Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
- 10th Edition - June 30, 2023
- Latest edition
- Authors: Craig Miller, Nelson L. Rhodus, Nathaniel S Treister, Eric T. Stoopler, Alexander Ross Kerr
- Language: English
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**
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.
Undergraduate and graduate dental students; dental hygiene students
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
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
- Edition: 10
- Latest edition
- Published: June 30, 2023
- Language: English
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Craig Miller
Craig S. Miller, DMD, MS, Professor of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, and Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, is the director of the Externship in Oral Medicine Program at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He is board-certified in Oral Medicine and board-eligible in oral and maxillofacial radiology, with over 35 years’ experience in the diagnosis and management of medically compromised patients.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of Dentistry, Lexington, Kentucky, USANR
Nelson L. Rhodus
Nelson L, Rhodus, DMD, MPH, is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences in the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, and Director of the Oral Medicine and Xerostomia Clinics.
Affiliations and expertise
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, USANT
Nathaniel S Treister
Affiliations and expertise
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, USAES
Eric T. Stoopler
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAAK
Alexander Ross Kerr
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Oral Medicine; Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA