IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

Medications / Supplements

It is important that you should not take any calcium

supplements for at least 24 hours before your exam.

Food and Drink

You can eat normally prior to your bone density

exam.

When To Arrive

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your Bone Density

appointment time. You will be asked to fill out

an screening form and other paperwork.

What to Wear

You most likely will change into our gown. You will be

asked to reomve all jewelry, hearing aids, glasses and

any other metallic objects. We provide lockers for

your belongings.

How to Prepare For Your Appointment

• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.• If you have been injected with a contrast material (Barium

enemas, IVP’s or CT scans), or had a nuclear medicine exam.• If you have had spinal surgery, particularly with metallic

implants or hip surgery.

Please Let Us Know

B O N E D E N S I T Y E X A M P R E P A R A T I O N

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Dexas or Bone Density Exam

Scanning

Your technologist will bring you into the exam room

where you will lie down on the bone density table.

Exam Time

A Bone Density scan takes between 10 and 30

minutes to complete, that is including paperwork and

preparing hard copies of the scan images for your

doctor.

Remaining Still

You may be asked to reamin still or hold your breath

for few seconds while x-ray images are taken to

reduce the possibility of a blurred image.

Results

Your BD exam will be read by a radiologist trained

to read the images and a report will be sent to your

physician with in 24 hours after your exam.

What to Expect During Your Exam

BD uses low energy x-rays to acquire images that are specifically used to measurethe density of bone and commonely used for the diagnosis of Ostoeporois.

Bone density testing is strongly recommended if you:

• are a post-menopausal woman and not taking estrogen.

• have a personal or maternal history of hip fracture or smoking.

• are a post-menopausal woman who is tall (over 5 feet 7 inches) or thin (less than 125 pounds).

• are a man with clinical conditions associated with bone loss.

• use medications that are known to cause bone loss, including corticosteroids such as Prednisone, various anti-seizure medications such as Dilantin and certain barbiturates, or high-dose thyroid replacement drugs.

• have type 1 (formerly called juvenile or insulin-dependent) diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease or a family history of osteoporosis.

• have high bone turnover, which shows up in the form of excessive collagen in urine samples.

• have a thyroid condition, such as hyperthyroidism.

• have a parathyroid condition, such as hyperparathyroidism.

• have experienced a fracture after only mild trauma.

• have had x-ray evidence of vertebral fracture or other signs of osteoporosis.

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