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Abstract
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. Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician has been awarded a 2011 PROSE Award for Excellence for the best new publication in Clinical Medicine.
- Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.
- Choose the best test for each indication through clear explanations of the "how" and "why" behind emergency imaging.
- Interpret head, spine, chest, and abdominal CT images using a detailed and efficient approach to time-sensitive emergency findings.
- Stay on top of current developments in the field, including evidence-based analysis of tough controversies - such as indications for oral and IV contrast in abdominal CT and MRI versus CT for occult hip injury; high-risk pathology that can be missed by routine diagnostic imaging - including subarachnoid hemorrhage, bowel injury, mesenteric ischemia, and scaphoid fractures; radiation risks of diagnostic imaging - with practical summaries balancing the need for emergency diagnosis against long-terms risks; and more.
- Optimize diagnosis through evidence-based guidelines that assist you in discussions with radiologists, coverage of the limits of "negative" or "normal" imaging studies for safe discharge, indications for contrast, and validated clinical decision rules that allow reduced use of diagnostic imaging.
- Clearly recognize findings and anatomy on radiographs for all major diagnostic modalities used in emergency medicine from more than 1000 images.
- Find information quickly and easily with streamlined content specific to emergency medicine written and edited by an emergency physician and organized by body system.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Diagnostic Imagingfor The Emergency Physician | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Acknowledgments | vii | ||
| Foreword | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Contents | xiii | ||
| Chapter 1 - Imaging the Head and Brain | 1 | ||
| Neuroimaging Modalities | 1 | ||
| Interpretation of Noncontrast Head CT | 3 | ||
| A Mnemonic for Head CT Interpretation: ABBBC | 6 | ||
| Determination of Need for imaging | 26 | ||
| Summary | 45 | ||
| Chapter 2 - Imaging the Face | 46 | ||
| Interpretation of Facial Computed Tomography in the Setting of Trauma | 47 | ||
| Interpretation of Facial Computed Tomography for Nontraumatic Conditions | 63 | ||
| Clinical Questions In imaging following facial trauma | 68 | ||
| Clinical questions in facial imaging When No History of Trauma Is Present | 70 | ||
| Summary | 72 | ||
| Chapter 3 - Imaging the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine | 73 | ||
| Epidemiology of Cervical Spine Injury | 73 | ||
| Imaging the Cervical Spine Following Trauma: Application and Interpretation of Imaging Modalities | 73 | ||
| Clinical Decision Rules: Who Needs Cervical Spine Imaging? | 84 | ||
| Imaging the Cervical Spine in the Absence of a History of Trauma | 122 | ||
| Imaging the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine | 126 | ||
| Summary | 146 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Imaging Soft Tissues of the Neck | 158 | ||
| Soft-Tissue X-ray of the Neck | 158 | ||
| Soft-Tissue Neck CT | 162 | ||
| Cervical Soft-Tissue Ultrasound | 170 | ||
| Soft-Tissue Neck Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 171 | ||
| CT Evaluation of Cervical Vascular Injuries or Spontaneous Vascular Dissections | 179 | ||
| Summary | 184 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Imaging the Chest: The Chest Radiograph | 185 | ||
| Chest Imaging Modalities | 185 | ||
| Interpretation of Chest X-ray: Basic Principles | 192 | ||
| Tissue Densities and Chest X-ray | 206 | ||
| Fissures | 208 | ||
| Changes in Volume and Pressure on Chest X-ray | 209 | ||
| Specific Pathologic Diagnoses | 211 | ||
| Chest X-ray Evaluation of Medical Devices | 226 | ||
| Structured and Systematic Approach to Chest X-ray Image Interpretation | 233 | ||
| Pearls and Pitfalls of Chest X-ray Interpretation | 239 | ||
| Summary | 240 | ||
| Chapter 6 - Imaging Chest Trauma | 297 | ||
| Thoracic Imaging Modalities | 297 | ||
| Chest X-ray | 297 | ||
| Assessing Medical Devices | 333 | ||
| Ultrasound | 337 | ||
| Chest Computed Tomography | 351 | ||
| Controversies in Thoracic Trauma Imaging | 366 | ||
| Summary | 371 | ||
| Chapter 7 - Imaging of Pulmonary Embolism and Nontraumatic Aortic Pathology | 373 | ||
| Brief Guide to Figures in This Chapter | 373 | ||
| Pulmonary Embolism | 373 | ||
| Assessment for Deep Venous Thrombosis | 414 | ||
| Cost and Radiation Exposure of Diagnostic Tests for Thromboembolic Disease | 415 | ||
| Imaging of Nontraumatic Aortic Disease: Dissection and Aneurysm | 415 | ||
| Critical Differential Diagnosis: Imaging When Both Pulmonary Embolism and Aortic Dissection Are Suspected | 442 | ||
| Imaging in the Unstable Patient With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism, Aortic Dissection, or Both | 443 | ||
| Summary | 443 | ||
| ONLINE CHAPTER 8 - CardiacComputed Tomography | 444 | ||
| Chapter 9 - Imaging of Nontraumatic Abdominal Conditions | 445 | ||
| Abdominal Imaging Modalities | 445 | ||
| Systematic Guide to Abdominal Pathology | 468 | ||
| Summary | 577 | ||
| Chapter 10 - Imaging Abdominal and Flank Trauma | 578 | ||
| Imaging Modalities in Trauma | 578 | ||
| Imaging Algorithms in the Unstable and Stable Abdominal Trauma Patient | 580 | ||
| Interpretation of Images | 586 | ||
| Summary | 611 | ||
| Chapter 11 - Imaging Abdominal Vascular Catastrophes | 612 | ||
| Abdominal Vascular Catastrophes | 612 | ||
| General Approach to the Patient With Potential Abdominal Vascular Catastrophe | 612 | ||
| Portal Vein Thrombosis | 641 | ||
| Bowel Ischemia Complicating Small-Bowel Obstruction | 644 | ||
| Reactions to Iodinated Contrast | 647 | ||
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Gadolinium-Associated Fatal Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis | 649 | ||
| Summary | 649 | ||
| Chapter 12 - Imaging the Genitourinary Tract | 650 | ||
| Clinical Presentations and Differential Diagnosis | 650 | ||
| Imaging Nontraumatic Genitourinary Complaints | 650 | ||
| Genitourinary Imaging in the Male Patient | 669 | ||
| Genitourinary Imaging in the Female Patient | 675 | ||
| Imaging of Genitourinary Trauma | 694 | ||
| Radiation Exposures From Diagnostic Imaging in Pregnancy | 704 | ||
| Summary | 705 | ||
| Chapter 13 - Imaging of the Pelvis and Hip | 706 | ||
| Pelvic X-ray and Computed Tomography Techniques | 706 | ||
| Interpretation of the Pelvic X-ray | 708 | ||
| Patterns of Pelvic Injury | 713 | ||
| Interpretation of Pelvic Computed Tomography | 723 | ||
| Summary | 747 | ||
| Chapter 14 - Imaging the Extremities | 748 | ||
| Imaging Modalities | 748 | ||
| Clinical Decision Rules | 749 | ||
| Describing Fractures Identified on X-ray: Standard Terminology | 756 | ||
| Describing Joint Dislocations Identified on X-ray: Standard Terminology | 759 | ||
| Pediatric Considerations | 760 | ||
| Pathology Archive With Figures | 764 | ||
| Special Topics | 824 | ||
| Summary | 842 | ||
| ONLINE CHAPTER 15 - Emergency Department Applications of Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Evidence-Based Assessment | 847 | ||
| ONLINE CHAPTER 16 - \"Therapeutic Imaging:\" Image-Guided Therapies in Emergency Medicine | 848 | ||
| Colour Plates | cp1 | ||
| Index | 849 |