history. She does not smoke and takes no glucocorticoids. BMI is 23 kg/m2. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Screen with central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Answer

Order whole-body CT

Answer

Delay screening until age 75

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Check bone-specific alkaline phosphatase as the screening test

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Begin annual spine radiographs

Osteoporosis screening — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 66-year-old woman attends a preventive visit. She is postmenopausal, walks daily, and has no fracture history. She does not smoke and takes no glucocorticoids. BMI is 23 kg/m2. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?