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N C O T T
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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.
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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