Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 10th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
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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- 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.
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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
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Craig Miller, DMD, MS, University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, 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, 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, Eric T Stoopler, DMD, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and Alexander Ross Kerr, DDS, Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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