Abdominal X–rays for Medical Students is a comprehensiveresource offering guidance on reading, presenting and interpretingabdominal radiographs. Suitable for medical students, juniordoctors, nurses and trainee radiographers, this brand new title isclearly illustrated using a unique colour overlay system to presentthe main pathologies and to highlight the abnormalities in abdomenx–rays.Abdominal X–rays for Medical Students: Covers the key knowledge and skills necessary forpractical use Provides an effective and memorable way to analyse andpresent abdominal radiographs – the unique ABCDE system as developed by the authors Presents each radiograph twice, side by side: thefirst as seen in the clinical setting, and the second with thepathology clearly highlighted Includes self–assessment to test knowledge andpresentation technique With a systematic approach covering both the analysis ofradiographs and next steps mirroring the clinical setting andcontext, Abdominal X–rays for Medical Students is a succinctand up–to–date overview of the principles and practice of thisimportant topic. INDICE: Preface vii.Acknowledgements viii.Learning objectives checklist ix.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.Hernia 41.Bowel wall inflammation 43.Faecal loading 48.Faecal impaction 49.C Calcification 18.Gallstones in the gallbladder (cholelithiasis) 50.Renal stones (urolithiasis) 53.Bladder stones 56.Nephrocalcinosis 57.Pancreatic calcification 58.Adrenal calcification 59.Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) calcification 60.Fetus 62.Calcified structures of little clinical significance 63.Calcified costal cartilage 63.Phleboliths ( vein stones ) 63.Calcified mesenteric lymph nodes 64.Calcified uterine fibroids 65.Prostate calcification 65.Abdominal aortic calcification (normal calibre) 66.Splenic artery calcification 66.D Disability (bones and solid organs) 19.Pelvic fractures 3 Polo rings test 67.Sclerotic and lucent bone lesions 68.Spine pathology 69.Solid organ enlargement 71.E Everything else 20.Medical and surgical objects (iatrogenic) 73.Surgical clips/staples/sutures 73.Urinary catheter 75.Supra–pubic catheter 75.Nasogastric (NG) and nasojejunal (NJ) tubes 76.Flatus tube 77.Surgical drain 78.Nephrostomy catheter 78.Peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter 79.Gastric band device 79.Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)/radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) 80.Stoma bag 80.Stents 81.Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter 84.Intra–uterine device (IUD) 85.Pessary 85.Foreign bodies 86.Retained surgical swab 86.Swallowed objects 87.Objects inserted per–rectum (PR) 88.Clothing artefact 90.Piercings 90.Body packer 91.Lung bases 93.Self–assessment questions 94.Self–assessment answers 99.Glossary 107.Index 112
- ISBN: 978-1-118-60055-9
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 128
- Fecha Publicación: 08/05/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés