American College of Radiology (ACR): Appropriateness Criteria for different radiological investigations in an osteoporotic patient - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=11796&CID=1206&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Bone Mineral Density (BMD): Different Testing Modalities:

International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD): Official Positions 2005 Updated - http://www.iscd.org/Visitors/pdfs/ISCD_OP2005_000.pdf

Precision Assessment and Radiation Safety for Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA): White Paper of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry - http://www.iscd.org/Visitors/pdfs/RadiationSafetyWhitePaperWebPosting2005-06.pdf

ISCD: Canadian Physician pocket guide to BMD testing - http://www.iscd.org/Visitors/pdfs/ISCD-CANADIANPanelOfficialPositions-BMDcard.pdf

American College of Rheumatology Position Statement: Bone Density Measurement - http://www.rheumatology.org/publications/position/BoneDensityMeasurement.pdf

Mayo Clinic: Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Test: an overview - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bone-density-tests/WO00024

AMA: Recommendations for BMD Measurement and Techniques for Testing - http://www.ama-cmeonline.com/osteo_mgmt/module02/02intro/index.htm

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Adult Dual or Single X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA/pDXA/SXA) - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12213&CID=543&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Medline Plus: Lumbosacral spine CT - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003787.htm

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Radiography of the Extremities - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12221&CID=543&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Radiogrammetry of Cortical Bone - http://bjr.birjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/587/912

ACR: Positron Emission Tomography (PET Imaging) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/petomography.htm

Medline Plus: Bone scan - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003833.htm

Osteoporosis in Men, Premenopausal Women, and Children:

Diagnosis of osteoporosis in men, premenopausal women, and children - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6567&nbr=004129&string=osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Risk Questionnaire:

Harvard School of Public Health: Osteoporosis Risk Questionnaire - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=osteoporosis

Prevention:

WHO: Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_921.pdf

National Osteoporosis Foundation: Physician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3862&nbr=003073&string=osteoporosis

American College of Rheumatology: Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: 2001 update - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=2934&nbr=002160&string=osteoporosis

Screening:

Screening for Osteoporosis: Recommendations and Rationale - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3417&nbr=002643&string=osteoporosis

Rehabilitation of the Patient with Osteoporosis:

National Osteoporosis Foundation: Health professional's guide to rehabilitation of the patient with osteoporosis - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=3863&nbr=003074&string=osteoporosis

Nutrition Management:

Osteoporosis: Nutrition management for older adults - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=4231&nbr=003236&string=osteoporosis

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OSTEOPOROSIS

Measures:

Lab Studies:

Additional tests that may be asked to rule out 'secondary osteoporosis':

Biochemical markers of bone turnover

Radiological Studies:

Overview: