Oesophageal function tests

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Oesophageal function tests

Chapter 6 Oesophageal function tests John Duffy, Mark Fox 1 Describe the anatomical course of the oesophagus (Figure 1)     • The oesophagus is a muscular tube (approximately 25cm…

read more

Mediastinal lesions

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Mediastinal lesions

Chapter 35 Mediastinal lesions Tom Routledge 1 Describe the anatomy of the mediastinum • The mediastinum represents the medial compartment of the thorax and is bounded by the:    …

read more

Pleural effusion

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Pleural effusion

Chapter 25 Pleural effusion Amit Modi, Edwin B. C. Woo 1 Describe the anatomy of the pleural space (Figure 1) Figure 1. Anatomy of the pleural space.     •…

read more

Solitary pulmonary nodule

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Solitary pulmonary nodule

Chapter 17 Solitary pulmonary nodule Khalid M. Amer 1 What is a solitary pulmonary nodule? • A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a discrete radiological lesion less than 3cm in…

read more

Tracheal lesions

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Tracheal lesions

Chapter 23 Tracheal lesions Raghav Dwivedi, Faruque Riffat, Piyush Jani, Aman Coonar 1 What is the trachea? • The trachea is a cartilaginous and membranous tube that allows the passage…

read more

Thoracic surgical complications

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Thoracic surgical complications

Chapter 10 Thoracic surgical complications Martin Chamberlain 1 Which cardiac arrhythmias occur following thoracic surgery? • Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are the most common, occurring in 10-15% of patients…

read more

Thymic lesions

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Thymic lesions

Chapter 36 Thymic lesions Kate Manley, Naresh Rughooputh, Matthew Gillam, Fouad J. Taghavi, Marco Scarci 1 What is the thymus? • The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ that receives…

read more

Haemoptysis

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Haemoptysis

Chapter 22 Haemoptysis Martin Chamberlain 1 What is haemoptysis? • Haemoptysis is defined as the coughing up of blood or blood-stained sputum. • The origin of the expectorated blood can…

read more

Carcinoid and benign pulmonary tumours

Feb 24, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Carcinoid and benign pulmonary tumours

Chapter 15 Carcinoid and benign pulmonary tumours Ali Zamir Khan, Khalid M. Amer 1 What are the causes of a benign pulmonary tumour? • Well-differentiated carcinoid tumour. • Chondroid hamartoma….

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access