Symptom Based Radiology

Symptom Based Radiology is a radiology textbook written for primary care providers. It provides "one-stop shopping" for the information they need to order the right imaging study the first time, every time.
The book helps care providers answer the question, "What imaging study do I order?" for various patient symptoms, including:

  • Genitourinary Symptoms
    • Hematuria, flank pain, hypertension, renal failure, female pelvic pain or mass, abnormal uterine bleeding and scrotal pain or mass
  • Neurologic Symptoms
    • Headache, seizure, dementia, cranial nerve symptoms, neck masses, spine-related pain
  • Gastrointestinal Symptoms
    • Right upper quadrant pain, general abdominal pain with inflammation, difficulty swallowing, female low abdomen/pelvic pain, incidentalomas
  • Breast Symptoms
    • Screening, breast pain or masses
  • Cardiopulmonary Symptoms
    • Cough, dyspnea, pulmonary nodules, chest pain
  • Vascular Symptoms
    • Pulsatile abdominal mass, lower extremity pain and swelling, claudication
  • Musculoskeletal Symptoms
    • Polyarthropathy, extremity masses, osteoporosis screening, acute and chronic joint pain
  • Pediatric Symptoms
    • Cough and fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, persistent nasal congestion

Symptom Based Radiology covers the gamut of radiology modalities including plain films, ultrasound, mammography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear medicine. It also contains a separate chapter on radiation exposure and iodine and gadolinium-based intravenous contrast material. Using the knowledge in this book, the primary care provider can confidently order the correct test for the patient and provide high quality care while eliminating extra steps and expense.