Table 2 DXA report checklist
DXA scanning Center name, address and contact information: Telephone number and email address | ||
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Patient Demographics: Name, Date of Birth, Age, sex, Menopausal age Weight, Height, BMI | Scan Data: Date of Assessment. Hospital Number, Name of Technician, Make and Model of the DXA scanner | Referrer: Name and address of the referrer Primary cause for referring the patient for DXA scanning |
Scan Data (usually set by the manufacturer) | ||
Valid BMD measures | Most likely in a table | |
WHO diagnostic category | ||
Rate of change for serial BMD measurements | ||
• Trabecular Bone Score | ||
Technical notes: | ||
10-year probability of fracture risk | ||
Falls risk score | ||
DXA scan report (by experienced healthcare professional) | ||
1. Clinical Impression: | ||
- Comment on risk factors, fracture risk and falls risk | ||
- Current Osteoporosis therapy | ||
- Past osteoporosis therapy | ||
- Other current medications: | ||
- Other investigations: Comment on VFA if performed, other imaging or laboratory tests where appropriate | ||
2. DXA result: | ||
- BMD interpretation | ||
- Serial BMD | ||
- TBS | ||
- Patient stratification | ||
3. Medical recommendation | ||
4. Reporter recognition | ||
5. References and Resources | ||