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Informationen zum Autor Christopher Clarke is a communications expert in local government. He specialises in cohesion, and in building bridges between values groups.Previous roles and experiences:¿ Labour press officer in South Thanet for the 2015 election, and previously to a LabourMEP¿ Leadership bids of David Miliband, Liz Kendall and Angela Eagle¿ Contributing to reports by the Labour Cruddas Review, the TUC, and values polling tounderstand the 2017 election¿ Organiser in Virginia for the 2012 Obama campaign¿ Designing segmentation on migration attitudes¿ Presenting on values and cohesion to the London Riots Panel, MHCLG, the LGA and theConstituency Labour Party¿ Monitoring online extremism, writing a guide for local councils on building trust,developing narratives to tackle the far right in Greenwich¿ Extensive opinion research in communities across the UK Klappentext Abdominal X-rays for Medical Students is a comprehensive resource offering guidance on reading, presenting and interpreting abdominal radiographs. Suitable for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and trainee radiographers, this brand new title is clearly illustrated using a unique colour overlay system to present the main pathologies and to highlight the abnormalities in abdomen x-rays. Abdominal X-rays for Medical Students : Covers the key knowledge and skills necessary for practical use Provides an effective and memorable way to analyse and present abdominal radiographs - the unique 'ABCDE' system as developed by the authors Presents each radiograph twice, side by side: the first as seen in the clinical setting, and the second with the pathology clearly highlighted Includes self-assessment to test knowledge and presentation technique With a systematic approach covering both the analysis of radiographs and next steps mirroring the clinical setting and context, Abdominal X-rays for Medical Students is a succinct and up-to-date overview of the principles and practice of this important topic. Zusammenfassung Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016 Abdominal X-rays for Medical Students is a comprehensive resource offering guidance on reading, presenting and interpreting abdominal radiographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii Acknowledgements viii Learning objectives checklistix Part 1 About X¿rays 1 What are X¿rays? 1 How are X¿rays produced? 1 How do X¿rays make an image? 2 How are X¿ray images (radiographs) stored? 3 Radiation hazards 3 The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 3 In women of reproductive age 3 Indications for an abdominal X¿ray 4 Abdominal X¿ray views 5 AP Supine abdominal X¿ray 5 Other views 5 Radiograph quality 6 Inclusion 6 Exposure 6 Normal anatomy on an abdominal X¿ray 8 Right and left (Figure 7) 8 Quadrants and regions (Figure 8) 8 Abdominal viscera 1 (Figure 9) 8 Abdominal viscera 2 (Figure 10) 9 Skeletal structures (Figure 11) 10 Pelvis (Figure 12) 10 Lung bases (may be visualised at the top of the abdomen) (Figure 13) 11 Bowel 1 (Figure 14) 11 Bowel 2 (Figure 15) 12 Presenting an abdominal radiograph 14 Be systematic! 14 Part 2 Overview of the ABCDE of abdominal radiographs 15 A - Air in the wrong place 16 Pneumoperitoneum (gas in the peritoneal cavity) 21 Pneumoretroperitoneum (gas in the retroperitoneal space) 26 Pneumobilia (gas in the biliary tree) 28 Portal venous gas (gas in the portal vein) 29 B - Bowel 17 Dilated small bowel 30 Dilated large bowel 34 Volvulus 37 Dilated stomach 40 ...
