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Dental office medical emergencies : a manual of office response protocols / Timothy F. Meiller, DDS, PhD, Richard L. Wynn, BSPharm, PhD, Ann Marie McMullin, MD, Cynthia Biron Meiseca, RDH, EMT, MA, Harold L. Crossley, DDS, PhD.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Meiller, Timothy F., editor.
Wynn, Richard L., editor.
McMullin, Ann Marie, editor.
Biron Leiseca, Cynthia, editor.
Crossley, Harold L., editor.
Series:
Lexi-Comp's dental reference library
LexiComp dental reference library
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medical emergencies.
Dental emergencies.
Dental emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dental Offices.
Emergencies.
Medical Subjects:
Dental Offices.
Emergencies.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
140 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition:
Sixth edition.
Place of Publication:
[Hudson, Ohio] : Lexi-Comp, [2016].
Contents:
About the editors
Editorial Advisory Panel
Preface
Introduction
Section 1 : Office preparedness
History and physical examination
Equipment
Dental office emergency drugs
Emergency cart supplies
Staff training
Measuring vital signs
Pulse
Respirations
Blood pressure
Determining blood pressure by auscultation
CPR & basic life support
Automated external defibrillator (AED)
Emergency drug monographs
Section 2 : Dental office medical emergencies
Basic action plan for stabilization
Loss of consciousness
Syncope (vasovagal syncope or simple fainting)
Orthostatic hypotension
Hypoglycemia (insulin shock)
Respiratory distress
Hyperventilation syndrome
Asthmatic attack/bronchospasm
Airway obstruction
Chest pain
Angina pectoris
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Allergic / drug reactions
Urticaria or pruritus
Anaphylaxis
Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) allergy
Allergic reactions
Epinephrine reaction
Drug overdoses
Sedative-Hypnotic Overdose
Narcotic-Analgesic Overdose
Neurologic dysfunctrion / changes in affect
Stroke / cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Seizure disorders
Panic attack
Management of acute bleeding
Antiplatelet and anticoagulation considerations in dentistry
Section 3 : Procedures and protocols
Antibiotic prophylaxis, Preprocedural guidelines for dental patients
Frequently asked questions for Infective Endocarditis (IE) and prosthetic implants
Probiotics to reduce gastric symptoms during long-term, repeated or frequent antibiotic therapy
Oxygen delivery
Guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis Osteonecrosis of the jaw
Animal and human bites guidelines
References and selected readings.
Notes:
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-140).
ISBN:
9781591953609
159195360X
OCLC:
964075815

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