Treatment: chest

Patients presenting with acute chest pain constitute a common and important diagnostic challenge. This has increased interest in using computed tomography for non-invasive visualiz...

Pleural effusion is a condition in which excess fluid builds up in the pleural space, the thin area between the lungs and chest wall. Pleural Effusion: Education for Patients and t...

Pleural thickening is a condition where the thin lining around the lungs, known as the pleura, becomes abnormally thickened due to scarring or inflammation. Pleural Thickening: Edu...

Pneumonia consists of inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma, typically resulting from a microbial infection. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) occurs in (typically elderly) pati...

It can be challenging to make a precise diagnosis in patients with pain in the spinal region and chest wall, not least because demonstrable pathology is not always present. Pain or...

Acute bronchitis is a respiratory illness characterized predominantly by cough with or without sputum production that lasts for up to 3 weeks in the presence of normal chest radiog...

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is most commonly used to diagnose or exclude obstructive coronary disease in patients presenting with chest pain. This chapter covers the va...

Substance abuse and mental illness are concentrated in correctional populations. Further, nearly half of female inmates and one-third of male inmates with substance use disorders h...