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Medical emergencies : essentials for the dental profession /

From the Publisher: Practical, understandable, and evidence-based, this book introduces the most common medical emergencies that dental professionals may encounter in clinical practice. Etiology, signs, symptoms, and treatment for each emergency are presented in a clear and logical format that promo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grimes, Ellen B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2009.
Subjects:
Medical emergencies.
Dental emergencies.
Dentists.
Emergencies
Dentistry > methods
Emergency Treatment > methods
Dentists
Urgences médicales.
Urgences en dentisterie.
Dentistes.
dentists.
Soins première urgence.
Chirurgie buccodentaire.
Odontostomatologie > Pratique.
Urgences en odontostomatologie.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Reviewers
  • Contributing authors
  • Part 1: Emergency Preparation
  • 1: Introduction
  • Medical history
  • Vital signs
  • ASA classification
  • Preparation for medical emergencies in the dental office
  • Medical emergency simulations
  • Management of medical emergencies
  • Continuing education courses
  • 2: Emergency kit
  • Introduction
  • Essential drugs
  • Supplemental drugs
  • Additional items for the emergency kit
  • 3: Vital signs and hypertensive urgency and emergency
  • Introduction
  • Pulse
  • Respiration
  • Temperature
  • Blood pressure
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies
  • Signs and symptoms of hypertensive urgency and emergency
  • Treatment of hypertensive urgency and emergency
  • Hypotension
  • Other patient signs
  • 4: Oxygen administration
  • Oxygen administration
  • Oxygen tank operation
  • Oxygen delivery devices
  • Part 2: Neurological Emergencies
  • 5: Syncope
  • Introduction
  • Types and etiologies of syncope
  • Signs and symptoms of syncope
  • Treatment of syncope
  • 6: Shock
  • Introduction
  • Stages and etiologies of shock
  • Types of shock, signs/symptoms, and treatment
  • 7: Hyperventilation
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of hyperventilation
  • Treatment of hyperventilation
  • 8: Seizure disorders
  • Introduction
  • Etiology of seizures
  • Types of seizures
  • Diagnosis and prognosis
  • Oral findings in patients with seizure disorders
  • Drug therapy for seizure disorders
  • Preventive strategies for known seizure patients
  • Treatment of seizures
  • 9: Cerebrovascular accident
  • Introduction
  • Types of CVA
  • Signs and symptoms of Ischemic CVA
  • Signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic CVA
  • Stroke scales
  • Treatment of CVA
  • Part 3: Cardiac Emergencies
  • 10: Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction
  • Introduction
  • Risk factors for coronary artery disease
  • Angina pectoris
  • Prevention of the anginal episode
  • Signs and symptoms of an anginal attack
  • Treatment of an anginal episode
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Treatment of an acute myocardial infarction
  • 11: Heart failure and acute pulmonary edema
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of heart failure
  • Later stages of heart failure
  • Classification of heart failure
  • Treatment of heart failure
  • Management of the patient with heart failure in the dental setting
  • Acute pulmonary edema
  • Treatment of patients with heart failure and acute pulmonary edema in the dental setting
  • 12: Cardiac pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator malfunction
  • Introduction
  • Pacemaker or ICD malfunction
  • Signs and symptoms of pacemaker or ICD malfunction
  • Treatment of pacemaker or ICD malfunction.
  • Part 4: Respiratory Emergencies
  • 13: Asthma
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of asthma attacks
  • Treatment of an asthma attack
  • 14: Obstructed airway or aspiration of a foreign object
  • Introduction
  • Obstructed airway
  • Signs and symptoms of an obstructed airway
  • Treatment of partially and completely obstructed airway
  • Treatment of an aspirated object
  • Prevention of aspiration of dental objects
  • 15: Allergic reactions
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of allergic reactions
  • Treatment of allergic reactions
  • Prevention of allergic reactions
  • Part 5: Endocrine Emergencies
  • 16: Diabetes-related emergencies
  • Introduction
  • Diabetic testing
  • Systemic complications
  • Medications/treatments for diabetics
  • Role of the dental professional
  • Medical emergencies
  • Treatment of hypoglycemia
  • 17: Adrenal insufficiency and crisis
  • Introduction
  • Adrenal crisis
  • Signs and symptoms of adrenal crisis
  • Treatment of adrenal crisis
  • Prevention of adrenal crisis
  • 18: Thyroid emergencies
  • Introduction
  • Thyroid emergencies
  • Part 6: Bleeding Emergencies
  • 19: Epistaxis
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of epistaxis
  • Treatment of epistaxis
  • Prevention of epistaxis
  • 20: Excessive bleeding following an extraction
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of excessive bleeding
  • Treatment and prevention of excessive bleeding
  • Part 7: Other Emergencies
  • Intraocular foreign body
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of intraocular foreign body
  • Treatment of intraocular foreign body
  • Prevention of intraocular foreign body
  • 22: Broken instrument tip
  • Introduction
  • Signs and symptoms of a broken instrument tip
  • Treatment of a broken instrument tip
  • Prevention of a broken instrument tip
  • 23: Avulsion of teeth
  • Introduction
  • Treatment of an avulsed tooth
  • Outcomes of tooth reimplantation
  • 24: Drug overdose and toxicity
  • Amphetamines
  • Cocaine
  • Opiates and opioids
  • Barbiturates
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Appendix: Medical emergencies at a glance
  • Index.