my doctor says I need a bone density test does anyone know anything about it?
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It looks sort of like a cat scan machine.You lay down on the long table,board looking thing .You go into the big tunnel,round thing its open both ends.you don`t remove your clothes.Your there five minutes tops.Doesnt hurt. the whole process doesn`t take over five minutes thats the going into room and the coming out.Easyest test I took.It measures the thickness of your bones.
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a bone density test helps determine your risk for osteoporosis.
He either suspects osteoporosis or you're menopausal age group. It doesn't hurt at all (except when you get the bill). You just lie there on your back and an xray type machine scans your spine and then one of your hips.
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Registered Nurse
I had it done a few years ago when I broke some bones in my foot. Because I am in my 20's my doctor was worried that my bones were brittle. It is like the registered nurse said in her reply. Painless and over in a few minutes.
I do DEXA scans at work. Many times we do this test as a screening tool, much like doing a mammogram on a woman who has no symptoms of breast cancer. DEXA scans are the easiest and most cost effective test to measure bone density.
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/dexa.htm . has very easy to read information on DEXA scans.
Who should have a DEXA scan?
Personal history of fracture as an adult
History of fracture in 1st degree relative
Body weight <127 lbs.
Advanced age
Current cigarette smoking
Use of corticosteroid therapy > 3 months
Impaired vision
Estrogen deficiency at early age (<45 years)
Dementia
Poor health/frailty
Recent falls
Lifelong low calcium intake
Low physical activity
Alcohol intake >2 drinks/day
http://www.medicinenet.com/bone_density_scan/page3.htm
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Radiologic technologist who performs DEXA scans..
I've had it done a few times. Completely painless and nothing to worry about.
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