CCD Exam 2026 Questions With
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Age for women at which BMD testing is indicated without
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caveat - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-75
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Four risk factors that are indicators for BMD testing in
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post-menopausal women who are younger than 65, in
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women who are currently in the transition to menopause,
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and in med who are younger than 70: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
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1) low body weight
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2) prior fracture ||
3) high risk medication use
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,4) disease/condition associated with bone loss || || || ||
Age at which BMD testing is indicated for men: -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-70 and older. || || ||
What type of fracture is an indication for BMD testing in
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any adult? A fragility fracture
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Two generic indications for BMD testing: - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-1) Anyone being considered for pharmacologic
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therapy.
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2)Anyone not receiving therapy in whom evidence of bone
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loss would lead to treatment.
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One obvious indication for BMD testing: - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-Anyone being treated, to monitor treatment effect. || || || || || ||
A uniform Caucasian female normative database should be
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used as the reference for which cohorts? - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-1) Women of ALL ethnic groups
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,2) Men of ALL ethnic groups
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What reference standard should manufacturers use for
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femoral neck and total hip T-scores? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
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NHANES III data
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What reference standard should manufacturers use for the
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lumbar spine T-scores? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The
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manufacturer's own database
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Should local reference data be used to calculate T-scores?
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- ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-No.
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Can local reference data be used to calculate Z-scores? -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Yes, if local reference data is available. || || || || || || ||
What is the WHO international reference standard for
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diagnosing osteoporosis? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-A T-score of
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-2.5 or less at the femoral neck, which is calculated using
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the uniform female, white, age 20-29 years, NHANES III
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database.
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, A T-score of -2.5 or less at any of which three sites earns the
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diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and
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men aged 50 and older? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-1) Lumbar spine
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2) Total hip ||
3) Femoral neck ||
(In certain circumstances, the 33% radius may be utilized.)
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Can osteoporosis be diagnosed using the greater
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trochanter or Ward's area? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-No
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Skeletal sites to measure BMD in all patients: -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-1) PA spine 2)hip || | | ||
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Age for women at which BMD testing is indicated without
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caveat - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-75
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Four risk factors that are indicators for BMD testing in
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post-menopausal women who are younger than 65, in
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women who are currently in the transition to menopause,
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and in med who are younger than 70: - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
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1) low body weight
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2) prior fracture ||
3) high risk medication use
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,4) disease/condition associated with bone loss || || || ||
Age at which BMD testing is indicated for men: -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-70 and older. || || ||
What type of fracture is an indication for BMD testing in
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any adult? A fragility fracture
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Two generic indications for BMD testing: - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-1) Anyone being considered for pharmacologic
|| || || || ||
therapy.
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2)Anyone not receiving therapy in whom evidence of bone
|| || || || || || || ||
loss would lead to treatment.
|| || || || ||
One obvious indication for BMD testing: - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-Anyone being treated, to monitor treatment effect. || || || || || ||
A uniform Caucasian female normative database should be
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used as the reference for which cohorts? - ✔✔ANSWER
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✔✔-1) Women of ALL ethnic groups
|| || || || ||
,2) Men of ALL ethnic groups
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What reference standard should manufacturers use for
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femoral neck and total hip T-scores? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
|| || || || || || || || ||
NHANES III data
|| || ||
What reference standard should manufacturers use for the
|| || || || || || ||
lumbar spine T-scores? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-The
|| || || || || ||
manufacturer's own database
|| || ||
Should local reference data be used to calculate T-scores?
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- ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-No.
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Can local reference data be used to calculate Z-scores? -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Yes, if local reference data is available. || || || || || || ||
What is the WHO international reference standard for
|| || || || || || ||
diagnosing osteoporosis? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-A T-score of
|| || || || || || ||
-2.5 or less at the femoral neck, which is calculated using
|| || || || || || || || || ||
the uniform female, white, age 20-29 years, NHANES III
|| || || || || || || || ||
database.
||
, A T-score of -2.5 or less at any of which three sites earns the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and
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men aged 50 and older? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-1) Lumbar spine
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2) Total hip ||
3) Femoral neck ||
(In certain circumstances, the 33% radius may be utilized.)
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Can osteoporosis be diagnosed using the greater
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trochanter or Ward's area? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-No
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Skeletal sites to measure BMD in all patients: -
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✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-1) PA spine 2)hip || | | ||
