Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 10th Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780323809474

Publication Date: 05-02-2023

Page Count: 608

Imprint: Mosby

List Price: $94.99

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Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition, is thoroughly revised to give students 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 students with in-depth details and overall summaries required for understanding and applying medical concepts in dentistry.

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Key Features
- NEW! Thoroughly revised content provides the most current, evidence-based information needed to make dental management decisions
- 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
- NEW! An ebook version is included with print purchase. The ebook allows students 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
- UPDATED! Information correlating to the revised INBDE exam prepares students for the boards
- Logical organization of conditions makes it easy for students to understand and follow the material as they prepare to treat patients
- Evidence-based process for creating a medical-risk score enables students to determine whether the benefit of treatment outweighs the risk of a complication
- Standardized assessment process helps students ascertain the severity and potential impact of common medical disorders
- Over 400 color images provide a visual guide and highlight key information
- Dental management box in each chapter allows students to locate important information for evaluating and providing care for a medically compromised patient
- Dental management summary table summarizes important factors for consideration in the dental management of medically compromised patients
New to This Edition
- 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

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
Authors

Craig Miller, DMD, MS, University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, Nelson L. Rhodus, DMD, MPH, Morse Distinguished Professor and Director, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry and College of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Nathaniel S Treister, DMD, Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Chief of the Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Eric T. Stoopler, DMD, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and Alexander Ross Kerr, DDS, MSD, Director, Oral Medicine; Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA