This popular guide to the examination and interpretation of chest radiographs is an invaluable aid for medical students, junior doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and radiographers. Translated into over a dozen languages, this book has been widely praised for making interpretation of the chest X-ray as simple as possible
The chest X-ray is often central to the diagnosis and management of a patient. As a result every doctor requires a thorough understanding of the common radiological problems. This pocketbook describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered on the wards and guides the reader through the diagnostic process based on the appearance of the abnormality shown.
• Covers the full range of common radiological problems
• Includes valuable advice on how to examine an X-ray
• Assists the doctor in determining the nature of the abnormality
• Points the clinician towards a possible differential diagnosis.
A larger page size allows for larger and clearer illustrations.
A new chapter on the sick patient covers the patient on ITU and the appearance of lines and tubes.
There is extended use of CT imaging with advice on choosing modalities depending on the clinical circumstances.
A new section of chest x-ray problems incorporates particularly challenging case histories.
The international relevance of the text has been expanded with additional text and images.
Author(s): Jonathan Corne, Maruti Kumaran
Edition: 4
Publisher: Elsevier
Year: 2015
Language: English
Commentary: TRUE PDF
Tags: Chest X-Ray; Thoracic & Vascular Surgery; Radiology
Front cover
Chest X-Ray Made Easy
Copyright page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 How to look at a chest x-ray
Basic Interpretation is Easy
Technical Quality
Projection
Orientation
Rotation
Penetration
Degree of inspiration
Scanning the POSTERIOR-ANTERIOR (PA) Film
How to Look at the Lateral Film
2 Localising lesions
The Lungs
The Heart
3 The CT scan
Computed tomography (CT) scanning
Types of CT scan
High-resolution CT scanning (HRCT)
Contiguous (spiral) CT
Combined imaging
Interpreting the images
Finding your way around the CT scan
The mediastinal windows
Focus on Lymph Nodes
Bones and other soft tissue
The lung windows
Artefacts
Focus on Radiation
4 The white lung field
Collapse
Collapse in CT
Volume Loss
Consolidation
Consolidation and CT
Focus on Pneumonia
Aetiology
Persistent pneumonia
Underlying pathology
Pneumocystis Carinii (Jiroveci) Pneumonia (PCP)
PCP and CT
Pleural Effusion
Asbestos Plaques
Mesothelioma
Pleural Disease on a CT Scan
Lung Nodule
Cavitating Lung Lesion
Left Ventricular Failure (LVF)
LVF and CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
ARDS and CT
Bronchiectasis
The HRCT scan and bronchiectasis
Fibrosis
The HRCT scan and pulmonary fibrosis
Confirming fibrosis
Determining aetiology
Focus on Ground Glass Shadowing
Chickenpox Pneumonia
Miliary Shadowing
Focus on Tuberculosis
5 The black lung field
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
The computed tomography (CT) scan and COPD
Pneumothorax
Tension Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Embolus (PE)
CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)
scanning
Mastectomy
6 The abnormal hilum
Unilateral Hilar Enlargement
Computed tomography (CT) and hilar enlargement
Bilateral Hilar Enlargement
7 The abnormal heart shadow
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Mitral stenosis
Left ventricular aneurysm
Pericardial effusion
8 The widened mediastinum
CT and the widened mediastinum
9 Abnormal ribs
Rib Fractures
Metastatic Deposits
10 Abnormal soft tissues
Surgical Emphysema
11 The sick patient
Lines, Tubes and Devices
Nasogastric tubes
Central lines
Chest drains
Pacemakers
The Patient on Intensive Care
12 The hidden abnormality
Pancoast’s Tumour
Hiatus Hernia
Air under the Diaphragm
13 The chest x-ray quiz
Questions
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Answers
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
Answer 4
Answer 5
Answer 6
Answer 7
Answer 8
Answer 9
Answer 10
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
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