Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Past Issues
    • Supplements
    • Article Type
  • Specialty
    • Articles by Specialty
  • CME/MOC
    • Articles
    • Calendar
  • Info For
    • Manuscript Submission
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Subscriptions
    • About CCJM
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Conversations with Leaders
  • Conference Coverage
    • Kidney Week 2024
    • CHEST 2024
    • ACR Convergence 2023
    • Kidney Week 2023
    • ObesityWeek 2023
    • IDWeek 2023
    • CHEST 2023
    • MDS 2023
    • IAS 2023
    • ACP 2023
    • AAN 2023
    • ACC / WCC 2023
    • AAAAI Meeting 2023
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • Kidney Week 2022
    • AIDS 2022
  • Other Publications
    • www.clevelandclinic.org

User menu

  • Register
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
  • Other Publications
    • www.clevelandclinic.org
  • Register
  • Log in
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Ahead of Print
    • Past Issues
    • Supplements
    • Article Type
  • Specialty
    • Articles by Specialty
  • CME/MOC
    • Articles
    • Calendar
  • Info For
    • Manuscript Submission
    • Authors & Reviewers
    • Subscriptions
    • About CCJM
    • Contact Us
    • Media Kit
  • Conversations with Leaders
  • Conference Coverage
    • Kidney Week 2024
    • CHEST 2024
    • ACR Convergence 2023
    • Kidney Week 2023
    • ObesityWeek 2023
    • IDWeek 2023
    • CHEST 2023
    • MDS 2023
    • IAS 2023
    • ACP 2023
    • AAN 2023
    • ACC / WCC 2023
    • AAAAI Meeting 2023
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • Kidney Week 2022
    • AIDS 2022
Review

To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women

Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD, CCD, NCMP and Rachel Brook, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 205-210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18136
Kristi Tough DeSapri
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Rachel Brook
Assistant Professor, Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, Iris Cantor UCLA Women’s Health Center, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Article Figures & Data

Tables

    • View popup
    TABLE 1

    Osteoporosis risk assessment calculators

    Risk factors usedFRAX12Garvan23OST24SCORE25
    AgeXXXX
    SexXXXXb
    WeightXXX
    HeightX
    Steroid useX
    Prior fractureXXX
    Secondary osteoporosisX
    BMD dataXaX
    RaceX
    Rheumatoid arthritisXX
    Prior hormone therapyX
    Current smokingX
    Hip fracture in parentX
    Alcohol useX
    FallsX
    • BMD = bone mineral density; FRAX = Fracture Risk Assessment Tool; HT = hormone therapy; OST = Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool; SCORE = Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation

    • ↵a Femoral bone (can calculate score without BMD);

    • ↵b Women only

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: 87 (4)
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Vol. 87, Issue 4
1 Apr 2020
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Complete Issue (PDF)
Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
Kristi Tough DeSapri, Rachel Brook
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Apr 2020, 87 (4) 205-210; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18136

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
Kristi Tough DeSapri, Rachel Brook
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Apr 2020, 87 (4) 205-210; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.18136
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Linkedin Share Button

Jump to section

  • Article
    • ABSTRACT
    • BONE MINERAL DENSITY DECLINES WITH AGE AND MENOPAUSE
    • OSTEOPOROSIS IS COMMON
    • DXA SCREENING
    • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DXA SCREENING IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
    • WHY NOT SCREEN ALL YOUNGER POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN?
    • FRAX IS A VALIDATED TOOL
    • SHOULD OUR PATIENT UNDERGO DXA?
    • MANAGING LOW BONE MASS
    • EFFECTIVE AND EMERGING THERAPIES
    • CLINICAL BOTTOM LINE
    • Footnotes
    • REFERENCES
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Race/ethnicity differences in vitamin D levels and impact on cardiovascular disease, bone health, and oral health
  • DXA after menopause
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Alpha-gal syndrome: Recognizing and managing a tick-bite–related meat allergy
  • Managing right ventricular failure in the setting of pulmonary embolism
  • Nociplastic pain: A practical guide to chronic pain management in the primary care setting
Show more Review

Similar Articles

Subjects

  • Endocrinology
  • Geriatrics
  • Imaging
  • Preventive Care
  • Women's Health

Navigate

  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Supplements
  • Article Type
  • Specialty
  • CME/MOC Articles
  • CME/MOC Calendar
  • Media Kit

Authors & Reviewers

  • Manuscript Submission
  • Authors & Reviewers
  • Subscriptions
  • About CCJM
  • Contact Us
  • Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
  • Consult QD

Share your suggestions!

Copyright © 2025 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All rights reserved. The information provided is for educational purposes only. Use of this website is subject to the website terms of use and privacy policy. 

Powered by HighWire