Preventing medical emergencies
Subtitle: use of the medical history
By: Frieda Atherton Pickett, JoAnn R. Gurenlian.
Contributors: Gurenlian, JoAnn R.; Pickett, Frieda Atherton.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781582558400
Subjects: Interviewing in dentistry; Medical emergencies -- Prevention; Dental emergencies -- Prevention; Oral manifestations of general diseases; Sick -- Dental care; Dental Offices; Emergencies; Iatrogenic Disease -- prevention & control; Medical History Taking
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Medical history / Frieda Atherton Pickett, JoAnn R. Gurenlian. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Using the health history to prevent emergencies; title: Medical information and screening questions; title: The dental history; title: Medical information : health status and current drug therapy; title: Medical information : total joint replacement and bisphosphonate medications; title: Allergies to drugs, environmental substances, foods, and metals; title: Substance abuse; title: Women's issues and antibiotic prophylaxis; title: Blood-related abnormalities and diseases; title: Medical conditions involving immunosuppression; title: Medical conditions involving the cardiovascular system; title: Medical conditions involving neurologic disorders; title: Medical conditions involving gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory disease; title: Medical conditions involving glaucoma, the kidney, and thyroid disorders; title: Analysis of information with clinical applications.