Clarke, Christopher
Chest X-Rays for Medical Students: CXRs Made Easy
- ISBN 13:
- 9781119504153
- author:
- Clarke, Christopher
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 27.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, Allied Health,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Chest X-Rays for Medical Students is a comprehensive guide to learning chest radiograph interpretation. The book provides a fresh analytical approach to identifying chest abnormalities, helping medical students, junior doctors, and nurses understand the underlying physics and basic anatomical and pathological details of X-ray images of the chest. The second edition includes significant revisions, improved annotations of X-rays, expanded pathologies, and numerous additional high-quality images. This one-stop guide covers key topics such as normal findings, radiograph quality, X-ray hazards, and precautions, making it an ideal study guide and clinical reference for medical students, junior doctors, nurses, and radiographers. With its unique side-by-side comparison of X-ray images, this book helps learners develop a memorable framework for analysing and presenting chest radiographs. It also includes self-assessment tests, presentation exercises, and varied examples to support learning and practice.