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Sedation

A Guide to Patient Management

  • 5th Edition - June 23, 2009
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Stanley F. Malamed
  • Language: English

Combining essential theory with “how-to” technical instruction, this concise guide is the leading reference for basic techniques in sedation and anxiety control in the dental… Read more

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Combining essential theory with “how-to” technical instruction, this concise guide is the leading reference for basic techniques in sedation and anxiety control in the dental office. The latest guidelines from the ADA and the American Society of Anesthesiologists keep you up-to-date with the latest medical standards. Content on patient management for pediatric, geriatric, physically compromised, and medically compromised patients helps you successfully treat any patient population.

Key features

  • In-depth discussions of the pharmacology of commonly used sedative agents allow you to fully understand properties and characteristics of drugs used.
  • Combines all aspects of sedation with essential theory and instruction
  • Boxes and tables highlight key information and make it easy to find important content.

Table of contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION


1. Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry


SECTION II: SPECTRUM OF PAIN AND ANXIETY CONTROL


2. Introduction to Sedation


3. The Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety Control


4. Physical and Psychological Evaluation


5. Monitoring During Conscious Sedation


6. Nondrug Techniques: Iatrosedation and Hypnosis


SECTION III: ORAL, RECTAL, AND INTRAMUSCULAR SEDATION


7. Oral Sedation


8. Rectal Sedation


9. Sublingual, Transdermal and Intranasal Sedation


10. Intramuscular Sedation


SECTION IV: INHALATION SEDATION


11. Inhalation Sedation: Historical Perspective


12. Pharmacosedation: Rationale


13. Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Physiology


14. Armamentarium


15. Inhalation Sedation: Techniques of Administration


16. Inhalation Sedation: Complications


17. Contemporary Issues Surrounding Nitrous Oxide


18. Practical Considerations


19. Teaching Inhalation Sedation: History and Present Guidelines


SECTION V: INTRAVENOUS SEDATION


20. Intravenous Sedation: Historical Perspective


21. Intravenous Conscious Sedation: Rationale


22. Armamentarium


23. Anatomy for Venipuncture


24. Venipuncture Technique


25. Pharmacology


26. Intravenous Sedation: Techniques of Administration


27. Intravenous Sedation: Complications


28. Practical Considerations


29. Guidelines for Teaching


SECTION VI: GENERAL ANESTHESIA


30. Fundamentals of General Anesthesia


31. Armamentarium, Drugs, and Techniques


SECTION VII: EMERGENCY PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT


32. Preparation for Emergencies


33. Emergency Drugs and Equipment


34. Management of Emergencies


SECTION VIII: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS


35. The Pediatric Patient


36. The Geriatric Patient


37. The Medically Compromised Patient


38. The Physically Compromised Patient


39. Neurologic Illnesses and Other Conditions


40. Medicolegal Considerations - NEW!


41. The Controversial Development of Anesthesiology in Dentistry - NEW!


Appendix

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 23, 2009
  • Language: English

About the author

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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.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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