Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 8E

• 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, allergic reactions, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.
• Step-by-step procedures include detailed, sequential instructions for stabilizing and treating patients (PCABD) in common medical emergencies.
• Full-color illustrations demonstrate emergency techniques with 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.
• An enhanced eBook version is included with each new print purchase, featuring a fully searchable version of the text, an image collection, a test bank of 300 questions and answers, and more!

• 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 algorithm for stabilizing and treating victims with an easy-to-remember acronym (PCABD): 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.

Part 1 Prevention

1 Introduction

2 Prevention

3 Preparation

4 Legal Considerations

Part 2 Unconsciousness

5 Unconsciousness: General Considerations

6 Vasodepressor Syncope

7 Postural Hypotension

8 Acute Adrenal Insufficiency

9 Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis

Part 3 Respiratory Distress

10 Respiratory Distress: General Considerations

11 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

12 Hyperventilation

13 Asthma

14 Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema

15 Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis

Part 4 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 5 Seizures

21 Seizures

Part 6 Drug-Related Emergencies

22 Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations

23 Drug Overdose Reactions

24 Allergy

25 Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis

Part 7 Chest Pain

26 Chest Pain: General Considerations

27 Angina Pectoris

28 Acute Myocardial Infarction

29 Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis

Part 8 Cardiac Arrest

30 Cardiac Arrest

31 Pediatric Considerations

Appendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations

By Stanley F. Malamed, DDS, Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA