“Overview:
Updated for the latest knowledge and practice standards, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: ESSENTIALS FOR THE DENTAL PROFESSIONAL, 2/e thoroughly discusses the essential elements of 30 different medical emergencies dental professionals may encounter, including etiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment. It presents case scenarios and resolutions designed to promote critical thinking and problem-solving; demonstrates the importance of medical histories and vital signs in preventing emergencies; and guides students in developing appropriate medical emergency kits.
Table of Content:
PART 1. EMERGENCY PREPARATION 1. Introduction
2. The Emergency Kit
3. Vital Signs and Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency
4. Oxygen Administration PART 2. NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
5. Syncope
6. Shock
7. Hyperventilation
8. Seizure Disorders
9. Cerebrovascular Accident PART 3. CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
10. Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction
11. Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema
12. Cardiac Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Malfunction PART 4. RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
13. Asthma
14. Obstructed Airway, Aspiration, or Ingestion of a Foreign Object
15. Allergic Reactions PART 5. ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES
16. Diabetes-Related Emergencies
17. Adrenal Insufficiency and Crisis
18. Thyroid Emergencies PART 6. BLEEDING EMERGENCIES
19. Epistaxis
20. Excessive Bleeding Following an Extraction PART 7. OTHER EMERGENCIES
21. Intraocular Foreign Body
22. Broken Instrument Tip
23. Drug Overdose and Toxicity Appendix. Medical Emergencies at a Glance
Glossary Index
Author Bio:
Ellen Grimes”
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