CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
CONTENTS BY DIAGNOSIS xiii
SECTION I – CHEST RADIOLOGY 1
1. Cough and fever in an elderly man 15
2. Cough and fever in a young man 23
3. Non-productive cough, fever and myalgia in a young man 27
4. Shortness of breath in a young woman 34
5. Back pain in a middle-aged man 44
6. Cough and fever in a young man 51
7. Cough producing blood-tinged sputum in a young man with a history of alcoholism 59
8. Weakness and nausea in a woman with a history of breast cancer 71
9. Chest pain of sudden onset in a young man 75
10. Chest pain in a young man after receiving a blow to the chest 85
11. A pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle 93
12. Abdominal pain in a middle-aged man 105
13. Chest pain and dyspnea in an elderly woman with COPD 125
14. Partial opacification of the thorax in two patients 131
SECTION II – ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY 139
1. Periumbilical and left lower quadrant abdominal pain in a middle-aged man 147
2. Severe respiratory distress in an elderly man 166
3. Abdominal pain and vomiting in a middle-aged man with history of alcoholism 188
4. A 2-year-old girl with intermittent abdominal pain and vomiting 201
5. Right upper quadrant pain in an elderly man with diabetes 208
6. Abdominal pain and vomiting in an elderly woman with diabetes 219
7. Weakness and jaundice in a middle-aged woman 223
8. Abdominal discomfort in a middle-aged man with renal failure 227
SECTION III – SKELETAL RADIOLOGY: THE EXTREMITIES – UPPER EXTREMITY 229
1. Elbow and forearm injuries in a young man hit with a nightstick 235
2. An elbow injury in a 7-year-old girl who fell onto her outstretched hand 241
3. Wrist pain after minor trauma in a young man 249
4. Six patients with wrist injuries and “negative” radiographs 257
5. A wrist injury in an elderly woman who fell onto her outstretched arm 267
6. A shoulder injury in a young man who fell onto his outstretched arm 271
7. A shoulder injury in an elderly woman who fell 281
8. Shoulder pain in an elderly woman that radiated down her arm 289
SECTION IV – LOWER EXTREMITY
1. An ankle injury in a middle-aged woman 295