Osteoporosis Flashcards
1
Q
osteoporosis
A
decreased bone mass and density
2
Q
primary osteoporosis
A
post menopausal
idiopathic
3
Q
secondary osteoporosis
A
following a disease condition
4
Q
osteopenia
A
low bone density but not as low as osteoporosis
5
Q
T scores
A
WHO diagnostic classification in postmenopausal women, men over 50
cannot be applied to healthy and young population
6
Q
Z scores
A
reporting BMD in healthy pre-menopausal women, men under 50, children
-2.0 or less is below healthy range
above -2.0 is expected
7
Q
osteopenia T score
A
-1 to -2.5
8
Q
osteoporosis T score
A
< -2.5
