Accident & Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide - Brossura

Raby, Nigel; Berman, Laurence; De Lacey, Gerald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0702026670 ISBN 13: 9780702026676

Casa editrice: Saunders Ltd, 2005

Riassunto

Perfect for the non-specialist, this pocket guide focuses on common injuries and those abnormalities that are frequently overlooked or misinterpreted in the emergency department...and gives key indicators when a radiologist should be consulted. Using a concise and systematic approach, it explains how to examine and accurately interpret x-rays. Each chapter focuses on the basic radiographs required, important anatomy, normal variants, a system for inspecting suggested views, types of injury, and ends with a summary of key points.

• Highlights common sources of error and diagnostic difficulty.
• Emphasizes pitfalls and associated abnormalities.
• Provides a summary of key points at the end of each chapter for a quick overview of the most important features.
• Accompanies radiographs with line-drawings to explain difficult concepts.

• Completely revises and updates all chapters.
• Provides greater coverage of chest radiology.
• Features more conceptual line drawings, tables, and summary charts, and improved quality of images.

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Recensione

"Recommended to Radiologists and Emergency Room personnel as an in-hospital reference. The sample x-rays included within the chapters provide physicians with an added advantage as they serve to recreate real-life clinical situations." The Electronic Review, January/February 2006

"I recommend this book to beginning and/or intermediate level radiology trainees, as well as other medical professionals involved in urgent care."AuntMinnie.com, March 2005

Contenuti

-FOREWORD

-GLOSSARY

-INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: Basic Principles

CHAPTER 2: Skull

CHAPTER 3: Facial Bones

CHAPTER 4: Shoulder and Elbow

CHAPTER 5: Wrist and Distal Forearm

CHAPTER 6: Hand and Fingers

CHAPTER 7: Cervical Spine

CHAPTER 8: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

CHAPTER 9: Pelvis

CHAPTER 10: Hip and Proximal Femur

CHAPTER 11: Knee

CHAPTER 12: Ankle and Hindfoot

CHAPTER 13: Mid Foot and Forefoot

CHAPTER 14: Particular Paediatric Points

CHAPTER 15: Foreign Bodies - Penetrating

CHAPTER 16: Foreign Bodies - Swallowed

CHAPTER 17: Abdomen

CHAPTER 18: Chest

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Saunders Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0702026670
• ISBN 13: 9780702026676
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile