Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 7e

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-81-312-4305-3
Verlag: Elsevier India

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm

Be prepared to handle life-threatening dental emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 7th Edition helps you learn the skills needed to manage medical emergencies in the dental office or clinic. It describes how to recognize and manage medical emergencies promptly and proactively, and details the resources that must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations. This edition includes new guidelines for drug-related emergencies, cardiac arrest, and more. Written by respected educator Dr. Stanley Malamed, this expert resource provides dental professionals with the tools for implementing a basic action plan for managing medical emergencies.

"It successfully fulfils its aim of stimulating all members of the dental team to improve and maintain their skills in the effective prevention, recognition and management of medical emergencies." Reviewed by European Journal of Orthodontics, March 2015

".very easy to read and provides a very comprehensive reference for a variety of medical emergencies." Reviewed by S.McKernon on behalf of British Dental Journal, July 2015
- A 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, drug-related emergencies, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.
- Step-by-step procedures include detailed, numbered instructions for stabilizing and treating victims (PCABD) in common medical emergencies.
- Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques in 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malamed, Stanley F.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Zahnmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: PREVENTION1. Introduction2. Prevention3. Preparation4. Legal ConsiderationsPART TWO: UNCONSCIOUSNESS5. Unconsciousness: General Considerations6. Vasodepressor Syncope7. Postural Hypotension8. Acute Adrenal Insufficiency9. Unconsciousness: Differential DiagnosisPART THREE: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS10. Respiratory Distress: General Considerations11. Foreign Body Airway Obstruction12. Hyperventilation13. Asthma 14. Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema15. Respiratory Distress: Differential DiagnosisPART FOUR: ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS16. Altered Consciousness: General Considerations17. Diabetes Mellitus: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia18. Thyroid Gland Dysfunction19. Cerebrovascular Accident20. Altered Consciousness: Differential DiagnosisPART FIVE: SEIZURES21. SeizuresPART SIX: DRUG-RELATED EMERGENCIES22. Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations23. Drug Overdose Reactions24. Allergy25. Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential DiagnosisPART SEVEN: CHEST PAIN26. Chest Pain: General Considerations27. Angina Pectoris28. Acute Myocardial Infarction 29. Chest Pain: Differential DiagnosisPART EIGHT: CARDIAC ARREST30. Cardiac Arrest 31. Pediatric ConsiderationsAppendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations

Über Autor(innen)

Malamed, Stanley F.
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.