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Main description:
Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient is an essential guide to common medical conditions that may alter the dental management of patients. This updated, concise reference provides the information you need to care for these patients.
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 DISEASES
7. Pulmonary Disease
8. Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
9. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
PART FOUR GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES
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 (Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Thyroiditis, and Neoplastic Disease)
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: A Guide to Management of Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Appendix B: Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
Appendix C: Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions
Appendix D: Drug Interactions of Significance to Dentistry
Appendix E: Alternative and Complementary Drugs
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