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Klappentext This unique book fills a void in radiology interpretation texts by encompassing the foundational tools and concepts of the full range of medical imaging, including radiology, the basics of interpretation of plain radiographs, comparison with other testing modalities, the rationale for selecting the first diagnostic step, and exploration and interpretation of chest, abdomen, extremity, and spinal radiographs. A concise, easy-to-use reference, it includes written descriptions enhanced with figures, tables, and actual patient films to demonstrate concepts, and discusses--in easily accessible language--differences in testing modalities. The text also features a step-by-step guide to the interpretation of radiographs.This resource describes and compares available diagnostic modalities, including plain radiograph, CT scan, nuclear imaging, MRI, and ultrasound. It discusses pediatric considerations and includes separate chapters for the chest, abdomen, upper and lower extremities, and the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. The book will be an asset to nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in all emergency, urgent, intensive, and primary care settings. It will also benefit medical students and graduate students in acute care, family, adult/gerontology, and emergency nurse practitioner programs, as well as emergency/trauma clinical nurse specialists, and hospitalists and intensivist nurse practitioners.Key Features: Integrates the basics of radiology, CT scans, nuclear imaging, MRIs, and ultrasound, their characteristics and differences among testing modalities, and basic step-by-step interpretation skills Relevant to a wide range of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other mid-level providers in multiple settings Includes a step-by-step guide to the interpretation of the radiographs Delivers an easy-to-understand approach to selecting diagnostic imaging tests Presents actual images and figures to demonstrate concepts, which are also available digitally Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Reviewers Foreword by David Begleiter, MD Preface Acknowledgments Unit I: Introduction to Medical Imaging Including Radiographs, CT, Nuclear Scans, MRIs, and Ultrasonography 1. Radiology Basics History of Radiology Factors Affecting Images Conclusion Resources 2. Radiating Testing Modalities Radiographs Computed Tomography (CT) Nuclear Scanning Conclusion Resources 3. Nonradiating Testing Modalities Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Ultrasonography Considerations When Ordering Diagnostic Medical Imaging Conclusion Resources Unit II: Interpreting Chest and Abdominal Radiographs 4. Basic Interpretation of the Chest Radiographic Densities Adequacy of Radiographs Pediatric Considerations (Comparison of Adult and Infant/Child) Mediastinal Width Conclusion Resources 5. Abnormalities Found on Radiographs of the Chest Atelectasis Pulmonary Edema Pleural Effusion Interpretation of Infiltrates and Consolidation Pneumothorax Tension Pneumothorax Pneumomediastinum Hyperaeration Masses and Tumors Conclusion Resources 6. Basic Interpretation of the Abdomen Interpretation and Normal Findings Free Air and Air–Fluid Levels Calcifications Foreign Bodies Dilated Small Bowel Dilated Large Bowel and Megacolon Conclusion...
