Women over the age of 65 should get a DXA scan. At risk women should consider getting a scan at age 60. 'At risk' includes many different clinical risk factors including: prior fragility fracture, use of glucocorticoids, heavy smoking, excess alcohol intake, rheumatoid arthritis, history of parental hip fracture, chronic renal and liver disease, chronic respiratory disease, long-term use of phenobarbitone or phenytoin, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and other risks. The same clinical risk factors in men over 50y should prompt getting a DXA scan too.
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Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry – Recommendations
Women over the age of 65 should get a DXA scan. At risk women should consider getting a scan at age 60. 'At risk' includes many different clinical risk factors including: prior fragility fracture, use of glucocorticoids, heavy smoking, excess alcohol intake, rheumatoid arthritis, history of.
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