Causes
Prevention
Treatment
Fall Prevention
Miscellaneous
100
A disease that causes bones to become weak and brittle.
What is osteoporosis?
100
Avoiding this substance will decrease the risk of osteoporosis and fracture.
What is Tobacco?
100
What bone condition is there no cure for?
What is osteoporosis?
100
When someone with osteoporosis falls, they are more likely to have this complication.
What is a bone fracture?
100
What condition involves having “porous bones”?
What is osteoporosis or osteopenia?
200
Gender at greatest risk for developing osteoporosis.
What is female?
200
A diet rich in these two vitamins/supplements can help prevent progression of osteoporosis.
What is Vitamin D and calcium?
200
This class of medication is commonly used in osteoporosis.
What are bisphosphonates?
200
This device would make this hallway more fall proof.
What are motion-sensored or night lights?
200
Women are typically diagnosed with osteoporosis 1-2 years before this stage of life.
What is menopause?
300
Common bones broken when you have osteoporosis.
What is back, hip, and wrist?
300
This is an example of a weight-bearing exercise.
What is tai chi, yoga, walking, golf, dancing, hiking, racquet sports, strength training?
300
Osteoporosis medications slow down this process in your bones.
What is bone breakdown?
300
These family members can also be a tripping hazard.
What are small children?
300
This condition happens before you get osteoporosis where your bones become less dense.
What is osteopenia?
400
This gender is more likely to die from a fracture if they have osteoporosis.
What is male?
400
About how much salmon should we eat a day to get enough vitamin D.
What is 3oz (palm of hand)?
400
This class of medications may be used for patients with a very high risk of fracturing.
What are PTH Analogs?
400
Keeping this in your nightstand can help prevent falls in case the power goes out.
What is a flashlight?
400
If I find myself frequently getting up at night to use the bathroom, adding this to my home would minimize my fall risk.
What is a nightlight?
500
These cells are more active as we get older, leading to weaker bones.
What are cells that break down bone?
500
This vitamin is essential for calcium absorption and important for building strong bones.
What is Vitamin D?
500
For people with a high risk of osteoporotic fractures this medication class will build bone.
What are PTH analog medications?
500
Installing this on the floor of your bathtub can help prevent falls.
What is a non-slip mat?
500
A way to get vitamin D that doesn’t involve eating it.
What is sun exposure?