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. C 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Table of Contents - p. vii 8. Chapter 1 What and when to request and how this is done - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 How to look at a chest x-ray - p. 5 10. Chapter 3 The CT scan - p. 17 11. Chapter 4 The lateral chest x-ray - p. 31 12. Chapter 5 The white lung field - p. 39 13. Chapter 6 The black lung field - p. 107 14. Chapter 7 The abnormal hilum - p. 123 15. Chapter 8 The abnormal heart shadow - p. 131 16. Chapter 9 The widened mediastinum - p. 141 17. Chapter 10 Abnormal ribs - p. 147 18. Chapter 11 Abnormal soft tissues - p. 151 19. Chapter 12 The sick patient - p. 155 20. Chapter 13 The hidden abnormality - p. 163 21. Chapter 14 The chest x-ray quiz - p. 169 22. Index - p. 183
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. C 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Preface - p. ix 6. Acknowledgments - p. xi 7. Table of Contents - p. vii 8. Chapter 1 What and when to request and how this is done - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 How to look at a chest x-ray - p. 5 10. Chapter 3 The CT scan - p. 17 11. Chapter 4 The lateral chest x-ray - p. 31 12. Chapter 5 The white lung field - p. 39 13. Chapter 6 The black lung field - p. 107 14. Chapter 7 The abnormal hilum - p. 123 15. Chapter 8 The abnormal heart shadow - p. 131 16. Chapter 9 The widened mediastinum - p. 141 17. Chapter 10 Abnormal ribs - p. 147 18. Chapter 11 Abnormal soft tissues - p. 151 19. Chapter 12 The sick patient - p. 155 20. Chapter 13 The hidden abnormality - p. 163 21. Chapter 14 The chest x-ray quiz - p. 169 22. Index - p. 183
