The Chest X-Ray: A Survival Guide (Original PDF from Publisher)

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Gerald de Lacey MA FRCR (Author), Simon Morley FRCR (Author), Laurence Berman MB BS FRCP FRCR (Author)

Featuring a practical, clinical approach - and written in a quick-access style - this portable, economical reference helps you build a strong foundation in chest x-ray interpretation. Three radiologists with years of clinical and teaching experience present fundamental principles and key anatomical concepts.walk you through examples of classic chest x-ray features that provide subtle evidence of abnormality.and explore a variety of problems and dilemmas common to everyday clinical practice. High-quality drawings and digital chest x-rays - combined with secrets from the radiologists' toolbox, helpful differential diagnoses, handy checklists, and key references - deliver all the assistance you need to enhance your interpretation skills.

• Provides a strong foundation of essential knowledge for an informed, systematic approach to accurate chest x-ray interpretation.
• Features the work of three radiologists who offer you the benefit of their many years of clinical and teaching experience.
• Emphasizes common errors and misdiagnoses to help ensure correct image readings.
• Presents step-by-step guidance in a bulleted, quick-access format, in short chapters focused on clinical problems, to make it easy to master the information that you need to know.
• Makes difficult anatomic concepts easier to grasp by pairing radiographs with color line drawings.
• Explains the nomenclature special to the field through a glossary of important terms.
• Highlights the most important concepts in diagnosis/interpretation via Key Points in each chapter.

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