Accident and Emergency X-Rays Made Easy
By- James Begg, MB, BS, FRCR, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiology, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
Here's easy-to-follow advice in an easy-to-follow format. A practicing radiologist with many years of experience working in Emergency Departments explains how to successfully troubleshoot and accurately interpret radiologic images of the most commonly encountered conditions. For each body system, he reviews normal anatomy and normal variants, and addresses the many pitfalls that affect radiologic technique and the huge potential for misinterpreting the images.
Audience
Medical Students, Nurses, Radiographers, Paramedics and Doctors working in the E.R.
Paperback, 344 Pages
Published: August 2004
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-07324-3
Contents
- The approach to accident and emergency films
The plain skull X-ray in trauma
The neck
The thoracic spine
The lumbar spine
The shoulder girdle
The upper limb
Upper airway obstruction
The chest X-ray
The abdomen
The pelvis
The hip
The lower limb
Foreign bodies and penetrating injuries
Non-accidental injury
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