The Unofficial Guide to Radiology: Chest, Abdominal and Orthopaedic X Rays, Plus CTs, MRIs and Other Important Modalities: Core Radiology Curriculum. ... (Unofficial Guides to Medicine) - Softcover

Mark Rodrigues MBChB(Hons) BSc(Hons); Zeshan Qureshi BM BSc(Hons)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0957149948 ISBN 13: 9780957149946

Publisher: Zeshan Qureshi, 2014

Synopsis

X-ray interpretation is an important part of clinical work for all doctors. Unfortunately it is often an overlooked subject in the medical school curriculum, which many medical students and junior doctors find difficult and daunting. From the same series as The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs, The Unofficial Guide to Radiology aims to remedy this by providing a systematic approach to chest, abdominal and orthopaedic X-ray interpretation. It is designed to be a useful learning resource for medical students, junior and hospital doctors, nurse practitioners and radiology trainees. The chest, abdominal and musculoskeletal X-ray chapters contain step-by-step approaches to interpreting and presenting X-rays. Each of these chapters then covers 20 common and important X-ray cases/diagnoses, which a junior doctor should be able to confidently identify. The content is in line with the Royal College of Radiologists' Undergraduate Radiology Curriculum 2012, making it up to date and relevant to today's students and junior doctors. The layout is designed to make the book as clinically relevant as possible; the X-rays are presented in the context of a clinical scenario. The reader is asked to "present their findings" before turning over the page to reveal a model X-ray report accompanied by a fully annotated version of the X-ray. This encourages the reader to look at the X-ray thoroughly, as if working on a ward, and come to their own conclusions before seeing the answers. To further enhance the clinical relevance, each case has 5 clinical and radiology-related multiple-choice questions with detailed answers. These are aimed to test core knowledge needed for exams and working life, and illustrate how the X-ray findings will influence patient management. One of the keys to X-ray interpretation is practice, practice and more practice. The bonus X-ray chapter provides over 50 further X - ray cases to help consolidate the reader's knowledge and provide an opportunity to practice the skills they have learnt. In addition to these four core chapters the introductory chapter covers the (very) basic science behind X-rays, the relevant legislation controlling X-rays and tips on how to request radiology examinations. Additionally a chapter is devoted to other important imaging investigations, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound, covering the details of what the examinations involve, their common indications and contraindications and key imaging findings. The Unofficial Guide to Radiology is written by both radiologists and clinicians, and reviewed by a panel of medical students to ensure its relevance. **WINNER OF BRITISH INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY PHILIPS Trainee Prize for Excellence 2015*** **HIGHLY COMMENDED BMA Medical Book Awards 2015** **RECOMMENDED by the Royal College of Radiologists**

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Review:

When a Medical Student or Junior Doctor asks me how can I learn radiology from 1 book I now have the answer. The Unofficial Guide to Radiology contains 100 annotated radiographs displaying a very comprehensive range of diseases. The presentation starts with an unknown case, which you are invited to review. You then turn over the page and line diagrams are used to demonstrate what you should have seen. The perfect report is displayed, followed by a series of questions which examine your knowledge of the background medicine or surgery. This is a great way to get a feel for radiology as a whole and will deal with a lot of the problems that Medical Students and Junior Doctors face every day. I can also see its value for those much further on in their career who have specialised in one area and would like to revise radiology as a whole and reassure themselves that they can still remember what they learnt years before. The team producing the book have worked very hard to find good quality images with excellent examples of a wide range of disorders. It also reemphasises the importance of conventional radiographs, which we tend to forget now we concentrate heavily on cross-sectional imaging. I am very pleased to recommend this inexpensive book to a wide range of medical and paramedical professionals. --David Wilson, President of the British Institute of Radiology

I have not come across a text that is as comprehensive a guide to radiology and radiology services for medical students and junior doctors as this... Other books such as the Lecture Notes of Radiology and Crash course: imaging that are also aimed at providing medical students with an overview of various imaging modalities and how to assess for common pathology do not have the same breadth or readability as this text. Working through this book a student would undoubtedly feel more confident and prepared in presenting imaging findings on a ward round and the authors are to be congratulated on their efforts --BMA Medical Book Awards 2015

Which radiographs from each system are most likely to be presented in exams? This excellent book presents the classics, and at one level this makes it a high-yield textbook that will be extremely valuable to medical students and junior doctors. What is especially striking is the definition and clarity of the illustrations, with on-image labelling enabling one to be absolutely certain of which is the endotracheal tube, the nasogastric tube and the central line, for example. --Bob Clarke, Associate Dean, Professional Development, London. Director, Ask Doctor Clarke Ltd.

About the Author:

Mark Rodrigues is a Radiology Registrar based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He recently won the highly prestigious Frank Doyle Medal from the Royal College of Radiologists. Following graduated with Honors from Edinburgh University, he has continued to excel, publishing and presenting research extensively and internationally in the fields of radiology and medical education. Mark is also consistently involved in teaching medical students directly through the University of Edinburgh, but also through setting up independent teaching courses, and as a student-selected lecturer for the Edinburgh Student Radiology Society. Zeshan Qureshi is a Paediatrician based at Great Ormond Street and the Institute of Global Health. He graduated with distinction from the university of Southampton, and has published and presented research work extensively and internationally in the fields of pharmacology and medical education. Whilst working in Edinburgh he was part of the leadership team developing a near peer teaching programme, where by junior doctors, throughout south east scotland, were both trained to teach, and delivered teaching across every hospital in the area. This book is an extension of this philosophy: that junior doctors and fresh graduates know how to express complex ideas in order for it to be easily understood from a students perspective. That junior doctors can teach, and write in a complimentary way to senior doctors: one that is friendly and fun, easy to read and relevant to both exams, and the day to day to life of junior doctors. Following the success of The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs and the feedback from the students being taught, The Unofficial Guide to Radiology was developed. This book extensively expands on the radiology chapter in The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs, providing a comprehensive learning resource for X-ray interpretation for medical students, junior and hospital doctors and nurse practitioners.

About this edition

• Publisher: Zeshan Qureshi
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0957149948
• ISBN 13: 9780957149946
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Mark Rodrigues MBChB(Hons) BSc(Hons), Zeshan Qureshi BM BSc(Hons)