PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

D Gilmartin

Publications and source records attributed to D Gilmartin.

7 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1992

The use of baseline investigations in patients admitted from an accident and emergency department.

We studied the use of four investigations on patients admitted from our Accident and Emergency Department: full blood count, urea and electrolytes, chest x-ray and electrocardiogram. We found 1) that these investigations were performed on a high proportion of patients admitted 2) that a high percentage of these investigations yielded normal results. We suggest that a greater emphasis should be placed on clinical assessment, rather than the 'routine' use of investigations.

Diagnostic Tests, Routine↗
PubMed1979

The serratus anterior muscle on chest radiographs.

The radiographic appearance of the serratus anterior muscle shadow is analyzed. In frontal and near-frontal views, it produces a "bowling-pin" silhouette. When the muscle is well developed, the medial edge of this silhouette may be superimposed upon the air shadow of the lung in a variety of ways. When it overlies the apex of the lung, it gives rise to the companion shadow; when overlying the midlateral lung edge and costophrenic angle it may mimic pleural and/or extrapleural disease. Recognition of the various possible patterns is important to prevent overdiagnosis of disease, particularly asbestosis.

Asbestosis↗