The dentist's quick guide to medical conditions / Mea A. Weinberg [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinberg, Mea A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentistry.

Dental therapeutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa ; Chichester, England ; Oxford, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With increasing numbers of dental patients being elderly or having medical conditions, it is important for the dentist to understand how these conditions may impact dental treatment. The Dentist's Quick Guide to Medical Conditions presents the relevant information dentists need-symptoms, diagnostic tests, medications prescribed, and dental management-for each disease and condition. Chapters will focus on each major bodily system, including respiratory, cardiovascular, hematologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, immune, nervous, reproductive, and urinary, as well as chapters on the liver, kidney

Contents:

Gastrointestinal disorders

Medical conditions of the respiratory system

Disorders of the urinary system

Diseases of the endocrine system

Disorders of the cardiovascular system

Pregnancy, lactation and oral contraceptive

Disorders of the liver and gall bladder

Diseases of the neurological system

Psychiatric disorders

Bleeding disorders and drugs that cause bleeding

Blood disorders

Disorders of the musculoskeletal system

HIV and oral care

Radiation and chemotherapy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118953099

1118953096

9781118991473

1118991478

OCLC:

908080377