Full Description
Optimize diagnostic accuracy in the emergency department with Problem Solving in Radiology: Emergency Radiology, a new addition to the popular Problem Solving in Radiology series. Published in association with the American Society of Emergency Radiology, the medical reference book is designed to help experienced radiologists, residents, or emergency medicine practitioners accurately address problematic conditions and reach the most accurate diagnosis. "This book will have broad appeal to many audiences. It will prove an invaluable resource to any practicing radiologist providing coverage of emergency department imaging, regardless of whether or not the radiologist self-identifies as an emergency radiologist." Foreword by: Stephen Ledbetter, Chief of Radiology Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, May 2015Access problem-oriented content that helps you quickly and accurately diagnose patients.Focus on the core knowledge needed for successful results with templated, concise chapters containing both traditional and unusual presentations of pathology. Each chapter will include: Typical Presentation; Variants; Mimickers (what looks like this pathology, but isn't); and Pitfalls (how a diagnosis can be missed and how to avoid it).Stay up to date on today's hot topics in radiology, including radiation concerns when using total body CT for trauma assessment; trauma in the pregnant patient; imaging pediatric craniocerebral trauma; and penetrating trauma to the torso and chest.Access the full text online at Expert Consult.
Contents
Chapter 1Computed Tomography in the Acute Care SettingChapter 2: Image Management in Emergency RadiologySECTION 1: CRANIOCEREBRAL ORBITAL-MAXILLO-FACIAL EMERGENCIESChapter 3: Craniocerebral TraumaChapter 3 Section 1: Traumatic Brain Injury Chapter 3 Section 2: Skull Base and Temporal Bone FracturesChapter 4: Nontraumatic Brain EmergenciesChapter 4 Section 1: Intracranial HemorrhageChapter 4 Section 2: Intracranial InfectionsChapter 4 Section 3: StrokeChapter 4 Section 4: Acute Presentation of NeoplasmChapter 5: Face and Neck EmergenciesChapter 5 Section 1: Midfacial TraumaChapter 5 Section 2: Traumatic Craniocervical Vascular InjuryChapter 5 Section 3: Neck and Facial InfectionsChapter 5 Section 4: Traumatic Orbital EmergenciesChapter 5 Section 5: Nontraumatic Orbital EmergenciesSECTION 2: SPINE EMERGENCIES Chapter 6: Spinal TraumaChapter 6: Section 1: Cervical Spine EmergenciesChapter 6: Section 2: Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Chapter 7: Nontraumatic Spine EmergenciesSECTION 3: THORACIC EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY Chapter 8: Blunt Chest TraumaChapter 9: Nontraumatic, Nonvascular Chest Emergencies Chapter 10: Vascular Chest EmergenciesSECTION 4: ABDOMINAL EMERGENCIES Chapter 11: Blunt Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Trauma Chapter 11 Section 1: CT Protocols and Scan OptimizationChapter 11 Section 2: SonographyChapter 11 Section 3: Solid Intraperitoneal Organ InjuryChapter 11 Section 4: Gallbladder and Biliary System InjuryChapter 11 Section 5: Pancreatic Injury Chapter 11 Section 6: Bowel and Mesenteric InjuryChapter 11 Section 7: Genitourinary Tract TraumaChapter 12: Imaging of Penetrating Trauma to the Torso and ChestChapter 13: Nontraumatic Abdominal Emergencies Chapter 13 Section 1: Gastric and Duodenal EmergenciesChapter 13 Section 2: Small Bowel Obstruction and InflammationChapter 13 Section 3: Colorectal EmergenciesChapter 13 Section 4: Abdominal Vascular EmergenciesChapter 13 Section 5: Renal and Adrenal EmergenciesCh. 13 Section 6: Spleen, Peritoneum, and Abdominal WallChapter 13 Section 7: Acute PancreatitisChapter 13: Section 8: Hepatic EmergenciesChapter 13 Section 9: Biliary Tract EmergenciesChapter 13 Section 10: Nontraumatic Pelvic EmergenciesSECTION 5: MUSCULOSKELETAL EMERGENCIESChapter 14: Upper ExtremityChapter 14 Section 1: ShoulderChapter 14 Section 2: ElbowChapter 14 Section 3: Hand and WristChapter 15: Lower ExtremityChapter 15 Section 1: Hip/Proximal FemurChapter 15 Section 2: KneeChapter 15 Section 3: Ankle and FootChapter 16: PelvisChapter 16 Section 1: Pelvic FracturesChapter 16 Section 2: Acetabular FracturesChapter 17: Emergent Soft Tissue Conditions
