The Right Imaging Study: A Guide for Physicians

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This updated new edition of a highly important work provides need-to-know information when ordering the most clinically appropriate and cost-effective diagnostic imaging studies. Focused chapters target key questions for quick and easy reference for 300 clinical problems encountered in day-to-day practice. Recognized experts in the fields of radiology and primary care draw on their own experience to provide clinically pertinent advice to help you select the correct diagnostic imaging studies needed for your patients. With its portable, pocket-sized format, this is the definitive reference tool that is sure to improve diagnostic and decision-making skills when ordering imaging studies. Cover Foreword Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Contents Contributors 1. NECK AND FACE Thyroid Mass Neck Mass Hypercalcemia Hyperparathyroidism Hyperthyroidism Hypothyroidism (Myxedema) Cancer of the Larynx Cancer of the Pharynx Cancer of the Thyroid Salivary Gland (Parotid) Neoplasm Occult Primary With Positive Lymphadenopathy Internal Disk Derangement of Temporomandibular Joint Cranial Neuropathy Sinusitis Vocal Cord Paralysis Epiglottitis 2. CHEST Acute Respiratory Failure Cough Cyanosis Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath) Hemoptysis Pleuritic Pain Stridor/Upper Airway Obstruction Wheezing Abscess (Lung) Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Asbestosis Asthma Atelectasis Bronchiectasis Bronchogenic Carcinoma Bronchitis (Chronic) Bronchopleural Fistula Chest Tube/Line/Catheter Placement Emphysema Empyema Eosinophilic Lung Disease Hypersensitivity Lung Disease Infectious Granulomatous Disease Mediastinal Mass (Superior) Mediastinal Mass (Anterior) Mediastinal Mass (Middle) Mediastinal Mass (Posterior) Metastases (Pulmonary) Pleural Effusion Pneumoconioses Pneumomediastinum Pneumonia Pneumonia in AIDS Patients Pneumothorax Pulmonary Edema: Cardiac versus Noncardiac (Permeability) Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Nodule (Solitary) Sarcoidosis Trauma (Blunt Chest) Tuberculosis Wegener’s Granulomatosis 3. BREAST Palpable Breast Mass Nipple Discharge Screening Breast Cancer Recurrent Breast Cancer after Mastectomy Breast Implant Assessment for Rupture 4. CARDIOVASCULAR Angina Pectoris Claudication Congestive Heart Failure Peripheral Ischemia (Acute) Cardiac Tumors Cardiomyopathy (Restrictive) Cardiomyopathy (Congestive) Cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic) Congenital Heart Disease Cor Pulmonale Myocardial Infarction Endocarditis (Infective) Valvular Heart Disease Cardiac Tamponade Constrictive Pericarditis Pericardial Effusion Aneurysm (Thoracic Aorta) Aneurysm (Abdominal Aorta) Aneurysm (Peripheral) Aortic Dissection Peripheral Occlusive Vascular Disease Deep Venous Thrombosis Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 5. GASTROINTESTINAL Ascites Constipation Diarrhea Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing) Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Chronic, Obscure Origin) Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Acute Lower) Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Acute Upper) Jaundice: Differentiation of Medical (Hepatocellular) from Surgical (Biliary Obstruction) Causes Nausea and Vomiting Peritonitis Suspected Abdominal Abscess (No Localized Findings) Hepatic Abscess Left Subphrenic Space Abscess Pancreas/Lesser Sac Abscess Perihepatic Abscess Pelvic Abscess Renal/Perirenal Abscess Splenic Abscess Abdominal Mass in a Neonate Abdominal Mass in a Child Diffusely Enlarged Abdomen (No Discrete Mass) Epigastric Mass Hypogastric Mass Left Lower Quadrant Mass Midabdominal Mass Right Lower Quadrant Mass Right Upper Quadrant Mass Left Upper Quadrant Mass Achalasia Cancer of the Esophagus Diffuse Esophageal Spasm Esophageal Mucosal Laceration (Mallory–Weiss Syndrome) Esophageal Perforation Reflux Esophagitis Scleroderma Varices (Esophageal/Gastric) Cancer of the Stomach Peptic Ulcer Disease Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome Pyloric Stenosis Small Bowel Obstruction Intussusception Gastroenteritis Meckel’s Diverticulum Antibiotic-Associated Colitis (Pseudomembranous Colitis) Appendicitis Cancer of the Colon Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s Disease Diverticulitis Diverticulosis Fecal Incontinence Hemorrhoids Hirschsprung’s Disease Irritable Bowel Syndrome Large Bowel Obstruction Biliary Obstruction Cholecystitis (Acute) Cholecystitis (Chronic) Fatty Liver Hemangioma of the Liver Portal Hypertension Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hepatoma) Liver Metastases Pancreatitis (Acute) Pancreatitis (Chronic) Cancer of the Pancreas Trauma (Blunt Abdominal) Postoperative Anastomotic Leaks 6. URINARY Dysuria Flank Pain Hematuria (Painless) Hematuria (Painful) Renal Failure (Acute) Renal Failure (Chronic) Incontinence Pyelonephritis (Acute) Pyelonephritis (Chronic) Pyonephrosis Renal Abscess Perinephric (Perirenal) Abscess Urinary Tract Infection (Infant) Urinary Tract Infection (Female Child) Urinary Tract Infection (Male Child) Urinary Tract Infection (Older Child/Teenager) Upper Urinary Tract Infection (Adult) Renal Mass Renal Cyst Cancer of the Kidney Medullary Cystic Disease Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Polycystic Kidney Disease (Adult) Polycystic Kidney Disease (Childhood) Atheroembolic Renal Disease Nephrosclerosis (Malignant) Renal Cortical Necrosis Renal Infarction Renal Vein Thrombosis Renovascular Hypertension Bladder Trauma Renal Trauma (Blunt) Renal Trauma (Penetrating) Urethral Trauma Glomerulonephritis (Acute) Glomerulonephritis (Chronic) Hydronephrosis Medullary Sponge Kidney Nephrocalcinosis Nephrolithiasis (Urinary Calculi) Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Tubulointerstitial Nephritis (Acute Tubular Necrosis) Tubulointerstitial Nephritis (Chronic) Cancer of the Urinary Bladder Neurogenic Bladder Bladder Outlet Obstruction Cystitis Urethritis (Gonococcal) Addison’s Disease Adrenal Virilism (Adrenogenital Syndrome) Primary Aldosteronism (Conn’s Syndrome) Cushing’s Syndrome Pheochromocytoma Adrenal Metastases 7. MUSCULOSKELETAL Acute Monarticular Joint Pain Polyarticular Joint Pain Vertebral Collapse (Isolated) Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Ankylosing Spondylitis Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD or Pseudogout) Gout Neuropathic Arthropathy (Charcot Joint) Osteoarthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Reiter’s Syndrome Rheumatoid Arthritis Osteomyelitis (Direct Seeding or Contiguous Spread) Osteomyelitis (Hematogenous) Osteomyelitis (Vertebral) Osteomyelitis (Diabetic Foot) Infectious Arthritis (Septic Joint) Skeletal Metastases Multiple Myeloma Osteoid Osteoma Primary Malignant Tumors of Bone Soft-Tissue Tumor of Extremity Pathologic Fracture Hip Fracture Pelvic Fracture Scaphoid Fracture Stress Fracture Meniscal Tear (Knee) Rotator Cuff Tear Child Abuse Avascular Necrosis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Congenital Hip Dislocation Myasthenia Gravis Osgood-Schlatter Disease Paget’s Disease Painful Prosthesis Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Sudeck’s Atrophy) Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis 8. NEUROLOGIC Coma Acute Altered Mental Status Amaurosis Fugax Aphasia Ataxia Carotid Bruit (Asymptomatic) Dementia Developmental Disorders Headache Hearing Loss: Conductive Hearing Loss: Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Mixed Low Back Pain Movement Disorder Proptosis Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy) Tinnitus Transient Ischemic Attacks Vertigo Unilateral Optic Nerve Impairment Optic Chiasm Lesion Postchiasmal Visual System Dysfunction Brain Abscess Central Nervous System Manifestations in AIDS HIV Encephalopathy Acute Bacterial Meningitis Subacute/Chronic Meningitis Subdural Empyema Acoustic Neurinoma Brain Neoplasm Epidural Spinal Metastases Intracerebral Metastases Pineal Region Tumors Acute Brain Infarction (Stroke) Intraparenchymal Cerebral Hemorrhage Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Cerebral Aneurysm Arteriovenous Malformation Lacunar Infarction Acute Head Trauma Epidural Hematoma Acute Subdural Hematoma Chronic Subdural Hematoma Cervical Spine Trauma Blow-Out Fracture of the Orbit Facial Fracture Temporal Bone Fracture Acromegaly/Gigantism Diabetes Insipidus Galactorrhea/Amenorrhea Hypopituitarism Cauda Equina Syndrome Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Sciatica Scoliosis Spinal Stenosis Failed Back Syndrome Syringomyelia/Hydromyelia Tethered Cord (Low Conus) Transverse Myelitis (Acute) Anosmia Bell’s Palsy Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Multiple Sclerosis Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Obstructive Hydrocephalus Optic Neuritis Orbital Pseudotumor Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Pseudotumor Cerebri (Benign Intracranial Hypertension) Radiation Necrosis 9. REPRODUCTIVE Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation) Missing Intrauterine Device (IUD) Infertility Chronic Pelvic Pain Congenital Uterine Anomalies Leiomyoma (Fibroid) of the Uterus Adenomyosis Endometrial Polyp Endometrial Hyperplasia Cancer of the Cervix Cancer of the Endometrium Endometriosis Cancer of the Ovary Adnexal/Pelvic Mass (Unspecified) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Screening for Prostate Carcinoma Undescended Testis (Cryptorchidism) Scrotal Pain (Acute) Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Cancer of the Prostate Cancer of the Testis 10. OBSTETRICS Unknown Gestational Age Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy Abdominopelvic Pain During Pregnancy Ectopic Pregnancy Early Pregnancy Failure and Embryonic Demise Screening for Chromosomal Abnormalities Fetal Presentation and Fetopelvic Disproportion Fetal Morphological Abnormalities Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Multiple Pregnancy Placental Abruption Placenta Previa Cervical Incompetence Appendices I - IMAGING MODALITIES II - RELATIVE COSTS OF IMAGING PROCEDURES III - CONTRAST REACTION Part I - Preventing Contrast-Induced Injury: Iodinated Contrast Part II - Preventing Contrast-Induced Injury: Gadolinium Subject Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Z