Emergency Radiology: Case Studies, 1st Edition

MAIN CONTENTS

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents by diagnosis
SECTION I--Chest Radiology
1. Cough and fever in an elderly man
2. Cough and fever in an young man
3. Non-productive cough, fever and myalgia in a young man
4. Shortness of breath in a young woman
5. Back pain in a middle-aged man
6. Cough and fever in a young man
7. Cough producing blood-tinged sputum in a young man with a history of alcoholism
8. Weakness and nausea in a women with a history of breast cancer
9. Chest pain of sudden onset in a young man
10. Chest pain in a young man after receiving a blow to the chest
11. A pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle
12. Abdominal pain in a middle-aged man
13. Chest pain and dyspnea in an elderly woman with COPD
14. Partial opacification of the thorax in two patients
Section II--Abdominal Radiology
1. Periumbilical and left lower quadrant abdominal pain in a middle-aged man
2. Severe respiratory distress in an elderly man
3. Abdominal pain and vomiting in a middle-aged man with history of alcoholism
4. A 2-year-old girl with intermittent abdominal pain and vomiting
5. Right upper quadrant pain in an elderly man with diabetes
6. Abdominal pain and vomiting in an elderly woman with diabetes
7. Weakness and jaundice in a middle-aged woman
8. Abdominal discomfort in a middle-aged man with renal failure
Section III--Skeletal Radiology: The Extremities--Upper Extremity
1. Elbow and forearm injuries in a young man hit with a nightstick
2. An elbow injury in a 7-year-old girl who fell onto her outstretched hand
3. Wrist pain after minor trauma in a young man
4. Six patients with wrist injuries and "negative" radiographs
5. A wrist injury in an elderly woman who fell onto her outstretched arm
6. A shoulder injury in a young man who fell onto his outstretched arm
7. A shoulder injury in an elderly woman who fell
8. Shoulder pain in an elderly woman that radiated down her arm
Section IV--Lower Extremity
1. An ankle injury in a middle-aged woman
2. An ankle sprain in a young man sustained while playing softball
3. Knee pain in two patients following minor trauma
4. Hip injuries in elderly women who fell from standing
5. Pelvic pain in a young man who fell from a scaffolding
6. Pelvic pain in a young woman following a motor vehicle collision
7. A puncture wound to the foot of a young woman
Section V--Cervical Spine Injuries
1. Neck pain in a middle-aged man struck by a slow-moving motor vehicle
2. A neck injury sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision
3. A neck injury sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision
4. A neck injury in a young man who fell off of a subway platform onto his head
5. Neck pain in a middle-aged man involved in a slow-moving motor vehicle collision
6. Neck pain in a middle-aged man who fell backwards off a ladder the day before coming to the ED
Section VI--Head CT
1. Head injury in an elderly man found on the ground outside a bar; head CT was "normal"
2. Head injury in a young man who was struck with a bat
3. How to read a head CT in a patient with head trauma
4. Occipital headache and vomiting in a middle-aged woman; head CT was "normal"
5. Persistent headache for five days in a young man
6. How to read a head CT in a patient with headache
7. Lethargy and fever in an elderly man; head CT was performed prior to LP
8. Headache, unilateral hearing loss and blurred vision in a young woman
9. Abrupt onset of hemiparesis in an elderly man
10. Left-sided weakness that began six days earlier in an elderly woman
11. Right hemiparesis that began 20 minutes before ED arrival in an elderly woman
Section VII--Facial Trauma
1. Two patient