Book

Malamed, Stanley F., 1944- author.

Medical emergencies in the dental office / Stanley F. Malamed, DDS.

Eighth edition.

St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2023]

xvi, 554 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

"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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. Prevention. Introduction -- Prevention -- Preparation -- Legal considerations -- Part two. Unconsciousness. Unconsciousness: general considerations -- Vasodepressor syncope -- Postural hypotension -- Acute adrenal insufficiency -- Unconsciousness: differential diagnosis -- Part Three. Respiratory distress. Respiratory distress: general consoderations -- Foreign body ingestion and aspiration -- Hyperventilation -- Asthma -- Heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- Respiratory distress: differential diagnosis -- Part four. Altered consciousness. Altered consciousness: general considerations -- Diabetes mellitus -- hyroid gland dysfunction -- Cerebrovascular accident -- Altered consciousness: differential diagnosis -- Part five. Seizures. Seizures -- Part six. Drug-related emergencies. Drug-related emergencies: general considerations -- Drug overdose reactions -- -- Allergy -- Drug-related emergencies: differential diagnosis -- Part seven. Chest pain. Chest pain -- Stable ischemic heart disease: Angina pectoris -- Acute coronary syndrome: myocardial infarction -- Chest pain: differential diagnosis -- Part eight. Cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest -- Pediatric considerations -- Appendix: Quick-reference section to life-threatening situations.

RC86.8 .M34 2023

9780323776158

0323776159

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