- Highlights the main points of human diseases and their relevance to oral healthcare in a practical way
- Gives particular focus on areas that are of major concern to dentistry and oral healthcare e.g. allergies, bleeding tendencies, endocrine disorders - especially diabetes - gravid patients, hepatitis and other transmissible diseases, and malignant disease
- Explains the process of risk assessment, pain and anxiety control, patient access and positioning, treatment modification and drug use
- 'Relevance for Dentistry' boxes highlight the most crucial aspects of specific conditions
- Contains new national and international guidelines, further reading and up-to-date websites
- More than meets the needs of the UK General Dental Council (GDC) document 'Preparing for practice; Dental team learning outcomes for registration'.
- Ideal for all dental students, general dental practitioners and hospital-based dentists together with other oral healthcare staff who need to keep up to date with medical knowledge
Prepared by an author of international renown, Scully's Handbook of Medical Problems in Dentistry offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-carry format. Containing over 250 colour photographs, artworks and tables, many of which have never been published before, this useful guide covers the main conditions seen in clinical practice together with their relevance to oral health care.
Key Features
- Highlights the main points of human diseases and their relevance to oral healthcare in a practical way
- Gives particular focus on areas that are of major concern to dentistry and oral healthcare e.g. allergies, bleeding tendencies, endocrine disorders - especially diabetes - gravid patients, hepatitis and other transmissible diseases, and malignant disease
- Explains the process of risk assessment, pain and anxiety control, patient access and positioning, treatment modification and drug use
- 'Relevance for Dentistry' boxes highlight the most crucial aspects of specific conditions
- Contains new national and international guidelines, further reading and up-to-date websites
- More than meets the needs of the UK General Dental Council (GDC) document 'Preparing for practice; Dental team learning outcomes for registration'.
- Ideal for all dental students, general dental practitioners and hospital-based dentists together with other oral healthcare staff who need to keep up to date with medical knowledge
| ISBN | 9780702046483 |
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| Author Information | By Crispian Scully, CBE, MD, PhD, MDS, MRCS, BSc, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, FSB, DSc, DChD, DMed (HC), Dr.hc , Director: WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; King James IV Professor Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh); Emeritus Professor: UCL (London) and Visiting Professor; Universities of Athens, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Plymouth |
| Table of Content | 1 Health Health promotion Health hazards 2 Healthcare Medical history Preoperative assessment Preoperative planning Analgesia and behaviour management Consent Culture 3 Main emergencies Emergency procedure Management of common emergencies 4 Age and gender Children Men's health Bladder cancer Prostate cancer Prostate hypertrophy Testicular cancer Older patients Women's health Breast cancer Cervical cancer Ovarian cancer Uterine cancer Pregnancy Menopause 5 System synopses Cardiovascular Aortic valve disease Cardiac arrhythmias Cardiac failure Cardiomyopathies Cerebrovascular accidents Congenital heart disease Endocarditis Hypertension Ischaemic heart disease Mitral valve disease Myocardial infarction Rheumatic fever Surgery Thrombosis Endocrine and metabolic Acromegaly Addison disease Cushing's syndrome Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus Hyperparathyroidism Hyperthyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Hypopituitarism (Dwarfism) Hypothyroidism Obesity Gastrointestinal Coeliac disease Colorectal cancer Crohn's disease Cystic fibrosis Diverticular disease Gastric cancer Gastric ulcer (see Peptic ulcer) Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Head and neck cancer Irritable bowel disease Oesophageal carcinoma Peptic ulcer Pancreatitis Pancreatic cancer Ulcerative colitis Genito-urinary Chronic kidney disease Kidney cancer Kidney stones Nephrotic syndrome Pyelonephritis Haematological Anaemia Haemophilias Leukaemias Lymphomas Myeloma (Myelomatosis, Kahler disease) Neutrophil defects Thrombocytopenia Hepatic Hepatitis Liver diseases Immunological Allergies Immunodeficiencies (Primary) Lupus erythematosus Scleroderma Sjögren syndrome Mental Alzheimer disease (Alzheimer dementia) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Autism Body dysmorphic disorder Depression Eating disorders Mania Obsessive-compulsive disorder Panic disorder Phobias Schizophrenia Self-harm Mucocutaneous Erythema multiforme Lichen planus Pemphigoid Pemphigus Skin cancers Musculoskeletal Ankylosing spondylitis Gout Osteoarthritis (Osteoarthrosis) Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteoporosis Paget disease of bone Rheumatoid arthritis Rickets and osteomalacia Neurological Brain tumours Epilepsy Migraine Multiple sclerosis (Disseminated sclerosis) Myasthenia gravis Parkinsonism Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias Trigeminal neuralgia Respiratory Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Pneumonia Sarcoidosis 6 Trauma Facial trauma Head injury Non-accidental injury Spinal trauma 7 Infections A range of infections Candidosis (candidiasis) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Endocarditis (see Cardiovascular disease) Gonorrhoea Gonorrhoea Herpes viruses Healthcare Associated Infections HIV/AIDS Human papilloma viruses (HPV) Syphilis Tuberculosis 8 Chemical dependence (drug addiction: substance abuse) Chemical dependence Alcohol use Amphetamine use Cocaine and crack use Ecstasy (methylene-dioxy methamphetamine) use Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use Inhalant use Legal highs Marijuana use Nicotine use Opioid and heroin use 9 Therapeutic modalities Adverse reactions to drugs Anti-thrombotic agents Biological therapies Chemotherapy Complementary and alternative medicine Graft versus host disease Haemodialysis Immunosuppressive treatment Implanted devices Palliative and end of life care Radiotherapy Splenectomy Steroids (corticosteroids) Transplantation 10 Disability, vulnerability and impairment Bedbound patients Cerebral palsy Clefts Disability and impairment Down syndrome Hearing impairment Learning disability and impairment Paralyses (head and neck) Paraplegia Physically disabled patients (see also specific conditions) Visual impairment Vulnerable groups Appendix: Normal test values |
| Publication Date | 26-05-2016 |
| Pages | 470 |
| Trim | 234 x 156 (6 1/8 x 9 1/4) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
