Diagnosis Of Osteoporosis Flashcards
1
Q
Adults who have a fracture after what age need to be screened for osteoporosis
A
50
2
Q
Gold standard for bone mass density measurement
A
DEXA
3
Q
What patients do you screen for osteoporosis
A
Women 65 and older, men 70 and older, or anyone <65 with risk factors
4
Q
What is frax score
A
10 year risk of developing a fracture
5
Q
Advantage of using quantitative CT for diagnosis get osteoporosis
A
Isolates an area of interest from surrounding tissue
6
Q
How much of bone mass is lost before demineralization is seen on x-ray
A
30-35 % bone mass loss
7
Q
Patients receiving glucocorticoid therapy for how long need to be screened for osteoporosis?
A
3 months or more
