ISBN:
9780702065583
Copyright:
2014
Publication Date:
05-27-2014
Page Count:
832
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$112.00
Scully's Medical Problems in Dentistry - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition
by Crispian Scully, MD, PhD
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780702065583
Copyright:
2014
Publication Date:
05-27-2014
Page Count:
832
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$112.00
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- Helps understanding of the relevant illness as identified from the patient’s history, physical examination and investigations;
- Shows readers how to present a succinct and, when appropriate, unified list of all problems that could influence oral health care and formulate a diagnosis/treatment plan for each problem;
- Emphasises the need to appreciate issues of access and informed consent, preventive oral health care and the avoidance of harm;
- Enables the reader to develop strategies to identify patients at risk of medical problems, to assess the severity of those risks and, where necessary, to recognize the need for referral;
- Places emphasis on good communication between all health-care professionals, and between HCPs and patients;
- Emphasises the need to take into account people’s cultural needs and preferences as well as deal with patients who may have additional needs such as physical, sensory or learning disabilities;
- User-friendly format allows ease of access to information whether for exam revision purposes or for a specific issue confronting staff in a busy clinical environment.
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- Includes an array of new disorders ranging from hypersensitivity syndrome to neuropathic pain;
- Discusses recent updates in pharmacology and other aspects of medical intervention, including the use of biological therapies;
- Explores new areas such as cosmetic and other implants, dental materials hypersensitivity, drugs and dietary interactions and new aspects of alternative medicine;
- Other issues include elder maltreatment, care of vulnerable people, treatment of sexual minorities, new substance abuse and self-harm;
- Explores the link between periodontal infection and various systemic diseases;
- New national and international guidelines, selected recent references and up-to-date websites.
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SECTION A: GENERAL
- Medical emergencies
- Medical history, examination, investigations and risk assessment
- Perioperative care
- Signs and symptoms
- Cardiovascular medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders
- Haematology
- Hepatology
- Mental health
- Mucosal, oral and cutaneous disorders
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Otorhinolaryngology/Maxillofacial disorders
- Respiratory medicine
- Rheumatology and orthopaedics
- Allergies
- Autoimmune disease
- Immunity, inflammatory disorders, and immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infections and infestations
- Malignant disease
- Metabolic disorders
- Trauma, burns and abuse
- Age and gender issues
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Dietary factors and health and disease
- Impairment and disability
- Materials and drugs
- Minority groups
- Occupational hazards
- Reproductive (sexual) health
- Sports, travel and leisure, and pets
- Substance dependence
- Transplantation and tissue regeneration
- Health promotion
- Eponymous and acronymous diseases and signs
SECTION B: ORGAN SYSTEMS MEDICINE
SECTION C: OTHER SYSTEMS MEDICINE
SECTION D: OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
SECTION E: APPENDIX
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