A-Z of Chest Radiology provides a comprehensive, concise, easily accessible radiological guide to the imaging of acute and chronic chest conditions. Organised in A-Z format by disorder, each entry gives easy access to the key clinical features of a disorder. An introductory chapter guides the reader in how to review chest X-ray's accurately. This is followed by a detailed discussion of over 60 chest disorders, listing characteristics, clinical features, radiological features and management. Each disorder is highly illustrated to aid diagnosis; the management advice is concise and practical. A-Z of Chest Radiology is an invaluable quick pocket reference for the busy clinician as well as an aide memoir for revision in higher exams in both medicine and radiology.
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Part I. Fundamentals of CXR Interpretation: 'The basics': quality assessment; Patient dependant factors; Review of important anatomy; Lungs and pleura; Diaphragms; Bones and soft tissues; A brief look at the lateral CXR; Part II. - A-Z Chest Radiology: Abscess; Achalasia; Alveolar microlithiasis; Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery; Aortic arch aneurysm; Aortic rupture; Asbestos plaques; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; Bochdalek hernia; Bronchocele; Calcified granulomata; Carcinoma; Cardiac aneurysm; Chronic obstructive airways disease; Coarctation of the aorta; Collapsed lung; Consolidated lung; Diaphragmatic hernia - acquired; Diaphragmatic hernia - congenital; Embolic disease; Emphasematous bulla; Extrinsic allergic alveolitis; Flail chest; Foreign body - inhaled; Foreign body - swallowed; Foregut duplication cyst; Goitre; Haemothorax; Heart failure; Hiatus hernia; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Incorrectly cited central venous line; Kartagener syndrome; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Lymphoma; Metastases; Mastectomy; Mesothelioma; Macleod's syndrome; Neurofibromatosis; Neuroenteric cyst; Pancoast tumour; Pectus excavatum; Pericardial cyst; Pleural mass; Pleural effusion; Pneumoconiosis; Pneumoperitoneum; Pneumothorax; Poland's syndrome; Post lobectomy/post pneumonectomy; Progressive massive fibrosis; Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sarcoidosis; Silicosis; Subphrenic abscess; Thoracoplasty; Tuberculosis; Thymus - normal; Thymus - malignant thymoma; Varicella pneumonia; Wegener's granulomatosis; Westermark's sign.
