A DXA Primer for the Practicing Clinician

1. Introduction – How does one go from bone mineral density measurements to a diagnosis of osteoporosis

Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

2. What Is Osteoporosis?
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

3. What Happens After I Order a DXA?
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

4. What Is FRAX®?
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

5. The DXA Report: What Every Referring Clinician Needs to Know
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

6. Technological Errors in DXA Scanning: Common Errors in Diagnosing and Monitoring
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

7. Monitoring Treatment Efficacy: DXA Pearls and Pitfalls
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

8. Special Considerations in Common GI Diseases, Obesity, and Following Bariatric Surgery
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

9. UFOs: Unexpected Foreign Objects
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

10. Challenging Cases
Angelo A. Licata, Susan E. Williams

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Endocrinology, Rheumatology