Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician
Expert Consult - Online and Print
By- Joshua Broder, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Residency Program Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician, written and edited by a practicing emergency physician for emergency physicians, takes a step-by-step approach to the selection and interpretation of commonly ordered diagnostic imaging tests. Dr. Joshua Broder presents validated clinical decision rules, describes time-efficient approaches for the emergency physician to identify critical radiographic findings that impact clinical management and discusses hot topics such as radiation risks, oral and IV contrast in abdominal CT, MRI versus CT for occult hip injury, and more. Detailed explanations and numerous images-in print and online at www.expertconsult.com-help you order and interpret studies, understand the radiologists interpretations, and make the best choices for your patients.
Audience
Emergency Medicine
Paperback, 896 Pages
Published: July 2011
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-6113-7
Contents
1. Imaging the Head and Brain
2. Imaging the Face
3. Imaging the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine
4. Imaging Soft Tissues of the Neck5. Imaging the Chest: The Chest Radiograph
6. Imaging Chest Trauma7. Imaging of Pulmonary Embolism and Nontraumatic Aortic Pathology
8. Cardiac Computed Tomography(abstract for online chapter)9. Imaging of Nontraumatic Abdominal Conditions10. Imaging Abdominal and Flank Trauma Vascular Catastrophes
12. Imaging the Genitourinary Tract13. Imaging of the Pelvis and Hip
14. Imaging the Extremities15. Emergency Department Applications of Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Evidence-Based Assessment (abstract for online chapter)
Imaging": Image-Guided Therapies in Emergency Medicine (abstract for online chapter)

