After blood tests, X- rays are the most commonly requested investigation in a patient presenting as a surgical emergency. In this video podcast, Lee Creedon takes you through the indications for requesting x-rays in the acutely ill surgical patient and uses examples to illustrate common pathologies.
Essential viewing for medical students and foundation doctors (interns), learning objectives are mapped to undergraduate and ISCP curricula.
Once you've watched this, have a look at our other radiology podcasts at http://schoolofsurgery.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-08T01_00_00-08_00 http://schoolofsurgery.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-12T16_00_00-07_00 and some others you can find when you search of School of Surgery in iTunes podcast store. They're all good and they're all free!
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