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Title: A 60-year-old woman is in the clinic for an annual well-woman examination. She has been taking ... Post by: 18ryanmandich on Jan 25, 2018 A 60-year-old woman is in the clinic for an annual well-woman examination. She has been taking alendronate (Fosamax) 10 mg daily for 4 years. Her last bone density test yielded a T-score of 2.0 . Her urine NTx level today is 22 . She walks daily.
Her fracture risk is low. The primary care NP should recommend that she: a. take a 1- to 2-year drug holiday. b. change to 70 mg of alendronate weekly. c. decrease the alendronate dose to 5 mg daily. d. change to ibandronate (Boniva) 3 mg IV every 3 months. Title: A 60-year-old woman is in the clinic for an annual well-woman examination. She has been taking ... Post by: eenzxx on Jan 25, 2018 Content hidden
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