The critical care unit is an intense clinical environment with huge responsibilities on the professionals caring for these patients. Imaging is a key source of diagnostic information, but the conditions in which diagnostic imaging has to be performed are often extremely challenging and significantly different to imaging in the non acute setting. Imaging the ICU Patient reviews imaging procedures on the ICU in a highly practical and memorable manner. Swift and efficient clinical decision-making is rewarded on the ICU and this book serves as a practical handbook.
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This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Imaging the Hospitalized Patient, and is edited by Drs. Travis S. Henry and Vincent M. Mellnick.
"Features: problelms arranged in chapters based on anatomical region being imaged; Plain X-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound images from the full specturm of disease processes seen in the critically ill adult; DVD supports the entire set of ...
Written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in radiology and critical care medicine, this book provides a concise overview of how to use the latest diagnostic imaging technology in the intensive care setting.
Supporting these detailed chapters is a website featuring real-life case studies and radiographic images that simulate common problems in the I.C.U. This is a unique way for readers to prepare to handle the all-too-common scenario: the 2:00 ...
Critical Care Radiology will enable readers to develop rapid, accurate diagnoses despite the many difficulties associated with the bedside evaluation, including time constants and the low specificity of chest radiographs and postoperative ...
This book provides details on principles of imaging and the diagnostic hallmarks of common diseases to assist in correct interpretation.
However, updated literature is not available yet. Filling this gap, the book provides radiologists with up-to-date, handy information on reading chest scans. This book uses standard terms and lexicons to describe the imaging findings.
These are followed by chapters on each imaging modality and body region, each containing numerous illustrations, practical advice on diagnosis, and many case illustrations.
On the imaging of trauma and critical care, this text incorporates all modalities used for these patients. It gives complete information on all organ systems, providing coverage for radiologists and...