A 66-year-old woman with no fractures comes for an annual visit. She does not smoke and takes no glucocorticoids. Menopause occurred at age 51. She

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A 66-year-old woman with no fractures comes for an annual visit. She does not smoke and takes no glucocorticoids. Menopause occurred at age 51. She asks about bone density testing. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?

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Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry now

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Begin screening at age 75 years

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No screening unless she has a fracture

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Screening plain radiographs of the spine

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Serum calcium testing as the preferred screening test

Osteoporosis screening — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 66-year-old woman with no fractures comes for an annual visit. She does not smoke and takes no glucocorticoids. Menopause occurred at age 51. She asks about bone density testing. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening recommendation?