Interpretation of emergency head CT : a practical handbook
Holmes, E J
Interpretation of emergency head CT : a practical handbook - 2nd - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 - xii, 137p.
Text includes: Fundamentals of computer tomography imaging; Important anatomical considerations; Reviewing a CT scan; Cervical spine; Self-assessment section. Includes appendices: Appendix 1: ABCD scoring system; Appendix 2: ROSIER score; Appendix 3: NICE acute stroke flow pathway; Appendix 4: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS Assessment); Appendix 5: Nice Guideline for Adult CT Head; Appendix 6: NICE Guideline for Adult CT Neck; Appendix 7: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Head; Appendix 8: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Neck; Appendix 9: Information required prior to neurosurgical transfer; Appendix 10: Differential diagnosis for intracerebral lesions.
This text offers clinicians a practical system for interpreting emergency head CT. This image driven book covers a wide spectrum of conditions likely to be encountered in everyday clinical practice. New topics have been added since the first edition, including trauma CT cervical spine interpretation, and an up-to-date section on acute stroke. It is an excellent reference manual and learning aide for all clinicians with an interest in emergency CT head interpretation.
9781107495937
Accident and Emergency Medicine
Interpretation of emergency head CT : a practical handbook - 2nd - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 - xii, 137p.
Text includes: Fundamentals of computer tomography imaging; Important anatomical considerations; Reviewing a CT scan; Cervical spine; Self-assessment section. Includes appendices: Appendix 1: ABCD scoring system; Appendix 2: ROSIER score; Appendix 3: NICE acute stroke flow pathway; Appendix 4: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS Assessment); Appendix 5: Nice Guideline for Adult CT Head; Appendix 6: NICE Guideline for Adult CT Neck; Appendix 7: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Head; Appendix 8: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Neck; Appendix 9: Information required prior to neurosurgical transfer; Appendix 10: Differential diagnosis for intracerebral lesions.
This text offers clinicians a practical system for interpreting emergency head CT. This image driven book covers a wide spectrum of conditions likely to be encountered in everyday clinical practice. New topics have been added since the first edition, including trauma CT cervical spine interpretation, and an up-to-date section on acute stroke. It is an excellent reference manual and learning aide for all clinicians with an interest in emergency CT head interpretation.
9781107495937
Accident and Emergency Medicine