Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office - Stanley F. Malamed

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

Buch | Softcover
592 Seiten | Ausstattung: Softcover & eBook
2022 | 8. Auflage
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-323-77615-8 (ISBN)
99,95 inkl. MwSt
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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.

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
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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