Chest X-rays for Medical Students - Softcover

Clarke, Christopher; Dux, Anthony

 
9780470656198: Chest X-rays for Medical Students
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470656190 ISBN 13: 9780470656198
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Chest X-rays for Medical Students is a unique teaching and learning resource that offers students, junior doctors, trainee radiologists, nurses, physiotherapists and nurse practitioners a basic understanding of the principles of chest radiology.

  • Provides a memorable way to analyze and present chest radiographs – the unique ‘ABCDE’ system as developed by the authors
  • Explains how to recognize basic radiological signs, pathology and patterns associated with common medical conditions as seen on plain PA and AP chest radiographs
  • Presents each radiograph twice, side by side - once as would be seen in a clinical setting and again with the pathology clearly highlighted
  • Includes a section of self-assessment and presentation exercises to test knowledge and presentation technique

Ideal for study and clinical reference, this book will be the ideal companion for any medical student, junior doctor or trainee radiographer.

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About the Author

Christopher Clarke is ST2 Clinical Radiology Trainee at Nottingham University Hospitals and Honorary Lecturer in Human Anatomy at Nottingham Medical School

Anthony Dux is a Consultant Radiologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

From the Back Cover

Chest X-rays for Medical Students is a unique teaching and learning resource that offers students, junior doctors, trainee radiologists, nurses, physiotherapists and nurse practitioners a basic understanding of the principles of chest radiology.

  • Provides a memorable way to analyze and present chest radiographs &; the unique &;ABCDE&; system as developed by the authors
  • Explains how to recognize basic radiological signs, pathology and patterns associated with common medical conditions as seen on plain PA and AP chest radiographs
  • Presents each radiograph twice, side by side - once as would be seen in a clinical setting and again with the pathology clearly highlighted
  • Includes a section of self-assessment and presentation exercises to test knowledge and presentation technique

Ideal for study and clinical reference, this book will be the ideal companion for any medical student, junior doctor or trainee radiographer.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley–Blackwell
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470656190
ISBN 13 
9780470656198
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
140