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 antiinflammatory 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 HIV 46 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 antiÂ]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, haematoÂ]oncology 310 20B Haemostasis 322 20C Transfusion medicine 329 21 Medical emergencies 334 M Greenwood Appendix: normal reference ranges 346 Index 347.