Abdominal X-Rays Made Easy
- 2nd Edition - April 21, 2006
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- Author: James D. Begg
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 2 5 7 - 8
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 0 2 5 6 - 1
This lively and entertaining manual on how to interpret abdominal radiographs will be invaluable to all medical students and junior doctors and has been written by a practising… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis lively and entertaining manual on how to interpret abdominal radiographs will be invaluable to all medical students and junior doctors and has been written by a practising radiologist with many years' experience of teaching the subject. It outlines the few simple rules you need to follow, then explains how to sort out the initial and apparently overwhelming jumble of information which constitutes the abdominal X-ray. Knowledge of its contents will provide a secure base for tackling exams and the subsequent challenges of clinical practice.
- A comprehensive guide to all the common and serious conditions which are likely to be detected on a plain abdominal x-ray.
- Explains both how to look and what to look for on an abdominal film.
- Addresses exam technique to assist students preparing for clinical and OSCE exams.
Medical Students and Junior Doctors
How to look at an abdominal X-Ray
Solid organs
Hollow organs
Abnormal gas
Ascites
Abnormal intra-abdominal calcification
The female abdomen
Abdominal trauma
Iatrogenic objects
Foreign bodies/artefacts/misleading images
The acute abdomen
Hints
Solid organs
Hollow organs
Abnormal gas
Ascites
Abnormal intra-abdominal calcification
The female abdomen
Abdominal trauma
Iatrogenic objects
Foreign bodies/artefacts/misleading images
The acute abdomen
Hints
- Edition: 2
- Published: April 21, 2006
- Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
- No. of pages: 228
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443102578
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443102561
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James D. Begg
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Radiologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiology, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK