Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index.

1. Recognizing anything -- 2. Recognizing a technically adequate chest radiograph -- 3. Recognizing cardiomegaly -- 4. Recognizing airspace versus interstitial lung disease -- 5. Recognizing the causes of an opacified hemithorax -- 6. Recognizing atelectasis -- 7. Recognizing a pleural effusion -- 8. Recognizing pneumonia -- 9. Recognizing pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema -- 10. ABCs of heart disease : recognizing adult heart disease from the frontal chest radiograph -- 11. Recognizing congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema -- 12. Recognizing the correct placement of lines and tubes and their potential complications : critical care radiology -- 13. Recognizing mediastinal and lung masses and metastases -- 14. Recognizing the basics on CT of the chest -- 15. Recognizing the normal abdomen : conventional radiographs -- 16. Recognizing bowel obstruction and ileus -- 17. Recognizing extraluminal air in the abdomen -- 18. Recognizing abnormal calcifications and their causes -- 19. Recognizing tumors, tics, and ulcers : radiology of the gastrointestinal tract -- 20. Recognizing the basics on CT of the abdomen -- 21. Recognizing abnormalities of bone density -- 22. Recognizing fractures and dislocations -- 23. Recognizing joint disease : an approach to arthritis -- 24. Recognizing some common causes of neck and back pain -- 25. Recognizing abnormal head CT findings.