Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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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. An enhanced eBook is included with each new print purchase, featuring a complete, fully searchable version of the text, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and much more - available on a variety of devices.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-05-04
Mått216 x 276 x undefined mm
Vikt1 130 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor576
Upplaga8
FörlagElsevier Health Sciences
ISBN9780323776158

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Dr. Malamed, a dentist anesthesiologist, graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1969. He completed his residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York before serving for 2 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. He is now an Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry U.S.C. in Los Angeles where he joined the staff in 1973 and retired from full-time teaching in 2013. Dr. Malamed has authored more than 160 scientific papers, 17 chapters in various medical and dental journals and textbooks and has authored 3 textbooks and 2 interactive DVDs in the areas of physical evaluation, emergency medicine, local and general anesthesia and sedation.

Part 1: Prevention 1. Introduction 2. Prevention 3. Preparation 4. Legal Considerations Part 2: Unconsciousness 5. Unconsciousness: General Considerations 6. Vasodepressor Syncope 7. Postural Hypotension 8. Acute Adrenal Insufficiency 9. Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis Part 3: Respiratory Distress 10. Respiratory Distress: General Considerations 11. Foreign Body Airway Obstruction 12. Hyperventilation 13. Asthma 14. Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema 15. Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis Part 4: Altered Consciousness 16. Altered Consciousness: General Considerations 17. Diabetes Mellitus: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia 18. Thyroid Gland Dysfunction 19. Cerebrovascular Accident 20. Altered Consciousness: Differential Diagnosis Part 5: Seizures 21. Seizures Part 6: Drug-Related Emergencies 22. Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations 23. Drug Overdose Reactions 24. Allergy 25. Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis Part 7: Chest Pain 26. Chest Pain: General Considerations 27. Angina Pectoris 28. Acute Myocardial Infarction 29. Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis Part 8: Cardiac Arrest 30. Cardiac Arrest 31. Pediatric Considerations

"..it is very easy to read and provides a very comprehensive reference for a variety of medical emergencies. Each medical emergency is given a very detailed background of risk factors, pathophysiology, prevention and clinical manifestations before management of the condition is discussed." -Reviewed by S.McKernon on behalf of British Dental Journal, July 2015"This book promises to be a key source of information for all members of the dental team in all care settings and of immense value for those involved in developing training and lectures on this topic, especially with the latest online components available." -Reviewed by L. Khamashta Ledezma on behalf of European Journal of Orthodontics, February 2015