Book Description
Interpreting chest X-rays can seem baffling and
intimidating for senior medical students and newly qualified doctors.
This highly illustrated guide provides the ideal introduction to chest
radiology. It uses 100 clinical cases to illuminate a wide range of
common medical conditions, each illustrated with a chest X-ray and a
clear description of the significant diagnostic features and their
clinical relevance. Where appropriate CT scans and bronchoscopic imaging
are also included as part of the investigation. Pulmonary medicine is
largely based on a strong foundation on the plain chest radiograph.
Indeed chest radiography is the single most common investigation done in
hospital practice. This illustrated collection of case studies will
help make the learning process easier and more enjoyable and less
painful. As well as illuminating pearls of core knowledge in chest X-ray
interpretation, it highlights some of the pitfalls that might
wrong-foot the inexperienced practitioner.
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