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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583076103321

Autore

Reed James C (James Croft), <1942->

Titolo

Chest radiology : patterns and differential diagnoses / / James C. Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Elsevier, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-323-51021-3

Edizione

[Seventh edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 532 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

617.540757200

Soggetti

Chest - Radiography

Diagnosis, Radioscopic

Radiography, Thoracic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous editions have subtitle: Plain film patterns and differential diagnoses.

Revised edition of: Chest radiology : plain film patterns and differential diagnoses / James C. Reed. 6th ed. ©2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chest wall lesions -- Pleural and subpleural opacities -- Pleural effusion -- Pleural thickening and pleural calcification -- Elevated diaphragm -- Shift of the mediastinum -- Widening of the mediastinum -- Anterior mediastinal mass -- Middle mediastinal mass -- Hilar enlargement -- Posterior mediastinal mass -- Atelectasis -- Segmental and lobar consolidations -- Diffuse air-space opacities -- Multifocal ill-defined opacities -- Diffuse fine nodular opacities -- Fine reticular opacities -- Coarse reticular opacities (honeycomb lung) -- Solitary pulmonary nodule -- Multiple nodules and masses -- Hyperlucent thorax -- Solitary lucent defect -- Multiple lucent lesions.

Sommario/riassunto

Sharpen your skills in chest x-ray interpretation using this trusted clinical resource! Chest Radiology: Patterns and Differential Diagnoses, 7th Edition, by Dr. James Reed, walks you through a logical, sequential thought process for the differential diagnoses of 23 radiologic patterns of common chest diseases, using 150 superbly illustrated patient cases. You'll gain a solid and thorough understanding of how to read and interpret chest x-rays with expert guidance on common disease patterns, differential diagnoses, narrowing down the diagnoses, and



further studies (from additional radiographic exams to CT or to biopsy). Each chapter follows a consistent format: Presenting Case, Questions, Discussion, Top 5 Diagnoses, Summary, and Answer Guide.