Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-77615-8 (ISBN)
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»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.
Key Features:
- Logical format reflects the way emergencies are encountered in a dental practice, with chapters organized by commonly seen clinical signs and symptoms, such as unconsciousness or altered consciousness, respiratory distress, seizures, allergic reactions, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.
- Step-by-step procedures include detailed, sequential instructions for stabilizing and treating patients (PCABD) in common medical emergencies.
- Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques with realistic clarity.
- Summary tables and boxes make it easy to find essential concepts and information.
- Quick-reference algorithms in the appendix include step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in common emergency situations.
- A differential diagnosis chapter ends each of the book’s parts on common emergencies.
- An enhanced eBook version is included with each new print purchase, featuring a fully searchable version of the text, an image collection, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and more!
Dr. Stanley F. 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
Appendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 450 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin ► Klinik und Praxis |
| ISBN-10 | 0-323-77615-9 / 0323776159 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-77615-8 / 9780323776158 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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