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Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office by
S F Malamed
ISBN 1556644205 Publisher: Mosby
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Book Description
This is a textbook for dental and dental auxiliary students and is reference for
use by the entire dental team. Its purpose is to enable dental professionals to
improve and maintain their skills for the prevention of medical emergencies. It
provides instruction on preparing for, recognising, and managing the emergency,
should it occur, to diminish the danger. The book is arranged in eight sections.
The first concentrates on the prevention of emergencies through thorough
physical and psychological evaluation and an accurate assessment of the patient;
it also stresses the importance of being prepared, should unpreventable
emergencies occur. The remaining sections address specific types of emergencies:
unconsciousness, respiratory difficulty, altered consciousness, seizures,
drug-related emergencies, chest pain, and cardiac arrest. The format is
organized around signs and symptoms, and presents the appropriate management in
a step-by-step fashion. The appendix provides a quick reference section
(algorithms) for life-threatening situations. Dr. Malamed is considered on of
the world's leading authorities in this area.
Synopsis
Emphasises prevention of emergencies * Organised according to signs and symptoms
* Includes current guidelines for CPR (per American Heart Association) *
Algorithms provide quick reference to management of specific emergency
situations * Initialism * Positioning
Airway * Breathing * Circulation * Definitive Management * has been added to
each clinical situation discussion to help the reader correlate information for
handling emergencies * PABCD follows the American Heart Association guidelines
for CPR. * Management summary boxes for testing knowledge have been updated. *
Contains the 1997 AHA recommendations for prophylactic antibiotics and emergency
cardiac procedures.
Contents
Section
I Prevention
1 Introduction
2 Prevention
3 Preparation
4 Medicolegal Considerations |
Section Vi Drug-Related Emergencies
22 Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations
23 Drug Overdose Reactions
24 Allergy
25 Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis |
Section
Ii Unconsciousness
5 Unconsciousness: General Considerations
6 Vasodepressor Syncope
7 Postural Hypotension
8 Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
9 Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis |
Section
Vii Chest Pain
26 Chest Pain: General Considerations
27 Angina Pectoris
28 Acute Myocardial Infarction
29 Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis |
Section
Iii Respiratory Distress
10 Respiratory Distress: General Considerations
11 Airway Obstruction
12 Hyperventilation
13 Asthma
14 Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema
15 Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis |
Section
Viii Cardiac Arrest
30 Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Section
Iv 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 |
Appendix
Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations. |
Section
V Seizures
21 Seizures |
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