The Chest X-Ray: A Survival Guide - Couverture souple

De Lacey MA FRCR, Gerald; Morley FRCR, Simon; Berman MB BS FRCP FRCR, Laurence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0702030465 ISBN 13 : 9780702030468

Editeur : W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - First Prize Winner, Radiology Category

Featuring a practical, clinical approach - and written in a quick-access style - this portable, economical reference helps you build a strong foundation in chest x-ray interpretation. Three radiologists with years of clinical and teaching experience present fundamental principles and key anatomical concepts.walk you through examples of classic chest x-ray features that provide subtle evidence of abnormality.and explore a variety of problems and dilemmas common to everyday clinical practice. High-quality drawings and digital chest x-rays - combined with secrets from the radiologists' toolbox, helpful differential diagnoses, handy checklists, and key references - deliver all the assistance you need to enhance your interpretation skills.

• Provides a strong foundation of essential knowledge for an informed, systematic approach to accurate chest x-ray interpretation.
• Features the work of three radiologists who offer you the benefit of their many years of clinical and teaching experience.
• Emphasizes common errors and misdiagnoses to help ensure correct image readings.
• Presents step-by-step guidance in a bulleted, quick-access format, in short chapters focused on clinical problems, to make it easy to master the information that you need to know.
• Makes difficult anatomic concepts easier to grasp by pairing radiographs with color line drawings.
• Explains the nomenclature special to the field through a glossary of important terms.
• Highlights the most important concepts in diagnosis/interpretation via Key Points in each chapter.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Synopsis What are the CXR features of a hidden pneumonia? What should I look for in this patient with chest pain? How do I exclude a pneumothorax in this ITU patient? Understanding the lateral CXR what are the basic principles? What are the CXR features of a bronchial carcinoma? In these days of high technology imaging, the clinical value of the chest radiograph remains undiminished. This tried and tested examination remains the most frequently requested radiological investigation in every general hospital. Yet the skills necessary for an accurate and informed assessment are often lacking because of a preoccupation with other sophisticated imaging techniques.This pocket survival guide contains high quality drawings and digital CXRs, together with secrets from the radiologists toolbox, helpful differential diagnoses, handy checklists, and key references. With a practical approach based on a clinical format and written in a succinct yet friendly style, it provides the essential knowledge needed for a logical approach to the analysis of the CXR. Part A covers the fundamental principles and key anatomical concepts, together with descriptions of the classic CXR features that provide subtle evide

Présentation de l'éditeur

British Medical Association Book Awards 2009 - First Prize Winner, Radiology Category

Featuring a practical, clinical approach - and written in a quick-access style - this portable, economical reference helps you build a strong foundation in chest x-ray interpretation. Three radiologists with years of clinical and teaching experience present fundamental principles and key anatomical concepts.walk you through examples of classic chest x-ray features that provide subtle evidence of abnormality.and explore a variety of problems and dilemmas common to everyday clinical practice. High-quality drawings and digital chest x-rays - combined with secrets from the radiologists' toolbox, helpful differential diagnoses, handy checklists, and key references - deliver all the assistance you need to enhance your interpretation skills.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0702030465
• ISBN 13: 9780702030468
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible