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What Does My Dexa Scan Report Indicate?
Question: Hello: My Best friends mom just had a Dexa Scan with these following results: T score of -2.6 SD at the hip and -2.4 SD at the lumbar spine. She had a hysterectomy 8 years ago and was/is not on hormone replacement therapy. She is 5 foot 2 and weights 102 pounds. Her mother died at the age of 62 from complications of a hip fracture and has a sister who was just diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at age 58. Can you please tell me what do you think is the best plan for her and is her diagnosis considered osteoarthritis? Thank you.
Brief Answer:
She is having osteoporosis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. She is having severe osteoporosis as her score is below minus 2.5 . She needs to be treated with following medicines.
1. Hormone therapy is not needed as it has its own complications.
2. She should take calcium and vitamin D 3 daily.
3. Parathormone injection daily for three months and followed by dexa scan.
4. Calcitonin nasal spray.
After three months of above mentioned therapy her symptoms will improve. She will be pain free. Her dexa score should be 0 or in plus 2.5. It will also helps in arthritis pain.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks
She is having osteoporosis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. She is having severe osteoporosis as her score is below minus 2.5 . She needs to be treated with following medicines.
1. Hormone therapy is not needed as it has its own complications.
2. She should take calcium and vitamin D 3 daily.
3. Parathormone injection daily for three months and followed by dexa scan.
4. Calcitonin nasal spray.
After three months of above mentioned therapy her symptoms will improve. She will be pain free. Her dexa score should be 0 or in plus 2.5. It will also helps in arthritis pain.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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