The most common osteoporosis test is dual X-ray absorptiometry
What is DEXA scan
100
Weight-bearing exercise is often an option for osteoporosis patients, and it might even help your bones, as this article explains. Check with your doctor before starting a new fitness program.
What is osteoporosis exercize
100
women over 60
What is The USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis in women aged 65 years and older and in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year old white women who has no additional risk factors.
100
women
nearly 50% of _____ suffer from osteoporosis
200
bone fracture
this symptom is described as the breaking of bones
200
X-ray that quickly and accurately measures the density of bone.
What is bone dendsitometry
200
Osteopenia is a term used to describe bone density that is somewhat lower than normal but not low enough to be diagnosed as osteoporosis
What is lifestyle treatment
200
men
What is The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for osteoporosis in men.
200
men
nearly 1/4 of ___ suffer from osteoporosis
300
back pain
this symptom is described as a lot of pain in the back
300
a blood or urine test to see the metabolism of bone.
What is blood test markers
300
If you are concerned about the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, one treatment you may have heard of and considered is strontium.
What is strotium treatment
300
weakening of the bones
What is osteoporosis
300
hip fracture
What makes a woman have a higher chance of obtaining osteoporosis?
400
loss of height over time
this symptom is described as getting shorter over time
400
measures people's spine, hip, or total body bone density to help gauge fracture risk
What is dual X-ray absorptiometry
400
self-injected into the skin. Because long-term safety is not yet established, it is only FDA-approved for 24 months of use.
What is forteo
400
any signs or symptoms are shown
talk to doctor if
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risk of osteoporosis goes up
what happens with age
500
bones become weaker and brittle
What is osteoporosis
500
mineral definciency test
tests mineral in body
500
Raloxifene (Evista) belongs to a class of drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)