Description
When a patient presents to the emergency department, in the GP practice, or in the outpatient clinic with a range of clinical signs, the chest x-ray is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools available to the attending physician. Accurate interpretation and understanding of the chest x-ray is therefore a crucial skill that all medical students an
Table of Contents
The systematic approach. The mediastinum and the hila. Consolidation, collapse and cavitation. Pulmonary infiltrates, nodular lesions, ring shadows and calcification. Pleural disease. The hypoxaemic patient with a normal chest radiograph. Practice examples and fascinomas'.
