Emergency Imaging

by Jeffrey, R. Brooke; Ralls, Philip; Leung, Ann N.; Brant-Zawadzki, Michael, M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780781715928
• ISBN10: 078171592X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Recommended in the Brandon/Hill selected list of print books and journals for the small medical library - April 2001 & 2003 This practical handbook is a quick, convenient, inexpensive guide to successful imaging evaluation of acutely ill and traumatized patients using computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. The book is organised by symptom and covers the most commonly encountered neurologic, thoracic, and abdominal problems. Each chapter presents state of the art imaging protocols, describes key clinical and radiologic findings, and offers advice on avoiding technical and interpretive pitfalls. Emphasis is on the optimal and most cost effective modality for each clinical problem. More than 500 images complement the text.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(2)
Acknowledgments	xi
1. Head Trauma	1	(14)
Michael Brant-Zawadzki
2. Stroke	15	(18)
Michael Brant-Zawadzki
3. Fever and Neurologic Signs: Rule Out Central Nervous System Infection	33	(16)
Michael Brant-Zawadzki
4. Acute Myelopathy	49	(16)
Michael Brant-Zawadzki
5. Chest Trauma	65	(12)
Ann N. Leung
6. Acute Chest Pain of Noncardiac Origin	77	(8)
Ann N. Leung
7. Acute Shortness of Breath	85	(10)
Ann N. Leung
8. Hemoptysis	95	(8)
Ann N. Leung
9. Chest Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit	103	(8)
Ann N. Leung
10. Blunt Abdominal Trauma	111	(8)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
11. Right Upper Quadrant Pain: Rule Out Acute Cholecystitis	119	(14)
Philip W. Ralls
12. Right Lower Quandrant Pain: Rule Out Appendicitis	133	(8)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
13. Left Lower Quadrant Pain: Rule Out Diverticulitis	141	(8)
Philip W. Ralls
14. Acute Abdominal Pain: Rule Out Pancreatitis	149	(6)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
15. Crampy Abdominal Pain: Rule Out Small Bowel Obstruction	155	(8)
Philip W. Ralls
16. Fever, Abdominal Pain: Rule Out Abscess	163	(6)
Philip W. Ralls
17. Hypotension and Abdominal Pain: Rule Out Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	169	(8)
Philip W. Ralls
18. Acute Flank Pain: Rule Out Uretal Calculus	177	(6)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
19. Acute Pelvic Pain and Positive (Beta)-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: Rule Out Ectopic Pregnancy	183	(6)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
20. Severe Pelvic Pain: Rule Out Adnexal Torsion	189	(4)
R. Brooke Jeffrey, Jr.
Subject Index	193