Actions for Chest x-rays for medical students
Chest x-rays for medical students / Christopher Clarke, Anthony Dux
- Author
- Clarke, Christopher, 1986-
- Published
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- Physical Description
- ix, 130 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Additional Creators
- Dux, Anthony
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: About X-rays, -- What are X-rays?, -- How are X-rays produced?, -- The resulting image on the X-ray film, -- How are X-ray images (radiographs) stored?, -- Hazards and precautions, -- Radiation hazards, -- IRMER 2000, -- In women of reproductive age, -- Chest X-ray (CXR) views, -- PA erect CXR, -- Other views, -- Normal anatomy on a PA chest X-ray, -- Normal anatomy 1, -- Normal anatomy 2, -- Normal anatomy 3, -- Normal anatomy 4, -- Normal anatomy 5, -- Normal anatomy 6, -- Normal anatomy 7, -- Normal anatomy 8, -- Presenting a chest radiograph, -- Be systematic, -- Film quality, -- Rotation, -- Adequate inspiration, -- Overview of the ABCDE of chest X-rays, -- The ABCDE of chest X-rays, -- What to look for in A - Airway, -- Tracheal deviation, -- Carinal angle, -- What to look for in B - Breathing, -- What to look for in C - Circulation, -- What to look for in D - Disability -- What to look for in E - Everything else, -- Consolidation/Airspace shadowing, -- Air bronchogram, -- Collapse (atelectasis) overview, -- Right upper lobe collapse, -- Middle lobe collapse, -- Right lower lobe collapse, -- Left upper lobe collapse, -- Left lower lobe collapse, -- Complete lung collapse, -- Pneumonectomy, -- Solitary mass lesion, -- Multiple mass lesions, -- Cavitating lung lesion, -- Fibrosis, -- Pneumothorax, -- Tension pneumothorax, -- Hydropneumothorax, -- Pleural effusion, -- Pulmonary oedema, -- 'Bat's wing' pattern shadowing, -- Septal lines, -- Dextrocardia, -- Cardiomegaly (enlarged heart), -- Left atrial enlargement, -- Widened mediastinum, -- Hilar enlargement, -- Hiatus hernia, -- Rib fractures and other bony abnormalities, -- Air under the diaphragm (pneumoperitoneum), -- Subcutaneous emphysema/surgical emphysema, -- Mastectomy, -- Foreign bodies and medical interventions, -- Common conditions and their radiological signs, -- Pulmonary embolism, -- Bronchial carcinoma, -- Heart failure, -- Pneumonia, -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, -- Tuberculosis, -- Asbestos-related lung disease,.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780470656198 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0470656190 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 7870467