This invaluable little pocketbook takes the reader through the basics of chest X-ray examination and interpretation. It covers the range of conditions clinicians are likely to encounter on the wards, and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown.
Suitable for medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals who interpret chest X-rays, including radiographers, nurses and physiotherapists, this text is the ideal solution to increasing your skills and boosting your confidence in using chest X-rays for diagnosis and management.
Chest X-Ray Made Easy has garnered international praise as the ideal quick and simple guide to understanding chest X-rays.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Chest X-rayMade Easy - p. iii 5. Chest X-rayMade Easy - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contents - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgement - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: What and when to request and how this is done - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: How to look at a chest x-ray - p. iii 14. Chapter 3: The CT scan - p. iii 15. Chapter 4: The lateral chest x-ray - p. iii 16. Chapter 5: The white lung field - p. iii 17. Chapter 6: The black lung field - p. iii 18. Chapter 7: The abnormal hilum - p. iii 19. Chapter 8: The abnormal heart shadow - p. iii 20. Chapter 9: The widened mediastinum - p. iii 21. Chapter 10: Abnormal ribs - p. iii 22. Chapter 11: Abnormal soft tissues - p. iii 23. Chapter 12: The sick patient - p. iii 24. Chapter 13: The hidden abnormality - p. iii 25. Chapter 14: The chest x-ray quiz - p. iii 26. Index - p. iii
This invaluable little pocketbook takes the reader through the basics of chest X-ray examination and interpretation. It covers the range of conditions clinicians are likely to encounter on the wards, and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown.
Suitable for medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals who interpret chest X-rays, including radiographers, nurses and physiotherapists, this text is the ideal solution to increasing your skills and boosting your confidence in using chest X-rays for diagnosis and management.
Chest X-Ray Made Easy has garnered international praise as the ideal quick and simple guide to understanding chest X-rays.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Chest X-rayMade Easy - p. iii 5. Chest X-rayMade Easy - p. iii 6. Copyright - p. iii 7. Dedication - p. iii 8. Contents - p. iii 9. Preface - p. iii 10. Acknowledgement - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: What and when to request and how this is done - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: How to look at a chest x-ray - p. iii 14. Chapter 3: The CT scan - p. iii 15. Chapter 4: The lateral chest x-ray - p. iii 16. Chapter 5: The white lung field - p. iii 17. Chapter 6: The black lung field - p. iii 18. Chapter 7: The abnormal hilum - p. iii 19. Chapter 8: The abnormal heart shadow - p. iii 20. Chapter 9: The widened mediastinum - p. iii 21. Chapter 10: Abnormal ribs - p. iii 22. Chapter 11: Abnormal soft tissues - p. iii 23. Chapter 12: The sick patient - p. iii 24. Chapter 13: The hidden abnormality - p. iii 25. Chapter 14: The chest x-ray quiz - p. iii 26. Index - p. iii
