Wiley-Blackwell Imaging Handbook for House Officers

This portable guide to differential diagnosis will help medical residents contextualize clinical findings and effectively order diagnostic imaging modalities, ranging from plain x-ray films to MRI. It is divided into eight sections: musculoskeletal disease and trauma; gastrointestinal disease; genitourinary disease; obstetrics and gynecology; pediatrics; breast disease; chest and cardiac disease; and neurologic and head and neck disorders. Each section features profiles of a range of clinical complexes, with each profile outlining four keys to differential diagnosis: clinical findings; imaging modalities; recommended imaging approaches; and differential diagnostic considerations. Provides guidelines to recommended imaging modalities from a radiologist's perspective. From the Back Cover Imaging Handbook for House Officers provides nonradiologists with a portable, but comprehensive, guide for organizing the differential diagnosis and radiological workup of a broad range of symptom complexes. Written by recognized specialists and organized for maximum ease of use, the Handbook is conveniently divided into eight sections: musculoskeletal disease and trauma; gastrointestinal disease; genitourinary disease; obstetrics and gynecology; pediatrics; breast disease; chest and cardiac disease; and central nervous system and head and neck disease. The Handbook provides an overview of the following for each symptom complex: * Clinical Findings--a review of the findings most commonly associated with the patient's chief complaints or clinical presentation * Imaging Modalities--a complete listing of the modalities available, their expected findings, and the strengths and limitations of each * Recommended Imaging Approach--detailed pathways for arriving at the most desirable and cost-effective workup * Differential Diagnostic Considerations-- clinical and imaging information that contextualizes the disease process within a range of diagnostic possibilities Imaging Handbook for House Officers will help physicians better match diagnostic options to clinical findings and more effectively utilize imaging modalities ranging from plain films to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.