Medical emergencies in the dental office /

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 ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Estados Unidos: Elsevier, 2014.
Edition:6a.ed.
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Online Access:Descarga texto completo en campus U.N.C.
Table of Contents:
  • Inside Front Cover. Front Matter. Copyright. Dedication. Foreword to the Sixth Edition. Preface to the Seventh Edition. Evolve Instructor Resources. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 - ntroduction. Chapter 2 - Prevention. Chapter 3 - Preparation. Chapter 4 - Legal Considerations. Chapter 5 - Unconsciousness: General Considerations. Chapter 6 - Vasodepressor Syncope. Chapter 7 - Postural Hypotension. Chapter 8 - Acute Adrenal Insufficiency. Chapter 9 - Unconsciousness: Differential Diagnosis. Chapter 10 - Respiratory Distress: General Considerations. Chapter 11 - Foreign Body Airway Obstruction. Chapter 12 - Hyperventilation. Chapter 13 - Asthma. Chapter 14 - Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema. Chapter 15 - Respiratory Distress: Differential Diagnosis. Chapter 16 - Altered Consciousness: General Considerations. Chapter 17 - Diabetes mellitus: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia. Chapter 18 - Thyroid Gland Dysfunction. Chapter 19 - Cerebrovascular Accident. Chapter 20 - Altered Consciousness: Differential Diagnosis. Chapter 21 - Seizures. Chapter 22 - Drug-Related Emergencies: General Considerations. Chapter 23 - Drug Overdose Reactions. Chapter 24 - Allergy. Chapter 25 - Drug-Related Emergencies: Differential. Diagnosis. Chapter 26 - Chest Pain: General Considerations. Chapter 27 - Angina Pectoris. Chapter 28 - Acute Myocardial Infarction. Chapter 29 - Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis. Chapter 30 - Cardiac Arrest. Chapter 31 - Pediatric. Considerations. Appendix - Quick-Reference Section to Life-Threatening Situations. Index .