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Ease your exam anxiety...and sharpen your clinical skills! Written by William Herring, MD - a skilled radiology teacher and creator of an award-winning radiology teaching web site - Learning Radiology efficiently presents just the radiology knowledge you need to know to get through clinical rotations and USMLEs. And, bonus online access via STUDENT CONSULT - where you will find the complete text of the book, self-assessment quizzes, and more - makes this an even more effective learning tool!

Contents:

1. Recognizing Anything: An Introduction to Imaging Modalities

2. Recognizing Normal Chest Anatomy and a Technically Adequate Chest Radiograph

3. Recognizing Airspace Versus Interstitial Lung Disease

4. Recognizing the Causes of an Opacified Hemithorax

5. Recognizing Atelectasis

6. Recognizing a Pleural Effusion

7. Recognizing Pneumonia

8. Recognizing Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Subcutaneous Emphysema

9. Recognizing Adult Heart Disease

10. Recognizing the Correct Placement of Lines and Tubes: Critical Care Radiology

11. Computed Tomography: Understanding the Basics and Recognizing Normal Anatomy

12. Recognizing Diseases of the Chest

13. Recognizing the Normal Abdomen: Conventional Radiographs

14. Recognizing Bowel Obstruction and Ileus

15. Recognizing Extraluminal Air in the Abdomen

16. Recognizing Abnormal Calcifications and Their Causes

17. Recognizing the Imaging Findings of Trauma

18. Recognizing Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Urinary Tract Abnormalities

19. Ultrasound: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing Normal and Abnormal Findings

20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Understanding the Principles and Recognizing the Basics

21. Recognizing Abnormalities of Bone Density

22. Recognizing Fractures and Dislocations

23. Recognizing Joint Disease: An Approach to Arthritis

24. Recognizing Some Common Causes of Back and Neck Pain

25. Recognizing Some Common Causes of Intracranial Pathology

Appendix: Recognizing What to Order

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