A Patient's T-Score Given in a Bone Density Report

question 92

Multiple Choice

A patient's T-score given in a bone density report:

• A) compares the patient's BMD with a young, healthy person of the same gender.
• B) compares the patient's BMD with that of an age-matched normal population.
• C) compares the patient's BMD with that of an age- and sex-matched normal population.
• D) is the same for all measurement sites.

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