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Common Medical Conditions
A Guide for the Dental Team
Steve Bain (Author), John Hamburger (Author), Crispian Scully (Author)
9781405185936, Wiley
Hardback, published 29 December 2009
176 pages
25.4 x 19.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.581 kg
"The book should be of value to undergraduate and postgraduate dental professionals, and junior hospital dental staff and additionally as a succinct and accessible reference text for the general dental practitioner and team." (BDA News, 1 March 2011) "The book is published in hardback which should make it very durable. It will be of great value to all members of the dental team as well as students revising for examinations and busy practitioners requiring rapid access to the topics in an easy-to-read form. The authors' knowledge of both the subject material and their experience in practice and instructing students means that the book is full of essential information laid out clearly and in an understandable way." (Dental Update, 1 December 2010)
Common Medical Conditions Common Medical Conditions: A Guide for the Dental Team is an invaluable reference in the Dental Update series of clinical resources outlining the clinical features, clinical signs, diagnosis, management and dental relevance of the most commonly encountered chronic medical problems in the developed world. Written by an internationally renowned and experienced team of authors, the book is a quick and ready illustrated reference giving essential information in an oral health care context to common medical conditions. Designed for easy reference, the book is organised by systems with sections on: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic and Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Haematological, Mental Health, Neurological, Osteoarticular, Mucocutaneous and Infectious Diseases.
Preface v Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Conditions 1 Atheroma 1 Coronary artery disease 1 Angina pectoris 5 Myocardial infarction 7 Hypertension 11 Congenital heart disease 14 Infective endocarditis 16 Chapter 2 Respiratory Conditions 19 Lung cancer 19 Asthma 21 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 24 Chapter 3 Metabolic and Endocrine Conditions 27 Pregnancy 27 Breast cancer 30 Diabetes mellitus 31 Alcoholism 40 Chronic liver disease 44 Chronic kidney disease 48 Thyrotoxicosis 53 Cushing disease and Cushing syndrome 54 Addison disease 56 Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal Conditions 61 Peptic ulcer disease 61 Stomach (gastric) cancer 63 Inflammatory bowel disease 65 Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) 71 Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) 73 Chapter 5 Haematological Conditions 75 Anaemia 75 Von Willebrand disease 79 Haemophilias 80 Leukaemias 83 Thrombocytopaenias 86 Chapter 6 Mental Health Conditions 89 Anxiety and stress 89 Depression 90 Eating disorders 93 Schizophrenia 95 Chapter 7 Neurological Conditions 99 Bell palsy 99 Cerebrovascular accident 101 Epilepsy 104 Multiple sclerosis 108 Dementia 110 Chapter 8 Osteoarticular Conditions 113 Osteoarthritis 113 Rheumatoid arthritis 115 Gout 119 Sjögren syndrome 121 Chapter 9 Mucocutaneous Conditions 125 Allergy 125 Lichen planus 129 Behçet disease 131 Erythema multiforme 133 Pemphigoid 136 Pemphigus 138 Scleroderma 140 Systemic lupus erythematosus 143 Chapter 10 Infectious Diseases 145 HIV infection and AIDS 145 Herpesviruses: Herpes simplex virus (HSV: human herpesviruses type 1 and 2) infections 149 Herpesviruses: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV: human herpesvirus type 3) infections 152 Herpesviruses: Epstein−Barr virus (EBV: human herpesvirus type 4) infections 154 Tuberculosis 155 Syphilis 158 Index 161
Subject Areas: Other branches of medicine [MM]
