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APEA Ortho

 

Question:

A tool for assessing risk factors for osteoporotic fractures is the:

 

DEXA.FRAX.  CorrectBRCA1.HAARM.  Incorrect

 

Explanation:

The FRAX calculator generates fracture risk based on age, body mass index, parental fracture history, use of glucocorticoids, presence of rheumatoid arthritis or secondary osteoporosis, and tobacco and alcohol use. It has been validated for black, Hispanic, and Asian women in the USA and has calculators that are country and continent specific. Duel energy x-ray absorptiometry, DEXA, is the optimal standard for measuring bone density. APEA Ortho. BRAC1 is a gene that can mutate and increase the risk of breast cancer. HAARM is the melanoma risk model.

Question:

Anserine bursitis arises from: