Not Everything that Backaches is Osteoporosis
Ne všechno, co bolí v zádech, je osteoporóza
Autoři upozorňují na nutnost podrobnějšího vyšetření pacienta s diagnózou „bolesti zad“ před odesláním k denzitometrickému vyšetření pro podezření na osteoporózu; většinou se u těchto pacientů osteoporóza neprokáže, příčina bolestí je jiná. Pacientů s touto diagnózou je 75 % a vyšetření na přístroji DEXA má dlouhé čekací doby.
Klíčová slova:
osteoporóza - bolesti zad - denzitometrické vyšetření - přístroj DEXA.
Authors:
J. Kocián 1; P. Kasalický 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Osteocentrum Mediscan, Praha 2I. interní klinika IPVZ-FTN, Praha
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Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2001; (9): 503-504
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The authors draw attention to the need of more detailed examination of patients with the diagnosis „backache“ before referring them to densitometric examination on account of suspected osteoporosis. In the majority of these patients osteoporosis is not found and there is a different cause of pain. As there are some 75% patients with this diagnosis, examination on a DEXA apparatus has long waiting lists.
Key words:
osteoporosis - backache - densitometric examination - DEXA apparatus
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