Name: ______Date: ______
Dr:You’re in very good health. The blood work I ordered last month shows you’re doing a good job of getting plenty of vitamin D. Do you take calcium supplements?
Pt:No, but I eat many foods that are high in calcium and other minerals that help keep bones strong.
Dr:That’s great to hear. However, because of your age and small stature, I’d like to send you for a BMD scan.
Pt:What’s that?
Dr:BMD stands for Bone Mineral Density.
Pt:Okay, but what does that mean?
Dr:It’s a non-invasive, painless exam to measure bone mass in areas such as your spine and hips.
Pt:Oh, I see. Is it safe?
Dr:Yes. It uses a very low dose of x-ray to see bone thinning and mineral loss.
Pt:Why do you want me to have that test?
Dr:I’d like to get a baseline so we can begin to monitor your bone mineral density through the years. Or if the results show that you’ve already lost a lot of bone mass, then we can begin to talk about lifestyle changes and medication.
Pt:I see. What happens during the test?
Dr:You will lie on a table for five to eight minutes. A technologist will sit by you throughout the procedure.
Pt:How do I prepare for the exam?
Dr:Don’t take any calcium or iron pills before the test that day. Also, you can’t schedule the scan within a week of having any tests that use barium or radioisotopes.
Pt:I haven’t had anything like that lately.
Dr:Here’s the requisition form. You’ll have to call and make an appointment for the scan. The lab will email me the results within a few days.
Pt:Then what?
Dr:If you have signs of osteoporosis, my receptionist will call you to set up an appointment to talk about that.
Pt:Okay.
Dr:Do you have any other questions today?
Pt:Yes. What happens if the results are good?
Dr:Then we’ll repeat the test in three years, then every five years after that.
Pt:Okay, doctor. Thanks so much.
Dr:Have a good day.
Pt:You too!
A) Use clues in the text to find the answers.
- Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that you take to improve your diet are called
- Magnesium, copper, boron and zinc are
- Someone who has a small stature is (circle one): shortthin
- The opposite of porous is . A sponge is but a lead fishing sinker is .
- A procedure is invasive if the body is cut or punctured, or something enters the body, such as during a colonoscopy. A procedure in which the body is not cut and nothing enters the body is called
- The first measurement that gives the doctor a starting point for later comparison is called a
- To something means to check it regularly.
- The person trained to use a medical machine such as an ultrasound machine or BMD scanner is a
- is an element that is sometimes swallowed before an x-ray of the stomach or intestines.
- Nuclear medicine uses
- The form a doctor gives you for the lab or imaging is called a form.
- The way you live your life is your . For example, a university student’s is very different from that of a retired person.
B)Choose five new words you want to remember and use each in a sentence of your own.
C) Here are some sentences we’ll put on the board to change from positive to negative, future to present to past, first or second person to third, singular to plural, etc.
- You’re in very good health.
- You’re getting enough vitamin D and calcium.
- You are small in stature.
- The test is non-invasive.
- The test is painless.
- The doctor wants a baseline.
- She wants to monitor my BMD.
- You will lie on a table for five to eight minutes.
- A tech will sit by you throughout the exam.
- I have a requisition form.
- The lab will email the results to the doctor.
- The results are good.
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