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Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
- 7th Edition - October 27, 2014
- Author: Stanley F. Malamed
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 7 1 2 5 - 0
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… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBe 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.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword to the Sixth Edition
- Preface to the Seventh Edition
- Evolve Instructor Resources
- Acknowledgments
- PART ONE: PREVENTION
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Morbidity
- Death
- Risk Factors
- Classification of Life-Threatening Situations
- Outline of Specific Emergency Situations
- Chapter 2: Prevention
- Evaluation Goals
- Physical Evaluation
- Recognition of Dental Fear and Anxiety
- Chapter 3: Preparation
- General Information
- Emergency Drug Kits
- Module One: Critical (Essential) Emergency Drugs and Equipment
- Module Two: Secondary (Noncritical) Emergency Drugs and Equipment
- Module Three: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Module Four: Antidotal Drugs
- Organization of the Emergency Drug Kit
- APPENDIX: Parenteral Administration of Drugs
- Chapter 4: Legal Considerations
- Modern Liability Insurance Crises
- Theories of Liability
- Emergency Situations
- Limiting Liability for Emergencies
- PART TWO: UNCONSCIOUSNES
- Chapter 5: Unconsciousness: General Considerations
- Predisposing factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 6: Vasodepressor Syncope
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 7: Postural Hypotension
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 8: Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Dental Therapy Considerations
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 9: Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis
- Age of Patient
- Circumstances Associated With Loss of Consciousness
- Position of the Patient
- Presyncopal Signs and Symptoms
- PART THREE: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
- Chapter 10: Respiratory Distress: General Considerations
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 11: Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
- Incidence
- Prevention
- Management
- Chapter 12: Hyperventilation
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 13: Asthma
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 14: Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 15: Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis
- Medical History
- Age
- Sex
- Related Circumstances
- Clinical Symptoms Between Acute Episodes
- Position
- Accompanying Sounds
- Symptoms Associated With Respiratory Distress
- Peripheral Edema and Cyanosis
- Paresthesia of the Extremities
- Use of Accessory Respiratory Muscles
- Chest Pain
- Heart Rate and Blood Pressure
- Duration of Respiratory Distress
- PART FOUR: ALTERED CONSCIOUSNES
- Chapter 16: Altered Consciousness: General Considerations
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 17: Diabetes mellitus: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
- Acute Complications
- Chronic Complications
- Predisposing Factors
- Classification of Diabetes
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Control of Diabetes
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 18: Thyroid Gland Dysfunction
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 19: Cerebrovascular Accident
- Classification
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 20: Altered Consciousness: Differential Diagnosis
- Medical History
- Age
- Sex
- Related Circumstances
- Onset of Signs and Symptoms
- Presence of Symptoms Between Acute Episodes
- Loss of Consciousness
- Signs and Symptoms
- Vital Signs
- Summary
- PART FIVE: SEIZURES
- Chapter 21: Seizures
- Types of Seizure Disorders
- Atonic seizures
- Causes
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Differential Diagnosis
- PART SIX: DRUG-RELATED EMERGENCIES
- Chapter 22: Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations
- Prevention
- Classification
- Drug-Related Emergencies
- Chapter 23: Drug Overdose Reactions
- Local Anesthetic Overdose Reaction
- Epinephrine (Vasoconstrictor) Overdose Reaction
- Central Nervous System Depressant Overdose Reactions
- Summary
- Chapter 24: Allergy
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Management
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 25: Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis
- Medical History
- Age
- Sex
- Position
- Onset of Signs and Symptoms
- Prior Exposure to Drug
- Dose of Drug Administered
- Overall Incidence of Occurrence
- Signs and Symptoms
- Vital Signs
- Summary
- PART SEVEN: CHEST PAIN
- Chapter 26: Chest Pain: General Considerations
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 27: Angina Pectoris
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Dental Therapy Considerations
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 28: Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Predisposing Factors
- Prevention
- Dental Therapy Considerations
- Clinical Manifestations
- Pathophysiology
- Management
- Chapter 29: Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis
- Noncardiac Chest Pain
- Cardiac Chest Pain
- Summary
- PART EIGHT: CARDIAC ARREST
- Chapter 30: Cardiac Arrest
- Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- The Chain of Survival
- The Dental Office
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Basic life support (CPR)
- Chapter 31: Pediatric Considerations
- Preparation
- Basic Management
- Specific Emergencies
- Appendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations
- Index
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: October 27, 2014
- Imprint: Mosby
- eBook ISBN: 9780323171250
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Stanley F. Malamed
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.
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Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CARead Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office on ScienceDirect