What Is a DEXA Scan

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Multiple Choice

What is a DEXA scan?

• A)A scan to monitor the proper functioning of the heart
• B)A scan to detect early stages of bone loss
• C)A scan to measure total body fat
• D)A scan to monitor optimum brain activity
• E)A scan to assess simple and compound fractures

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Definitions:

Expression

A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols but does not have an equality sign.

Rationalize

The process of eliminating radicals from the denominator of a fraction or complex numbers from the denominator.

Denominator

The lower segment of a fraction representing the number of parts into which the total is split.

Rationalize

A method in mathematics used to eliminate the radical (such as a square root) from the denominator of a fraction.