Common Medical Conditions A Guide for the Dental Team

by Bain, Steve; Hamburger, John; Scully, Crispian

• ISBN13: 9781405185936
• ISBN10: 1405185937
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-19
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Common Medical Conditions: A Guide for the Dental Team is an invaluable reference outlining the clinical features, diagnosis, management and dental relevance of 50 of the most commonly encountered chronic medical problems in the developed world.Written by an internationally renowned and experienced team of authors the book includes full colour photographs throughout, as well as case studies with accompanying questions and answers to illustrate each condition. For ease of reference the book is organised by systems with sections on: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic and Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Hematological, Mental Health, Neurological, Osteoarticular, Mucocutaneous and Infectious diseases.

Author Biography

Crispian Scully - Dean and Director of Studies and Research, Eastman Dental Institute; Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London; Professor of Special Needs Dentistry, UCL. Professor Scully has published over 770 MEDLINE papers; about 300 original research papers in these fields, about 200 review articles, 100 chapters in books, 50 clinical papers and over 40 books. In 2000 he was honoured with the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Steve Bain - Professor of Medicine (Diabetes), University of Wales, Swansea & Honorary Consultant Physician, Swansea NHS Trust, Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

John Hamburger - Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Cardiovascular conditions	p. 1
Atheroma	p. 1
Coronary artery disease	p. 1
Angina pectoris	p. 5
Myocardial infarction	p. 7
Hypertension	p. 11
Congenital heart disease	p. 14
Infective endocarditis	p. 16
Respiratory conditions	p. 19
Lung cancer	p. 19
Asthma	p. 21
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	p. 24
Metabolic and endocrine conditions	p. 27
Pregnancy	p. 27
Breast cancer	p. 30
Diabetes mellitus	p. 31
Alcoholism	p. 40
Chronic liver disease	p. 44
Chronic kidney disease	p. 48
Thyrotoxicosis	p. 53
Cushing disease and Cushing syndrome	p. 54
Addison disease	p. 56
Gastrointestinal conditions	p. 61
Peptic ulcer disease	p. 61
Stomach (gastric) cancer	p. 63
Inflammatory bowel disease	p. 65
Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy)	p. 71
Colon cancer (colorectal cancer)	p. 73
Haematological conditions	p. 75
Anaemia	p. 75
Von Willebrand disease	p. 79
Haemophilias	p. 80
Leukaemias	p. 83
Thrombocytopaenias	p. 86
Mental health conditions	p. 89
Anxiety and stress	p. 89
Depression	p. 90
Eating disorders	p. 93
Schizophrenia	p. 95
Neurological conditions	p. 99
Bell palsy	p. 99
Cerebrovascular accident	p. 101
Epilepsy	p. 104
Multiple sclerosis	p. 108
Dementia	p. 110
Osteoarticular conditions	p. 113
Osteoarthritis	p. 113
Rheumatoid arthritis	p. 115
Gout	p. 119
Sjögren syndrome	p. 121
Mucocutaneous conditions	p. 125
Allergy	p. 125
Lichen planus	p. 129
Behçet disease	p. 131
Erythema multiforme	p. 133
Pemphigoid	p. 136
Pemphigus	p. 138
Scleroderma	p. 140
Systemic lupus erythematosus	p. 143
Infectious diseases	p. 145
HTV infection and AIDS	p. 145
Herpesviruses: Herpes simplex virus (HSV: human herpesviruses type 1 and 2) infections	p. 149
Herpesviruses: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV: human herpesvirus type 3) infections	p. 152
Herpesviruses: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV: human herpesvirus type 4) infections	p. 154
Tuberculosis	p. 155
Syphilis	p. 158
Index	p. 161
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