Key Topics In Human Diseases For Dental Students

by Sooriakumaran; Prasanna

• ISBN13: 9781841844350
• ISBN10: 1841844357
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-05-05
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Human Diseases is now often a mandatory component of training for dentists, however, the amount of material to master can be overwhelming. Key Topics in Human Diseases for Dental Students provides a broad knowledge-base in key areas, allowing readers to rapidly acquire an understanding of the principles and practice that apply to the management of the common and important acute and chronic diseases that dentists may encounter in their patients. The text is carefully presented to highlight the essential facts a reader should take from each chapter. The book contains the information readers need for clinical guidance and provides rapid access to concise details and facts.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Dedication	viii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Abdominal aortic aneurysms	1	(2)
Acute abdominal pain	3	(7)
Adrenal disorders	10	(4)
Allergy and anaphylaxis	14	(4)
Anaemia	18	(6)
Anaesthesia and sedation	24	(5)
Arthritis	29	(5)
Asthma	34	(4)
Back pain	38	(5)
Bleeding tendency	43	(6)
Breast cancer	49	(4)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	53	(4)
Colorectal cancer	57	(3)
Dermatological conditions	60	(5)
Diabetes mellitus	65	(6)
Epilepsy	71	(7)
Gallstones	78	(4)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	82	(3)
Haematological malignancies	85	(7)
Head injury	92	(5)
Heart failure	97	(5)
Hernias	102	(4)
HIV and AIDS	106	(7)
Hypertension	113	(5)
Infection control and MRSA	118	(3)
Infective endocarditis	121	(5)
Inflammatory bowel disease	126	(5)
Ischaemic heart disease	131	(6)
Liver disease	137	(7)
Lung cancer	144	(4)
Meningitis	148	(5)
Neck swellings	153	(5)
Nerve injuries	158	(5)
Pain and analgesia	163	(5)
Pneumonia	168	(5)
Postoperative complications	173	(6)
Principles of management of cancer	179	(3)
Principles of neoplasia	182	(4)
Prostate cancer	186	(3)
Renal disease	189	(8)
Sexually transmitted diseases	197	(5)
Shock and haemorrhage	202	(4)
Stroke	206	(4)
Thromboembolic disease	210	(3)
Thyroid disorders	213	(4)
Transplantation	217	(2)
Trauma and advanced trauma life support (ATLS)	219	(4)
Tuberculosis	223	(4)
Upper respiratory tract infections	227	(4)
Urinary tract infections	231	(3)
Further reading	234	(1)
Index	235