BookStanley F. Malamed, DDS (Dentist Anesthesiologist, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California).
Summary: "Be prepared to prevent, recognize, and manage life-threatening medical emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 8th Edition helps you learn the skills needed to manage health issues in the dental office or clinic. The text describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively and details the resources that must be on hand to effectively deal with these situations. Written by noted dentistry educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert text includes the latest guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more."--publisher's website.
Contents:
Half title
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
t Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
Prevention
Preparation
Legal considerations
Unconsciousness: general considerations
Vasodepressor syncope
Postural hypotension
Acute adrenal insufficiency
Unconsciousness: differential diagnosis
Respiratory distress: general considerations
Foreign body ingestion and aspiration
Hyperventilation
Asthma
Heart failure and acute pulmonary edema
Respiratory distress: differential diagnosis
Altered consciousness: general considerations
Diabetes mellitus
Thyroid gland dysfunction
Cerebrovascular accident
Altered consciousness: differential diagnosis
Seizures
Drug-related emergencies: general considerations
Drug overdose reactions
Allergy
Drug-related emergencies: differential diagnosis
Chest pain
Stable ischemic heart disease - angina pectoris
Acute coronary syndrome - myocardial infarction
Chest pain: differential diagnosis
Cardiac arrest
Pediatric considerations
Quick-reference section to life-threatening situations.