Manual of Chest X-ray, Volume 1 Modules 1 and 2
A comprehensive manual on chest X-ray covering all the aspects of chest X-ray interpretation. Covers systemic reading of normal chest X-ray and various lesions in soft tissue, bony cage, diaphragm, hilum,heart,mediastinum and all the lesions of lung parenchyma and pleura.
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Useful to all medical students, residents, radiologists, physicians and surgeons involved in interpretation of chest X-ray in day to day clinical practice
Rajendra Prasad MD,DTCD, FAMS, FCCP (USA), FRCP (Glasgow), FRCP (London), FNCCP, FICS, FCAI, FIAB, FIMSA, FCCS,DSc (Honoris Causa) is currently Director, Medical Education, and Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Era`s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow; Emeritus Professor, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, former Director, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi; former Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George`s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and former Director, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. He has been International Governor of American College of Chest Physicians, USA. He has unique distinction of being President of all major scientific bodies in the field of pulmonary medicine in India. He was awarded Fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India,American College of Chest Physicians,USA; and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons,Glasgow.He has supervised about 200 research projects and published 400 original articles,reviews and book chapters.He has written 11 books including four on tuberculosis and an atlas on fiberoptic bronchoscopy.He has presented over 2000 guest lectures and scientific papers at various national and international meetings.Apart from being a clinician par excellence,he is also a very popular teacher in pulmonary medicine.He is recipient of Dr BC Roy National Award for evolving and popularizing pulmonary medicine in India. He has been mentor of many students who are now in important positions in pulmonary medicine. Nikhil Gupta MBBS,MD (Internal Medicine),MAMS,FIMSA,Diploma in Allergy and Asthma (CMC Vellore),Distance Fellowship in Diabetes (CMC Vellore), FCCS is currently Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh.He served as Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Era`s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow,from 2012 to 2017.He has worked in Critical Care Medicine,Appolo Hospital,Chennai.He has presented more than 30 guest lectures and scientific papers .He has supervised 15 research projects and published 60 original articles,review articles, case reports and book chapters.He has also coauthored 5 books. Kiran Vishnu Narayan MBBS, MD (Medicine),DNB, DM is currently Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. A double gold medalist in MD from King George Medical College,Lucknow,and the Henry Claman gold medalist at CMC-Vellore, he strives to excel in his brilliant academic background. Alluding to his academic excellence, he was awarded "Young Promising Pulmonologist" of Kerala by the Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in 2018.With a special interest in lung radiology and sonology,he has written books in lung radiology series by Nature publications.
