Medical Imaging For The Health Care Provider: Practical Radiograph Interpretation,Used

This Unique Book Fills A Void In Radiology Interpretation Texts By Encompassing The Foundational Tools And Concepts Of The Full Range Of Medical Imaging, Including Radiology, The Basics Of Interpretation Of Plain Radiographs, Comparison With Other Testing Modalities, The Rationale For Selecting The First Diagnostic Step, And Exploration And Interpretation Of Chest, Abdomen, Extremity, And Spinal Radiographs. A Concise, Easytouse Reference, It Includes Written Descriptions Enhanced With Figures, Tables, And Actual Patient Films To Demonstrate Concepts, And Discussesin Easily Accessible Languagedifferences In Testing Modalities. The Text Also Features A Stepbystep Guide To The Interpretation Of Radiographs.This Resource Describes And Compares Available Diagnostic Modalities, Including Plain Radiograph, Ct Scan, Nuclear Imaging, Mri, And Ultrasound. It Discusses Pediatric Considerations And Includes Separate Chapters For The Chest, Abdomen, Upper And Lower Extremities, And The Cervical, Thoracic, And Lumbar Spine. The Book Will Be An Asset To Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants Working In All Emergency, Urgent, Intensive, And Primary Care Settings. It Will Also Benefit Medical Students And Graduate Students In Acute Care, Family, Adult/Gerontology, And Emergency Nurse Practitioner Programs, As Well As Emergency/Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialists, And Hospitalists And Intensivist Nurse Practitioners.Key Features: Integrates The Basics Of Radiology, Ct Scans, Nuclear Imaging, Mris, And Ultrasound, Their Characteristics And Differences Among Testing Modalities, And Basic Stepbystep Interpretation Skills Relevant To A Wide Range Of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, And Other Midlevel Providers In Multiple Settings Includes A Stepbystep Guide To The Interpretation Of The Radiographs Delivers An Easytounderstand Approach To Selecting Diagnostic Imaging Tests Presents Actual Images And Figures To Demonstrate Concepts, Which Are Also Available Digitally