Understanding X-rays: A Plain English Approach

by Rothenberg

X-rays are valuable diagnostic tools that help you visualize patient progress, document outcomes of nursing interventions, target care to specific problems, and communicate more effectively with other healthcare professionals. This reference set will help you learn to distinguish improper tube and line placement; common respiratory conditions; abdominal and respiratory foreign bodies; ARDS; abnormal air and fluid collections; chest, neck, abdominal and head trauma; abnormal bowel patterns; strains, sprains, dislocations and fractures.

364 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998