Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office - E-Book

Stanley F. Malamed

Description

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 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.

• UPDATED content includes the most current guidelines for drug-related emergencies, unconsciousness, altered consciousness, and cardiac arrest as well as protocols for obstructed airway management.
• UPDATED PCABD boxes reflect the American Heart Association’s new sequence of steps for stabilizing and treating victims with an easy-to-remember acronym: Positioning, Circulation, Airway, Breathing, and Definitive Management.
• UPDATED! Emergency drug and equipment kit instructions help you assemble emergency kits and ensure that your dental office has safe, current materials on hand.

Sujets

• Medical
• Médecine
• Dentistry

Informations

• Publié par: Mosby
• Date de parution: 27 octobre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323171250
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 19 Mo

Extrait

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Seventh Edition
Stanley F. Malamed, DDS
Dentist Anesthesiologist, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Chapter 4, Legal Considerations, contributed by
Daniel L. Orr II, DDS, MS (ANES), PHD, JD, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology for Dentistry, University of Nevada School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
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
Copyright

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