cover image - Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780443282331
Copyright: 2028
Imprint: Elsevier
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Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 9th Edition

by Stanley F. Malamed, DDS

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cover image - Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780443282331
Copyright: 2028
Imprint: Elsevier
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Be prepared to prevent, recognize, and manage life-threatening medical emergencies! Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 9th 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 330 questions and answers, and more.
    • Content updates throughout, including in the topics of emergency preparation, asthma, and pediatric considerations
    • Drug Overdose Reactions chapter revamped with current information
    • 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 in common medical emergencies
    • Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques with realistic clarity
    • A Test Bank of 330 questions, included with each new print purchase, allows you to test your comprehension of the content in each chapter
    • Medical History Questionnaire feature boxes discuss medical history questions relevant to the topic being discussed
    • 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, a test bank of 330 questions and answers, and more!
  • 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 Ingestion and Aspiration
    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
    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. Stable Ischemic Heart Disease – Angina Pectoris
    28. Acute Coronary Syndrome – 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 Index
  • Stanley F. Malamed, DDS, Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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