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Cost-Effective Diagnostic Imaging: The Clinician's Guide
3rd ed, by Zachary D. Grossman, Douglas S. Katz, Edward D. Santelli, Kevin R. Math, and John J. Wasenko, 462 pp, ISBN 0-8151-3440-1, St Louis, Mo, Mosby, 1995.
Ricardo G. Hahn, MD, Reviewer
University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles
Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(8):474.
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Once I got over the puzzle of reviewing a book on imaging without any images, it became immediately evident that this compact and easy-to-read book is a very useful tool in urgent care and office practice situations. It reminds this reviewer of Zachary Cope's book on the diagnosis of the acute abdomen, which is a very logical and systematic approach to clinical questions. The difference here, however, is that costs, plans of action with appropriate rationale, and a succinct summary are included.
This 1995 edition is well written, highlights the important clinical features of each diagnostic inquiry, and flows extremely well. It is written to the level of the generalist physician. It addresses selected chief complaints and diagnostic categories based on their frequency of occurrence in common practice and definition through various imaging mechanisms. Although written in text form, it could easily lend itself to a schematic protocol. The
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