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Calcium and bone health
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
Which patient is at very high fracture risk and may need an anabolic drug first?
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The answer is C: A woman with two vertebral fractures and a T-score of -3.8.
Multiple vertebral fractures and a T-score of -3.5 or lower mark very high risk.
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