Diagnostic Imaging: Focusing a Lens on Sex and Gender
Figure 12.1 Dose report from a non-contrast CT of the abdomen pelvis for suspected kidney stone. The two reported values are the CT dose index (CTDIvol) and the dose length…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 11 Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses Erica Hardy, Mitchell Kosanovich and Arvind Venkat Opening Cases A 25-year-old female patient…
Are Women More Sensitive? Sex and Gender Differences in Pain Perception, Clinical Evaluation and Treatment
Figure 9.1 Pain detection, transmission, and expression The threshold of activation of a nociceptor can be modulated (increased or decreased) by a variety of chemical mediators including prostaglandin, cyclic adenosine…
Sex and Gender; Pharmacology, Efficacy, Toxicity, and Toxicology
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 5 Sex and Gender; Pharmacology, Efficacy, Toxicity, and Toxicology Annette Lopez and Robert G. Hendrickson Opening Case A 30-year-old female presents via emergency medical transport…
Sex and Gender Differences in the Presentation and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Emergencies
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Sex and Gender Differences in the Presentation and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Emergencies Tracy Madsen and Karen Furie Opening Case EL is a 63-year-old woman…
Fractures and dislocations of the knee and leg
52-year-old man who stumbled and fell to the ground. Lateral radiograph of the left knee. There is marked soft tissue swelling over the patella (arrowhead). There is a proximally distracted…
Fractures and dislocations in children
5-year-old girl who fell onto her outstretched hand. PA radiograph of the right hand. There is fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger. The fracture passes through the…
Fractures and dislocations of the tarsal bones
30-year-old man injured in motor vehicle crash. AP (A) and lateral (B) radiographs of the left ankle. There are bimalleolar ankle fractures. There is a talar neck fracture (arrow) with…
Fractures and dislocations of the pelvis
45-year-old man who was the passenger on a motorcycle that crashed into the back of a parked truck. AP radiograph of the pelvis. There is mild widening of the right…
Fractures and dislocations of the metatarsals and toes
20-year-old woman who had a twisting foot injury on a trampoline. AP (A), oblique (B), and lateral (C) radiographs of the right foot. There is lateral subluxation of the first…
