ISCD Bone Densitometry Exam Questions
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absorptiometry j- jANS✓✓-a jmethod jfor jmeasuring jbone jmineral jdensity jusing
jthe jattenuation jof jx-ray jor jgamma jradiation
accuracy j- jANS✓✓-the jdegree jto jwhich ja jmeasurement jvalue jestimates jthe
jactual jvalue jof jthe jquantity jbeing jmeasured. jpresented jas ja jpercentage jor
jabsolute jdifference
Actonel j- jANS✓✓-the jtrade jname jfor jthe jbiphosphonate jrisedronate, jwhich jis
jmanufactured jby jProcter j& jGamble jPharmaceuticals. jit jis japproved jfor jthe
jprevention jand jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin jwomen jand jtreatment jof
josteoporosis jin jmen
adrenal jhormones j- jANS✓✓-naturally joccurring jhormones jmanufactured jand
jreleased jby jthe jadrenal jglands
age-matched j- jANS✓✓-a jcomparison jof jthe jpatient's jBMD jto ja jreference
jpopulation jof jthe jsame jage jand jsex jas jthe jpatient
air jratio j- jANS✓✓-a jvalue jderived jfrom jthe jQuality jAssurance jprocedure jwhich
jindicates jthe jquotient jof jthe jair jvalue jat j70 jkeV jdivided jby jthe jair jvalue jat j38
jkeV jfor jthe jscan jtable
alendronate j- jANS✓✓-the jchemical jname jfor jthe jbiphosphonate jFosamax,
jmanufactured jby jMerck jand jCompany. jit jis japproved jfor jthe jprevention jand
jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin jwomen jand j(just) jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin
jmen
alkaline jphosphatase j- jANS✓✓-an jenzyme jproduced jby jcells jin jseveral jtissues,
jbut jpredominantly jbone jand jliver. jthe jbone jspecific jform jis jproduced jby
josteoblasts jand jis jmeasured jas ja jbiochemical jmarker jof jbone jformation
amenorrhea j- jANS✓✓-absence jof jmenstruation jin ja jwomen jduring jthe
jreproductive jyears
androgen j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jhormones jthat jprimarily jinfluence jthe jgrowth
jand jdevelopment jof jthe jmale jreproductive jsystem
,anorexia jnervosa j- jANS✓✓-an jeating jdisorder jcharacterized jby jextremely jlow
jbody jweight jand ja jbody jimage jdistortion
application j- jANS✓✓-a jset jof jinstructions jor ja jprogram jthat jperforms jwork
junrelated jto jthe jactual joperation jof ja jcomputer jitself. jthe jprograms jthat
joperate jbone jdensitometers jand janalyze jthe jdata jare japplications
archiving j- jANS✓✓-saving jscan jimages jto janother jdrive jor jmedia
aromatase jinhibitors j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jdrugs jthat jinhibit jthe jfinal jstep jin
jestrogen jsynthesis. jthey jact jon jan jenzyme j(aromatase) jneeded jto jmake
jestrogen
array jdetector j- jANS✓✓-a jgrid jor jseries jof jdiscrete jsolid jstate jelectronics
jcapable jof jcovering jx-rays jinto jelectronic jpulses
arthritis j- jANS✓✓-a jmedical jcondition jinvolving jdamage jto jthe jjoints jwhich
jleads jto jpain. jtwo jmost jcommon jtypes: josteoarthritis jand jrheumatoid jarthritis
background jcounts j- jANS✓✓-a jmeasurement jof jenvironmental jradiation,
jincluding jleakage jfrom jthe jx-ray jsource, jtaken jduring jthe jsystem's jQuality
jAssurance jprocedures jand jobtained jwhile jthe jsource jis joccluded jby jthe jlead
jshutter
back jup jfile j- jANS✓✓-a jcopy jof jthe jdata jand jother jcomputer jinformation. ja
jback jup jis jdone jto jprotect jthe jdata jand jinformation jin jcase jof ja jloss jof jthe
joriginal jfiles
biconcave jfracture j- jANS✓✓-a jvertebral jfracture jwhere jthe jtop jand jbottom
jendplates jcollapse jin jthe jmiddle jleaving jthe jposterior jand janterior jedges jwith
jless jheight jloss
biphosphonates j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jdrugs jthat jare jsimilar jto jthe jnaturally
joccurring jion jpyrophosphate
body jcomposition j- jANS✓✓-the jprocess jof jdividing jbody jweight jinto
jcompartments, jtypically jbone, jlean jtissue, jfat jtissue. joften jreported jin jeither
jgrams jor jpercentage
bone jarea j- jANS✓✓-the jbone jprojection jarea jmeasured jin junits jof jcentimeters
j(SPA) jor jcentimeter jsquared j(DPA jor jDXA) jby ja jdensitometer
bone jbiopsy j- jANS✓✓-a jspecimen jof jbone jis jextracted jfor jmicroscopic
jexamination, joften jconfirming jthe jpresence jof jinfection jor jneoplasm. jtwo
jtechniques jof jextracting: j1) jneedle j(closed) jand j2) jincision j(open)
, bone jformation j- jANS✓✓-that jpart jof jthe jbone-remodeling jcycle jin jwhich
josteoblasts jsynthesize ja jprotein jmatrix jof jfibers jupon jwhich jcrystals jof
jcalcium jand jphosphorus jare jembedded jduring jmineralization jto jprovide
jstrength jand jrigidity
bone jturnover jmarkers j- jANS✓✓-these jare jproteins jproduced jby josteoblasts
j(eg josteocalcin, jbone=specific jalkaline jphosphatase) jand jcorrelate jwith jbone
jformation jor josteoclasts j(eg jN-Teleopeptide jof jtype j1 jcollagen, jC-teleopeptide
jof jtype j1 jcollagen) jand jcorrelate jwith jbone jresorption
bone jmineral jcontent j(BMC) j- jANS✓✓-the jmeasured jamount jof jmineral jin
jgrams jdetermined jby jabsorptiometry
bone jmineral jdensity j(BMD) j- jANS✓✓-the jamount jof jmass jper jsquare
jcentimeter jof jbone jmeasured jby ja jdensitometer
bone jremodeling j- jANS✓✓-the jcyclic jprocess jof jbone jbreakdown jand
jformation jthat jis jresponsible jfor jmaintenance, jand jrepair jof jbone jtissue jand
jmaintenance jof jcalcium jhomeostasis
bone jremodeling junit j(BMU) j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jcells j(osteoclasts jand
josteoblasts) jthat jcreate jone jnew jpacket jof jbone. jin jnormal jtrabecular jbone
japproximately j900 jBMU jare jactivated jeach jday, jwhile jcortical jbone
japproximately j180 jBMU jwill jbe jactivated jdaily
bone jresorption j- jANS✓✓-the jprocess jby jwhich jthe jbody jdegrades jbone.
josteoporosis jcan jbe jresultant jof jresorption jactivity jexceeding jbone jformation
bone jturnover j- jANS✓✓-the jmetabolic, jcyclic jprocess jof jbone jformation jand
jresorption
Boniva j- jANS✓✓-the jtrade jname jof ja jbiphosphonate, jibandronate jmanufactured
jby jRoche. jit jis japproved jfor jprevention jand jtreatment jof jpostmenopausal
josteoporosis
broker j- jANS✓✓-a jcomputer jthat jconverts jone jtype jof jdata jfrom ja jsource
jcomputer jinto ja jversion jsuitable jfor juse jby janother. jit jis jthe jelectronic jversion
jof ja jtranslator
BUA j- jANS✓✓-broadband jultrasound jattenuation; ja jparameter jmeasured jby
jquantitative jultrasound, jit jquantifies jthe jenergy jlost jfrom jthe jsound jwave jas jit
jpasses jthrough jbone
bulimia j- jANS✓✓-an jeating jdisorder jcharacterized jby jthe jconsumption jof
junusually jlarge jquantities jof jfood, jfollowed jby jself-induced jvomiting jor jusing
jlaxatives jto jpurge jthe jfood jfrom jthe jbody
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absorptiometry j- jANS✓✓-a jmethod jfor jmeasuring jbone jmineral jdensity jusing
jthe jattenuation jof jx-ray jor jgamma jradiation
accuracy j- jANS✓✓-the jdegree jto jwhich ja jmeasurement jvalue jestimates jthe
jactual jvalue jof jthe jquantity jbeing jmeasured. jpresented jas ja jpercentage jor
jabsolute jdifference
Actonel j- jANS✓✓-the jtrade jname jfor jthe jbiphosphonate jrisedronate, jwhich jis
jmanufactured jby jProcter j& jGamble jPharmaceuticals. jit jis japproved jfor jthe
jprevention jand jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin jwomen jand jtreatment jof
josteoporosis jin jmen
adrenal jhormones j- jANS✓✓-naturally joccurring jhormones jmanufactured jand
jreleased jby jthe jadrenal jglands
age-matched j- jANS✓✓-a jcomparison jof jthe jpatient's jBMD jto ja jreference
jpopulation jof jthe jsame jage jand jsex jas jthe jpatient
air jratio j- jANS✓✓-a jvalue jderived jfrom jthe jQuality jAssurance jprocedure jwhich
jindicates jthe jquotient jof jthe jair jvalue jat j70 jkeV jdivided jby jthe jair jvalue jat j38
jkeV jfor jthe jscan jtable
alendronate j- jANS✓✓-the jchemical jname jfor jthe jbiphosphonate jFosamax,
jmanufactured jby jMerck jand jCompany. jit jis japproved jfor jthe jprevention jand
jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin jwomen jand j(just) jtreatment jof josteoporosis jin
jmen
alkaline jphosphatase j- jANS✓✓-an jenzyme jproduced jby jcells jin jseveral jtissues,
jbut jpredominantly jbone jand jliver. jthe jbone jspecific jform jis jproduced jby
josteoblasts jand jis jmeasured jas ja jbiochemical jmarker jof jbone jformation
amenorrhea j- jANS✓✓-absence jof jmenstruation jin ja jwomen jduring jthe
jreproductive jyears
androgen j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jhormones jthat jprimarily jinfluence jthe jgrowth
jand jdevelopment jof jthe jmale jreproductive jsystem
,anorexia jnervosa j- jANS✓✓-an jeating jdisorder jcharacterized jby jextremely jlow
jbody jweight jand ja jbody jimage jdistortion
application j- jANS✓✓-a jset jof jinstructions jor ja jprogram jthat jperforms jwork
junrelated jto jthe jactual joperation jof ja jcomputer jitself. jthe jprograms jthat
joperate jbone jdensitometers jand janalyze jthe jdata jare japplications
archiving j- jANS✓✓-saving jscan jimages jto janother jdrive jor jmedia
aromatase jinhibitors j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jdrugs jthat jinhibit jthe jfinal jstep jin
jestrogen jsynthesis. jthey jact jon jan jenzyme j(aromatase) jneeded jto jmake
jestrogen
array jdetector j- jANS✓✓-a jgrid jor jseries jof jdiscrete jsolid jstate jelectronics
jcapable jof jcovering jx-rays jinto jelectronic jpulses
arthritis j- jANS✓✓-a jmedical jcondition jinvolving jdamage jto jthe jjoints jwhich
jleads jto jpain. jtwo jmost jcommon jtypes: josteoarthritis jand jrheumatoid jarthritis
background jcounts j- jANS✓✓-a jmeasurement jof jenvironmental jradiation,
jincluding jleakage jfrom jthe jx-ray jsource, jtaken jduring jthe jsystem's jQuality
jAssurance jprocedures jand jobtained jwhile jthe jsource jis joccluded jby jthe jlead
jshutter
back jup jfile j- jANS✓✓-a jcopy jof jthe jdata jand jother jcomputer jinformation. ja
jback jup jis jdone jto jprotect jthe jdata jand jinformation jin jcase jof ja jloss jof jthe
joriginal jfiles
biconcave jfracture j- jANS✓✓-a jvertebral jfracture jwhere jthe jtop jand jbottom
jendplates jcollapse jin jthe jmiddle jleaving jthe jposterior jand janterior jedges jwith
jless jheight jloss
biphosphonates j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jdrugs jthat jare jsimilar jto jthe jnaturally
joccurring jion jpyrophosphate
body jcomposition j- jANS✓✓-the jprocess jof jdividing jbody jweight jinto
jcompartments, jtypically jbone, jlean jtissue, jfat jtissue. joften jreported jin jeither
jgrams jor jpercentage
bone jarea j- jANS✓✓-the jbone jprojection jarea jmeasured jin junits jof jcentimeters
j(SPA) jor jcentimeter jsquared j(DPA jor jDXA) jby ja jdensitometer
bone jbiopsy j- jANS✓✓-a jspecimen jof jbone jis jextracted jfor jmicroscopic
jexamination, joften jconfirming jthe jpresence jof jinfection jor jneoplasm. jtwo
jtechniques jof jextracting: j1) jneedle j(closed) jand j2) jincision j(open)
, bone jformation j- jANS✓✓-that jpart jof jthe jbone-remodeling jcycle jin jwhich
josteoblasts jsynthesize ja jprotein jmatrix jof jfibers jupon jwhich jcrystals jof
jcalcium jand jphosphorus jare jembedded jduring jmineralization jto jprovide
jstrength jand jrigidity
bone jturnover jmarkers j- jANS✓✓-these jare jproteins jproduced jby josteoblasts
j(eg josteocalcin, jbone=specific jalkaline jphosphatase) jand jcorrelate jwith jbone
jformation jor josteoclasts j(eg jN-Teleopeptide jof jtype j1 jcollagen, jC-teleopeptide
jof jtype j1 jcollagen) jand jcorrelate jwith jbone jresorption
bone jmineral jcontent j(BMC) j- jANS✓✓-the jmeasured jamount jof jmineral jin
jgrams jdetermined jby jabsorptiometry
bone jmineral jdensity j(BMD) j- jANS✓✓-the jamount jof jmass jper jsquare
jcentimeter jof jbone jmeasured jby ja jdensitometer
bone jremodeling j- jANS✓✓-the jcyclic jprocess jof jbone jbreakdown jand
jformation jthat jis jresponsible jfor jmaintenance, jand jrepair jof jbone jtissue jand
jmaintenance jof jcalcium jhomeostasis
bone jremodeling junit j(BMU) j- jANS✓✓-a jgroup jof jcells j(osteoclasts jand
josteoblasts) jthat jcreate jone jnew jpacket jof jbone. jin jnormal jtrabecular jbone
japproximately j900 jBMU jare jactivated jeach jday, jwhile jcortical jbone
japproximately j180 jBMU jwill jbe jactivated jdaily
bone jresorption j- jANS✓✓-the jprocess jby jwhich jthe jbody jdegrades jbone.
josteoporosis jcan jbe jresultant jof jresorption jactivity jexceeding jbone jformation
bone jturnover j- jANS✓✓-the jmetabolic, jcyclic jprocess jof jbone jformation jand
jresorption
Boniva j- jANS✓✓-the jtrade jname jof ja jbiphosphonate, jibandronate jmanufactured
jby jRoche. jit jis japproved jfor jprevention jand jtreatment jof jpostmenopausal
josteoporosis
broker j- jANS✓✓-a jcomputer jthat jconverts jone jtype jof jdata jfrom ja jsource
jcomputer jinto ja jversion jsuitable jfor juse jby janother. jit jis jthe jelectronic jversion
jof ja jtranslator
BUA j- jANS✓✓-broadband jultrasound jattenuation; ja jparameter jmeasured jby
jquantitative jultrasound, jit jquantifies jthe jenergy jlost jfrom jthe jsound jwave jas jit
jpasses jthrough jbone
bulimia j- jANS✓✓-an jeating jdisorder jcharacterized jby jthe jconsumption jof
junusually jlarge jquantities jof jfood, jfollowed jby jself-induced jvomiting jor jusing
jlaxatives jto jpurge jthe jfood jfrom jthe jbody
