Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician – eBook

Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician, (PDF) written and edited by a practicing emergency physician for emergency physicians, takes a gradual approach to the selection and interpretation of frequently ordered diagnostic imaging tests. Dr. Joshua Broder provides validated clinical decision rules, explains time-efficient approaches for the emergency physician to recognize critical radiographic findings that influence clinical management, and discusses hot topics like oral, radiation risks, and IV contrast in abdominal CT, MRI versus CT for an occult hip injury, and more. Diagnostic Imaging for the Emergency Physician has been awarded a 2011 PROSE Award for Excellence for the best new publication in Clinical Medicine.

• Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, manage rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.
• Select the best test for each indication through clear explanations of the “why” and “how” behind emergency imaging.
• Interpret spine, head, chest, and abdominal CT images using a comprehensive and efficient approach to time-sensitive emergency findings.
• Clearly identify findings and anatomy on radiographs for all major diagnostic modalities used in emergency medicine from over 1000 images
• Find information quickly and easily with reorganized content specific to emergency medicine written and revised by an emergency physician and organized by body system.
• Optimize diagnosis through evidence-based guidelines that help you in discussions with radiologists, coverage of the limits of “negative” or “normal” imaging studies for safe discharge, indications for contrast, and validated clinical decision rules that allow reduced use of diagnostic imaging.
• Stay on top of current developments in the field, including evidence-based analysis of tough controversies – like indications for oral and IV contrast in abdominal MRI and CT versus CT for occult hip injury; high-risk pathology that can be missed by routine diagnostic imaging – including mesenteric ischemia, bowel injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and scaphoid fractures; radiation risks of diagnostic imaging – with practical summaries balancing the need for emergency diagnosis against long-terms risks; and more.

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