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Table of Contents
Contributors viii
Preface to the First Edition xi
Preface to the Second Edition xii
Acknowledgements xiii
About the companion website xiv
1 Clinical examination and history taking 1
M Greenwood
2 Inflammation and anti‐inflammatory drugs 11
CM Robinson and RA Seymour
3 Principles of infection and infection control 21
S Waugh, E Ong, S Hogg, K Orr, JG Meechan, RA Seymour, M Greenwood, C Taylor and G Toms
3A Sterilisation, disinfection and antiseptics 22
3b Principles of infection and infection control, diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections 27
3C Viruses and antiviral agents relevant to dentistry 38
3d Infection with immunodeficiency virus and implications for the oral cavity: Infection with HIV46 3E Fungi and antifungal agents 53
4 Immunological disease 55
C Stroud and H Bourne
5 Cardiovascular disorders 67
RH Jay, G Stansby, T Barakat, RA Seymour, JG Meechan, CM Robinson, m Greenwood, S Hogg and A Balakrishnan
5A Introduction to cardiovascular disease (CVD) 68
5B Heart failure 78
5C Cardiac arrhythmias 81
5D Valvular heart disease 84
5E Hypertension 87
5F Anticoagulants, drugs affecting blood clotting 92
5G Dental implications of CVD 95
5H Peripheral vascular and cardiac surgical disorders 97
6 Respiratory disorders 107
SJ Bourke and M Greenwood
7 Gastrointestinal disorders 120
M Greenwood, JG meechan and JR Adams
8 Renal disorders 131
EK Montgomery, JA Sayer, AL Brown and M Greenwood
9 Neurology and special senses 145
M Greenwood, RI macleod, RH Jay, JG meechan, P Griffiths, N Ali and RJ Banks
9A Neurology 146
9b Ent 152
9C Neurological disorders and dental practice 155
9D Stroke, speech and swallowing 161
9E Ophthalmology 165
9 F Anticonvulsant and anti‐Parkinsonian drugs 170
10 Shock 173
S Clark
11 Musculoskeletal disorders 179
F Birrell, M Greenwood and RH Jay
12 Dermatology and mucosal lesions 194
K Staines
13 Endocrinology and diabetes 208
RH Jay, M Greenwood and JG Meechan
14 Pain and anxiety control 222
CC Currie, J Durham and JG Meechan
15 Adverse drug reactions and interactions 234
RA Seymour and M Greenwood
16 General oncology 251
CM Robinson and PJ Thomson
17 Child health 265
FE Hogg and RR Welbury
18 Medicine for the elderly 277
RH Jay
19 Psychiatric disorders 283
SJ Brown, M Greenwood and JG Meechan
19A General psychiatry 284
19B Drug abuse 304
19C Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs 307
20 Haematology 309
J Hanley, A Lennard and S Mathia
20A General haematology, haemato‐oncology 310
20B Haemostasis 322
20C Transfusion medicine 329
21 Medical emergencies 334
M Greenwood
Appendix: normal reference ranges 346
Index 347
