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Chest X-Ray Made Easy E-Book

Chest X-Ray Made Easy E-Book

Jonathan Corne | Kate Pointon

(2009)

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Abstract

Translated into over a dozen languages, this book has been widely praised for making interpretation of the chest X-ray as simple as possible. It describes the range of conditions likely to be encountered on the wards and guides the doctor through the process of examining and interpreting the film based on the appearance of the abnormality shown. It then assists the doctor in determining the nature of the abnormality and points the clinician towards a possible differential diagnosis. It covers the common radiological problems the junior doctors are faced with starting with the appearance of the film, e.g. showing generalised shadowing or a coin lesion. It gives advice on how to examine an X-ray, how to check its technical quality and how to identify where the lesion is. All the X-rays are accompanied by a simple line diagram outlining where the abnormality is.

  • Covers the full range of common radiological problems.
  • Includes valuable advice on how to examine an X-ray.
  • Assists the doctor in determining the nature of the abnormality.
  • Points the clinician towards a possible differential diagnosis.
  • Now presented in two-colour to enhance the appearance of the text.
  • New material includes an introduction to thoracic CT scanning indicating the usefulness of these scans where appropriate.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front cover cover
half title page\r i
Chest X-Ray Made Easy iii
copyright page iv
Foreword v
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Table of contens xi
CHAPTER 1 How to look at a chest X-ray 1
1.1 Basic interpretation is easy 2
1.2 Technical quality 4
Projection 8
Orientation 8
Rotation 8
Penetration 9
Degree of inspiration 9
1.3 Scanning the PA film 10
1.4 How to look at the lateral film 13
CHAPTER 2 Localizing lesions 17
2.1 The lungs 18
2.2 The heart 21
CHAPTER 3 The CT scan 27
CT scanning 28
Types of CT scan 28
High-resolution CT scanning (HRCT) 28
Spiral CT 29
Combined imaging 29
Interpreting the images 29
Finding your way around the CT scan 30
Artefacts 40
CHAPTER 4 The white lung field 41
4.1 Collapse 42
4.2 Volume loss 54
4.3 Consolidation 58
4.4 Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci) pneumonia (PCP) 62
4.5 Pleural effusion 64
4.6 Asbestos plaques 68
4.7 Mesothelioma 70
4.8 Pleural disease on a CT scan 72
4.9 Lung nodule 74
4.10 Cavitating lung lesion 78
4.11 Left ventricular failure (LVF) 82
4.12 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 86
4.13 Bronchiectasis 90
The HRCT scan and bronchiectasis 91
4.14 Fibrosis 94
The HRCT scan and pulmonary fibrosis 95
Confirming fibrosis 96
Determining aetiology 97
4.15 Chickenpox pneumonia 100
4.16 Miliary shadowing 102
CHAPTER 5 The black lung field 105
5.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 106
5.2 Pneumothorax 110
5.3 Tension pneumothorax 112
5.4 Pulmonary embolus (PE) 114
scanning 114
CT pulmonary angiogram 116
5.5 Mastectomy 119
CHAPTER 6 The abnormal hilum 121
6.1 Unilateral hilar enlargement 122
6.2 Bilateral hilar enlargement 126
CHAPTER 7 The abnormal heart shadow 129
7.1 Atrial septal defect (ASD) 130
7.2 Mitral stenosis 132
7.3 Left ventricular aneurysm 134
7.4 Pericardial effusion 136
CHAPTER 8 The widened mediastinum 139
CHAPTER 9 Abnormal ribs 143
9.1 Rib fractures 144
9.2 Metastatic deposits 146
CHAPTER 10 Abnormal soft tissues 149
Surgical emphysema 150
CHAPTER 11 The hidden abnormality 153
11.1 Pancoast’s tumour 154
11.2 Hiatus hernia 156
11.3 Air under the diaphragm 158
Index 161
A 161
B 162
C 162
D 163
E 163
F 164
G 164
H 164
I 165
K 165
L 165
M 166
N 166
O 167
P 167
R 168
S 168
T 168
U 169
V 169
W 169