Medical emergencies in the dental office /

Malamed, Stanley F., 1944-,

Medical emergencies in the dental office / - Eighth edition. - xvi, 554 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: Prevention -- Introduction -- Prevention -- Preparation -- Legal Considerations -- Part Two: Unconsciousness -- Vasodepressor Syncope -- Postural Hypotension -- Acute Adrenal Insufficiency -- Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis -- Part Three: Respiratory Distress -- Foreign Body Ingestion and Aspiration -- Hyperventilation -- Asthma -- Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema -- Respiratory -- Distress: Differential Diagnosis -- Part Four: Altered Consciousness -- Altered Consciousness: General Considerations -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Thyroid Gland Dysfunction -- Altered Consciousness: Differential Diagnosis -- Part Five: Seizures -- Seizures -- Part Six: Drug-Related Emergencies -- Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations -- Drug Overdose Reactions -- Allergy -- Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential Diagnosis -- Part Seven: Chest Pain -- Chest Pain -- Stable Ischemic Heart Disease - Angina Pectoris -- Acute Coronary Syndrome - Myocardial -- Infarction -- Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis -- Part Eight: Cardiac Arrest -- Cardiac Arrest -- Pediatric Considerations -- Appendix: Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations -- Index.

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