The Chest X-Ray: A Survival Guide
by De Lacey, GeraldEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): SAUNDERS W B CO
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Dr Gerald de Lacey, MA, MB, B Chir, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Radiology Red Dot Courses, London Dr Simon Morley, MA, BM BCh, MRCP, FRCE, Consultant Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College Hospitals, London Dr Laurence Berman, MB, BS, FRCP, FRCR, Lecturer And Honorary Consultant Radiologist University of Cambridge and addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vi |
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Reference: Normal CXR | p. viii |
| Core Knowledge | |
| Chest Radiology: The Basic Basics | p. 2 |
| The Lateral CXR | p. 14 |
| Alveolar Disease Versus Interstitial Disease | p. 32 |
| Pneumonia and the Silhouette Sign | p. 42 |
| Lobar Collapse | p. 52 |
| Hila and Hilar Abnormalities | p. 70 |
| Pleural Abnormalities | p. 80 |
| Mediastinum: Anatomy, Masses and Air | p. 108 |
| Patterns in 21st Century Lung Infections | p. 130 |
| Bronchial Carcinoma | p. 140 |
| Cardiac Disease | p. 148 |
| Pacemaker Assessment | p. 164 |
| Patients in the Intensive Therapy Unit | p. 174 |
| Particular Paediatric Points | p. 194 |
| The Neonatal CXR | p. 206 |
| The Radiologist's Toolbox | p. 226 |
| Clinical Problems | |
| The CXR: Its Impact on Clinical Decision Making | p. 246 |
| Analysis: One Lung Looks Blacker | p. 254 |
| Analysis: White Out | p. 264 |
| Analysis: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule | p. 268 |
| Analysis: Multiple Pulmonary Nodules | p. 276 |
| Suspected COPD | p. 282 |
| Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism | p. 290 |
| Suspected Aortic Dissection | p. 298 |
| Suspected Metastatic Disease | p. 306 |
| Chronic Cough: What To Look For | p. 316 |
| Chest Pain: What To Look For | p. 324 |
| Dyspnoea: What To Look For | p. 330 |
| Asthmatic Attack: What To Look For | p. 338 |
| Haemoptysis: What To Look For | p. 342 |
| Systemic Hypertension: What To Look for | p. 352 |
| Blunt Trauma: What To Look For | p. 358 |
| Index | p. 372 |
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