Full Description
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.
Covers most commonly encountered chronic medical problems in a dental context
Systematic and organised to provide easy cross-referencing
Includes useful features such as summaries of key information and comparisons of similar conditions
Fully illustrated throughout with colour clinical photography
Contents
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
