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L I

P P I

N C O T T

F O R

L I

F E

Be Part of the Transformation.

P

REVENTING

M

EDICAL

E

MERGENCIES

:

U

SE OF THE

M

EDICAL

H

ISTORY IN

D

ENTAL

P

RACTICE

, T

HIRD

E

DITION

Frieda Atherton Pickett

and

JoAnn R. Gurenlian

978-1-4511-9418-0 / July 2014

Prepare your students to identify risk factors and potential emergencies before they occur with

Preventing Medical Emergencies, 3e

. Organized to follow the most recent American Dental

Association Health History form, the book includes easy-to-find follow-up questions for all

conditions, along with clinically relevant treatment plan modifications and strategies for

preventing and managing specific emergencies.

Organized for effective use in a 15-week semester, the Third Edition features the latest

professional guidelines, new information on clinical management of patients with special needs,

all-new teaching resources, and more.

New and Unique Features:

3

Most recent 2014 professional guidelines

—including antibiotic prophylaxis for clients with

joint replacements, American Heart Association guidelines on hypertension, and clinical

guidelines on prevention of mucositis in cancer therapy— keep students current with the latest

best practices in the field.

3

Most recent 2014 ADA/FDA radiographic guidelines

on selecting patients to receive dental

radiographs and using patient assessments when making the decision enhance student decision

making and critical thinking skills.

3

Most recent 2014 coverage of pediatric blood pressure values

provides guidance on when to

refer for medical evaluation.

3

The most current ADA Health History form

used throughout the book reflects current best

practices.

3

New content on managing care for patients with special needs

, including web resources for

care of special needs patients, prepares students for specific risk assessment and management

challenges.

3

New box on clinical management

for patients with special needs, such as cystic fibrosis,

intellectual disabilities, and traumatic brain injury, prepares readers for effective practice.

3

New boxes on condition-specific follow-up questions

provide readers with additional tools

they can use to obtain a more thorough patient history.

3

A new full color presentation

of dental conditions and a new pedagogically effective design

improve student understanding and make key information easier to locate.

3

The only text to focus on prevention of medical emergencies

, the book shows readers how to

use medical history review to identify clinical conditions and potential risks in patients with

compromised health.

3

Real world case studies

with accompanying questions bring concepts to life and demonstrate

preventable emergencies in patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including

diabetes, pregnancy, coronary artery disease, and more.

3

Unique, easy to find follow-up questions

for all conditions on the most recent ADA Health

History form help students obtain more detailed patient histories, identify potential risks, and

make appropriate treatment plan modifications. Explanations of the questions are included on

a comprehensive health history.

3

Step-by-step procedures

for preventing medical emergencies, as well as for effectively

managing those emergencies that do occur, prepare readers for safe patient practice.

For more information please visit thePoint.lww.com!

Instructor Resources:

3

A NEW Electronic Test Bank saves you time by

providing a wide range of pre-created, chapter-

specific questions.

3

A NEW chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint

Presentation speeds lecture preparation.

Student Resources:

3

Summary Case Studies Online combine and

summarize topics in chapters 1-4; 5-8; 9-10; and

11-13. Each summary case study presents patients

with multiple conditions to give students

additional practice in assessing and managing

potential risks.

3

Image Bank gives students online access to the

book’s images for study on the go.

3

eBook available for purchase