Book contents
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Fundamentals of cross-sectional imaging
- Section 2 Pathology – Head and Neck
- Chapter 4 Acute stroke
- Chapter 5 Subdural haematoma
- Chapter 6 Extradural/epidural haematoma
- Chapter 7 Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Chapter 8 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Chapter 9 Traumatic parenchymal brain injury
- Chapter 10 Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 11 Hypoxic-ischaemic injury (HII)
- Chapter 12 Meningitis
- Chapter 13 Encephalitis
- Chapter 14 Cerebral abscess
- Chapter 15 Arteriovenous malformation
- Chapter 16 Solitary lesions
- Chapter 17 Multiple lesions
- Chapter 18 Cervical spine
- Chapter 19 Neck vessel dissection
- Section 2: Pathology – Chest
- Chapter 20 Aortic dissection
- Chapter 21 Thoracic aortic aneurysm and rupture
- Chapter 22 Diaphragmatic rupture
- Chapter 23 Haemothorax
- Chapter 24 Oesophageal perforation
- Chapter 25 Pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade
- Chapter 26 Pneumothorax
- Chapter 27 Pulmonary contusion, rib fractures and flail chest
- Chapter 28 Pulmonary embolism
- Section 2: Pathology – Abdomen and pelvis
- Section 2: Pathology – Musculoskeletal
- Appendix I ABCD2 scoring system
- Appendix II Proposed algorithm for the emergency management of acute stroke
- Appendix III Glasgow coma scale
- Appendix IV Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in adult head injury
- Appendix V Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in children (<16 years old) head injury
- Appendix VI Information required prior to neurosurgical referral
- Appendix VII Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Index
Chapter 26 - Pneumothorax
from Section 2: - Pathology – Chest
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2012
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Fundamentals of cross-sectional imaging
- Section 2 Pathology – Head and Neck
- Chapter 4 Acute stroke
- Chapter 5 Subdural haematoma
- Chapter 6 Extradural/epidural haematoma
- Chapter 7 Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Chapter 8 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Chapter 9 Traumatic parenchymal brain injury
- Chapter 10 Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 11 Hypoxic-ischaemic injury (HII)
- Chapter 12 Meningitis
- Chapter 13 Encephalitis
- Chapter 14 Cerebral abscess
- Chapter 15 Arteriovenous malformation
- Chapter 16 Solitary lesions
- Chapter 17 Multiple lesions
- Chapter 18 Cervical spine
- Chapter 19 Neck vessel dissection
- Section 2: Pathology – Chest
- Chapter 20 Aortic dissection
- Chapter 21 Thoracic aortic aneurysm and rupture
- Chapter 22 Diaphragmatic rupture
- Chapter 23 Haemothorax
- Chapter 24 Oesophageal perforation
- Chapter 25 Pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade
- Chapter 26 Pneumothorax
- Chapter 27 Pulmonary contusion, rib fractures and flail chest
- Chapter 28 Pulmonary embolism
- Section 2: Pathology – Abdomen and pelvis
- Section 2: Pathology – Musculoskeletal
- Appendix I ABCD2 scoring system
- Appendix II Proposed algorithm for the emergency management of acute stroke
- Appendix III Glasgow coma scale
- Appendix IV Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in adult head injury
- Appendix V Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in children (
- Appendix VI Information required prior to neurosurgical referral
- Appendix VII Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Index
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- Emergency Cross-sectional Radiology , pp. 112 - 115Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012