Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about osteoporosis is TRUE?
A) Although osteoporosis can be disfiguring, it is not painful.
B) About 20% of older adults who suffer a hip fracture die within 1 year.
C) The mortality rate following an osteoporotic fracture is higher for women than for men.
D) The rate of osteoporotic fractures in both men and women is higher worldwide than it is in the United States.
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Q2: Death following a hip fracture is often
Q3: Which of the following does NOT increase
Q4: An increased load of supplemental calcium in
Q5: What is the primary reason osteoporosis incidence
Q6: Which of the following medications used in
Q8: Research has shown no direct evidence that
Q9: Hormone replacement therapy can reduce the risk
Q10: The only way to obtain adequate calcium
Q11: Which of the following would be MOST
Q12: Which of the following is NOT associated