Medical Emergencies In Dental Office (Paperback)

This full-color text prepares dental professionals to promptly and proactively recognize and manage medical emergencies that may occur in the dental office. It details how to anticipate potential emergencies and what resources must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations. The book is arranged in eight sections concentrating on topics such as prevention of emergencies through patient evaluation (medical history) and specific types of more common emergencies that practitioners may encounter.

Salient Features
* Algorithms located in the appendices provide step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in each of several common emergency situations.
* PABCD boxes throughout text remind the reader of American Heart Association guidelines on Positioning, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, and Definitive management and explain the relevance of these guidelines to the topic being discussed.
* Chapters are organized into sections based upon types of common emergency situations.
* Chapter on Preparation includes an updated emergency drug and equipment kit to reflect materials that are safe and currently available on the market.

Table of Contents
* Part One: Prevention
* 1. Introduction
* 2. Prevention
* 3. Preparation
* 4. Medicolegal Considerations
* Part Two: Unconsciousness
* 5. Unconsciousness: General Considerations
* 6. Vasodepressor Syndrome
* 7. Postural Hypotension
* 8. Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
* 9. Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis
* Part Three: 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
* Part Four: 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
* Part Five: Seizures
* 21. Seizures
* Part Six: Drug-Related Emergencies
* 22. Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations
* 23. Drug Overdose Reactions
* 24. Allergy
* 25. Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis
* Part Seven: Chest Pain
* 26. Chest Pain: General Considerations
* 27. Angina Pectoris
* 28. Acute Myocardial Infarction
* 29. Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis
* Part Eight: Cardiac Arrest
* 30. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
* 31. Pediatric Considerations
* Appendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life Threatening Situations