CCD EXAM (CERTIFIED CLINICAL
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Age for women at which BMD testing is indicated without caveat - correct answer 75
Four risk factors that are indicators for BMD testing in post-menopausal women who
are younger than 65, in women who are currently in the transition to menopause, and
in med who are younger than 70: - correct answer 1) low body weight
2) prior fracture
3) high risk medication use
4) disease/condition associated with bone loss
Age at which BMD testing is indicated for men: - correct answer 70 and older.
What type of fracture is an indication for BMD testing in any adult? A fragility
fracture
Two generic indications for BMD testing: - correct answer 1) Anyone being considered
for pharmacologic therapy.
2)Anyone not receiving therapy in whom evidence of bone loss would lead to
treatment.
, CCD EXAM (CERTIFIED CLINICAL
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
One obvious indication for BMD testing: - correct answer Anyone being treated, to
monitor treatment effect.
A uniform Caucasian female normative database should be used as the reference for
which cohorts? - correct answer 1) Women of ALL ethnic groups
2) Men of ALL ethnic groups
What reference standard should manufacturers use for femoral neck and total hip T-
scores? - correct answer NHANES III data
What reference standard should manufacturers use for the lumbar spine T-scores? -
correct answer The manufacturer's own database
Should local reference data be used to calculate T-scores? - correct answer No.
Can local reference data be used to calculate Z-scores? - correct answer Yes, if local
reference data is available.
What is the WHO international reference standard for diagnosing osteoporosis? -
correct answer A T-score of -2.5 or less at the femoral neck, which is calculated using
the uniform female, white, age 20-29 years, NHANES III database.
, CCD EXAM (CERTIFIED CLINICAL
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
A T-score of -2.5 or less at any of which three sites earns the diagnosis of
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men aged 50 and older? - correct
answer 1) Lumbar spine
2) Total hip
3) Femoral neck
(In certain circumstances, the 33% radius may be utilized.)
Can osteoporosis be diagnosed using the greater trochanter or Ward's area? - correct
answer No
Skeletal sites to measure BMD in all patients: - correct answer 1) PA spine
2)hip
Forearm BMD should be measured under which circumstances? - correct answer 1)Hip
and/or spine cannot be measured or interpreted.
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Age for women at which BMD testing is indicated without caveat - correct answer 75
Four risk factors that are indicators for BMD testing in post-menopausal women who
are younger than 65, in women who are currently in the transition to menopause, and
in med who are younger than 70: - correct answer 1) low body weight
2) prior fracture
3) high risk medication use
4) disease/condition associated with bone loss
Age at which BMD testing is indicated for men: - correct answer 70 and older.
What type of fracture is an indication for BMD testing in any adult? A fragility
fracture
Two generic indications for BMD testing: - correct answer 1) Anyone being considered
for pharmacologic therapy.
2)Anyone not receiving therapy in whom evidence of bone loss would lead to
treatment.
, CCD EXAM (CERTIFIED CLINICAL
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
One obvious indication for BMD testing: - correct answer Anyone being treated, to
monitor treatment effect.
A uniform Caucasian female normative database should be used as the reference for
which cohorts? - correct answer 1) Women of ALL ethnic groups
2) Men of ALL ethnic groups
What reference standard should manufacturers use for femoral neck and total hip T-
scores? - correct answer NHANES III data
What reference standard should manufacturers use for the lumbar spine T-scores? -
correct answer The manufacturer's own database
Should local reference data be used to calculate T-scores? - correct answer No.
Can local reference data be used to calculate Z-scores? - correct answer Yes, if local
reference data is available.
What is the WHO international reference standard for diagnosing osteoporosis? -
correct answer A T-score of -2.5 or less at the femoral neck, which is calculated using
the uniform female, white, age 20-29 years, NHANES III database.
, CCD EXAM (CERTIFIED CLINICAL
DENSITOMETRIST) 128 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (2025/2026 UPDATE) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
A T-score of -2.5 or less at any of which three sites earns the diagnosis of
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men aged 50 and older? - correct
answer 1) Lumbar spine
2) Total hip
3) Femoral neck
(In certain circumstances, the 33% radius may be utilized.)
Can osteoporosis be diagnosed using the greater trochanter or Ward's area? - correct
answer No
Skeletal sites to measure BMD in all patients: - correct answer 1) PA spine
2)hip
Forearm BMD should be measured under which circumstances? - correct answer 1)Hip
and/or spine cannot be measured or interpreted.
