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Chest X-Ray Made Easy,

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Editors: By Jonathan Corne, MA, PhD, MB BS, FRCP and Iain Au-Yong, MA, BMBCh, MRCS, FRCR

Publication Date: 26 Apr 2022

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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.

Key Features

Concise and succinct - makes interpretation of chest X-rays as simple as possible
Comprehensive but easy to understand
Specifically designed for junior doctors and students
New chapter on what and when to request, and how to do that
New images throughout, including obvious and subtle examples of abnormalities
Includes CT images and how they correlate with chest X-rays
Sections on radiation doses and indications for chest X-rays
Sections on chest X-ray appearances in COVID-19
Updated section on imaging in pregnancy
Features interpretation of placement of lines, tubes, and of complications
Quiz section to test knowledge
Established title that is trusted internationally

About the author

By Jonathan Corne, MA, PhD, MB BS, FRCP, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham; Head of the East Midlands Postgraduate Specialty School of Medicine, Health Education, East Midlands, UK and Iain Au-Yong, MA, BMBCh, MRCS, FRCR, Consultant Thoracic, Head and Neck and General Radiologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, , Nottingham, UK

1. What and when to request and how this is done
2. How to look at a chest X-ray
3. The CT scan
4. The Lateral Chest X-Ray
5. The white lung field
6. The black lung field
7. The abnormal hilum
8. The abnormal heart shadow
9. The widened mediastinum
10. Abnormal ribs
11. Abnormal soft tissues
12. The sick patient
13. The hidden abnormality
14. The chest x-ray quiz

ISBN: 9780702082344

Page Count: 202

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