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Podiatry and Medical - Set 2 - Question List

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266. Which of the following treatments is most appropriate for a patient with osteoporosis?
  1. Estrogen replacement therapy
  2. Combined hrt with estrogen and progestin
  3. Alendronate
  4. Calcitonin intranasal spray
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267. Which of the following drugs produces the greatest increase in bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with osteoporosis?
  1. Estrogen
  2. Calcitonin
  3. Alendronate
  4. Teriparatide
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268. Which of the following is a self healing disorder affecting the growing epiphysis where the bony centre of growth becomes avascular and dies?
  1. Osteochondrosis
  2. Rickets
  3. Paget’s disease of bone
  4. Osteoarthritis
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269. Which of the following radiological findings is not consistent with Rickets (osteomalacia)?
  1. The growing metaphysis becomes drum shaped
  2. A woolly appearance replaces the dense line of provisional calcification
  3. A widened translucent epiphyseal plate
  4. A less distinct centre of ossification
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270. Which of the following statements is not true about osteomyelitis?
  1. It starts with a septic abscess outside the bone
  2. When adjacent to the epiphyseal plate, damage may later develop on the plate
  3. It is a bone infection caused by infection or minor trauma
  4. It is common, particularly in children
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