LWW's Dental Hygiene Bookshelf

Preventing Medical Emergencies: Use ofthe Medical History, Second EditionFrieda Pickett RDH, MSJoAnn Gurenlan RDH, PhDInstructor andStudent Resources:•Case Studies•Image Bank•Full Text OnlineOctober 2009/ 352 pp./ Approx. 25 illus./ 978-1-58255-840-0Features:•Key Terms with definitions•Learning Objectives•Test Questions•Answers to test questions located at the end of each chapter withpage numbers indicating where the correct answer is located•Follows the outline of the ADA's Medical History form•Easy to find "follow-up" questions for all conditions on the mostrecent American Dental Association Health History form andappropriate treatment plan modifications•Explanations given for the questions included on a comprehensivehealth history•Step-by-step procedures•Information on potential risks for emergency situations, clinicallyrelevant treatment plan modifications, strategies to prevent theemergency, and strategies to manage the emergency•Specifically created for medical history review to identify clinicalconditions for the patient with compromised health•Each section begins with the pathogenesis (the origin of a disease)of the specific condition, the relevance of the disease condition todental treatment, and management of specific emergencies•Text organized into a 15-week self-study to fit into a semester