Abstract
Article: A Longitudinal Study to Assess Abdominal Adiposity by Sonography, DXA, and BMI
Authors: A. Nicole Stigall, MS, RDMS, RVT, Randee L. Hunter, PhD, Kevin D. Evans, PhD, RT(R)(M)(BD), RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, FAUIM, and Colleen K. Spees, PhD, Med, RDN, LD, FAND
Category: Abdomen [AB]
Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article titled “A Longitudinal Study to Assess Abdominal Adiposity by Sonography, DXA, and BMI,” you will be able to:
Define the importance of assessing abdominal adiposity
Discuss the different ways to assess abdominal adiposity
Describe the benefits and downfalls of sonography, DXA, and BMI in assessing abdominal adiposity
Which of the following is a benefit of using diagnostic medical sonography in assessing risk for metabolic syndrome? Expensive Nonionizing Invasive Immobile
What is the downfall of using body mass index and waist circumference in assessing abdominal adiposity? Noninvasive techniques Ability to identify whole-body fat composition Unable to tell the difference between visceral and subcutaneous fat Difficult to obtain accurate measurements
Which of the following methods uses nonionizing radiation to obtain abdominal adiposity measurements? DMS CT DXA AEI
Increased abdominal adiposity measurements have an increased risk for which of the following? Metabolic disease COPD Carotid stenosis Peripheral vascular disease
Health care expenditures are what percentage greater in obese adults? 30% 81% 93% 13%
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