Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient

ISBN:

9780323809450

Author:

By Craig Miller, DMD, MS, Nelson L. Rhodus, DMD, MPH, Nathaniel S Treister, DMD, Eric T. Stoopler, DMD, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS and Alexander Ross Kerr, DDS, MSD

Publication Date:

2023-04-13

Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry

Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition, is thoroughly revised to provide the information needed to assess common problems and make safe dental management decisions. This new edition contains revised content on Cancer and Women’s Health and includes an enhanced ebook plus patient-based practice questions with print purchase. Also, each chapter features informative illustrations and well-organized tables to provide you with in-depth details and overall summaries required for understanding and applying medical concepts in dentistry.

Key Features:


Table of Contents:

PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
1. Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment

PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
2. Infective Endocarditis
3. Hypertension
4. Ischemic Heart Disease
5. Cardiac Arrhythmias
6. Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)

PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE
7. Pulmonary Disease
8. Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
9. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

PART FOUR: GASTROINTESTIAL DISEASE
10. Liver Disease
11. Gastrointestinal Disease

PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE
12. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
13. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE
14. Diabetes Mellitus
15. Adrenal Insufficiency
16. Thyroid Diseases
17. Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE
18. AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions
19. Allergy
20. Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders
21. Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
22. Disorders of Red Blood Cells
23. Disorders of White Blood Cells
24. Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
25. Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
26. Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient

PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
27. Neurologic Disorders
28. Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness
29. Psychiatric Disorders
30. Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Appendix
A:Guide to Management of Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
B:Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
C: Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions
D:Drug Interactions of Significance in Dentistry
E:Herbal Supplements Used in Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Potential Importance in Dentistry
Answers to Practice Test Questions