What Would Be the Most Helpful Response to a 70-Year-Old

question 3

Multiple Choice

What would be the most helpful response to a 70-year-old postmenopausal woman who asks whether her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will prevent bone loss?

• A) No. HRT is not helpful after the age of 60.
• B) Yes. HRT will prevent bone loss but can cause a stroke, heart attack, or breast cancer.
• C) No. HRT is reliant on some natural estrogen production from the ovaries.
• D) Yes. HRT is a widely accepted therapy for prevention of bone loss.

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Definitions:

Lobes

Divisions or sections of an organ separated by fissures or grooves, commonly referred to in the brain, lungs, and liver.

Internal Nares

Openings inside the nose that connect the nasal cavity to the back of the throat.

Choanae

The internal nostrils located at the back of the nasal cavity in vertebrates, connecting the nasal passages to the throat.

Primary Bronchus

One of the two main branches of the trachea that lead directly into the lungs, conducting air in and out.