Main description:

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.

NEW! Thoroughly revised content provides the most current, evidence-based information you need to make dental management decisions.
UPDATED! Information correlating to the revised INBDE exam prepares you for the boards.
NEW! An ebook version is included with print purchase. The ebook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, patient-based questions are included.
UPDATED! Revised coverage of Women's Health addresses issues specific to women that can impact dental management.
NEW! Completely revised chapter on Cancer discusses essential considerations for the oral care of these patients.
NEW! Key Points at the beginning of each chapter highlight important content to guide study efforts.

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