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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Patients in a pulmonary clinic have disorders that predispose them to osteoporosis and may use glucocorticoid therapy, which has been associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Ideally, all patients at risk for osteoporosis would be screened using the best test available, which is central BMD by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). We proposed to stratify the risk for osteoporosis by the use of a simple questionnaire and point-of-care heel ultrasound BMD measurements. DESIGN: Cross-sectional screening study. SETTING: Pulmonary clinic in a single Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PATIENTS: Approximately 200 male and female patients who had not had previous BMD testing were eligible for the study, and 107 gave consent. INTERVENTIONS: One hundred seven men (white, 71 men; black, 35 men; and Asian, 1 man) underwent heel BMD testing and filled out a questionnaire. Ninety-eight men underwent a central DXA. RESULTS: Of 98 subjects, 24.5% had a spine, total hip, or femoral neck (FN) T-score of Assuntos
Absorciometria de Fóton
, Pneumopatias/complicações
, Osteoporose/diagnóstico
, Sistemas Automatizados de Assistência Junto ao Leito
, Fatores Etários
, Índice de Massa Corporal
, Densidade Óssea
, Estudos Transversais
, Feminino
, Calcanhar/diagnóstico por imagem
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Osteoporose/diagnóstico por imagem
, Sensibilidade e Especificidade
, Inquéritos e Questionários
, Ultrassonografia