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OverviewAcross emergency rooms all over the world, thousands of patients are referred for brain CT scans daily. A radiologist often has to interpret the scan or a consultation has to be made to a neuros- geon to review the scan. Most of this happens late at night and is a signi?cant source of discontent. Thus having frontline phy- cians to be pro?cient in interpreting the emergency brain CT scan improves the ef?ciency of the whole pathway of care and is pot- tially life saving as time is of the essence for many patients with severe brain injury or stroke. Underlying all of the above and the primary reason for writing this book is because the skill required to determine an immediate life threatening abnormality in a brain CT scan is so basic and can be learned in a short time by people of various backgrounds and certainly by all physicians. `Indeed the emergency head CT scan is comparable to an electrocardiogram in usefulness and most de?nitely as easy to learn. ' This book is therefore written for ca- givers the world over to demystify the emergency CT brain scan and to empower them to serve their patients better. It is obvious to me from the response from people I have had opportunity to teach this subject that not only is there a desire to learn this basic skill but also people learn it quickly and wonder why it has not been presented so simply before. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Usiakimi IgbaseimokumoPublisher: Springer London Ltd Imprint: Springer London Ltd Edition: 2009 ed. Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9781848823648ISBN 10: 1848823649 Pages: 110 Publication Date: 10 June 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9783030148270 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of Contentsto the Basics of Brain CT Scan.- Head Injury.- Brain Haemorrhage and Infarction - Stroke.- Hydrocephalus.- Tumours and Infections (? SOL).- Advanced Uses of Brain CT Scan.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |