title: Preoperative medical evaluation: part 2: pulmonary, endocrine, renal, and miscellaneous considerations.
abstract: A thorough assessment of a patient's medical status is standard practice when dental care is provided. Although this is true for procedures performed under local anesthesia alone, the information gathered may be viewed somewhat differently if the dentist is planning to provide sedation or general anesthesia as an adjunct to dental treatment. This article, the second of a 2-part sequence on preoperative assessment, will address pulmonary and other noncardiovascular disorders.
authors.affiliation: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, USA. dan.becker@sinclair.edu
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology