Fundamentals in Chest Radiology

Credit Hours: 15 ASRT (Florida Pending)

Test Info: 75 Multiple Choice and True/False Questions

Passing Score: 75%
Test does NOT need to be completed in one sitting - students can log in/out of test an unlimited number of times
Test can be taken three times if not passed on first try

Corresponding Text: Chest Radiology, by Loren H. Ketai, MD, Richard Lofgren, MD, M.P.H., Andrew J. Meholic, MD. Second Edition>

Textbook Description:
This best selling volume is your perfect introduction to chest radiology. The book approaches cardiopulmonary radiology from a clinician's standpoint, starting wioth a straightforward, practical foundation in chest radiograph interpretation. You'll also learn the basics of all the latest imaging technologies, including MRI, high-resolution CT, multidetector CT, and PET, and you'll learn when these imaging techniques are most effective in solving clinical problems.

A uniform, consistent presentation makes the material easy to master. Digital-quality illustrations, concise text, and many helpful algorithms and tables make it simple to find the information you need quickly. Each chapter has a "Pearls for Clinicians" section which gives you expert guidance for common clinical problems.

This edition features new information on pulmonary infection, chronic diffuse lung disease, heart disease and the evaluation of pulmonary nodules. The second edition also features up-to-date information on the use of multidetector CT to evaluate pulmonary emboli and diseases of the thoracic aorta. Throughout the book the authors make liberal use of multidetector CT images as learning devices that increase your expertise in evaluating chest radiographs.

Text Outline:
1 The Basics
2 Normal variants and Artifacts
3 Large Airway Disease
4 Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
5 Lung Parenchyma: Basic Terminology
6 Pneumoconioses, Immunologic, and Proliferative Disorders: Chronic Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease
7 Infectious Lung Disease
8 Traumatic and Toxic Lung Disease
9 Pulmonary Neoplasms
10 Pulmonary Vascular Lung Disease
11 Pleura and Diaphragm
12 Cardiovascular Diseases
13 Hilum and Mediastinum
14 Chest Wall

Course Length:  15 hours