Author Question: You have recently diagnosed a male with osteoporosis. In addition to supplementation with calcium ... (Read 33 times)

EAugust · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

You have recently diagnosed a male with osteoporosis. In addition to supplementation with calcium and vitamin D, what other pharmacological treatment should you recommend?
a. biphosphonates
b. estrogen
c. SERM
d. testosterone

Question 2

Cigarette smokers are more likely to have an increased risk of poor bone health for all of the following reasons except:
a. tobacco smoke decreases intestinal calcium absorption.
b. nicotine is toxic to osteoblasts.
c. cadmium is toxic to osteoblasts.
d. both nicotine and cadmium inhibit osteoclasts.