Download or read book Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies written by Marcelle Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly updated and expanded, the third edition of Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses is a comprehensive yet practical guide to understanding and managing oncologic emergencies from the nursing perspective.

Download or read book Oncologic Emergencies written by Ellen F. Manzullo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new resource on managing oncologic emergencies is directed at all health care professionals who care for patients with cancer or survivors. Edited and written by clinician-experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the book covers the full range of oncologic emergencies, from cardiac and neurologic to orthopedic to hematologic, and addresses important palliative care, ethical, and Emergency Department considerations. Chapters are structured with busy clinicians in emergent and urgent settings in mind, and each chapter concludes with a series of key practice points and a list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper into a subject. For any clinician facing the increasing number of patients who experience an oncologic emergency, this is an up-to-date, clinically focused, and authoritative resource.

Download or read book Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology written by Katrin Scheinemann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-02 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pediatric oncology is a considerably complex discipline requiring frequent need for reference material. Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology meets this objective by serving as a concise, practical resource for the hurried physician. Replete with diagrams and written in a clear, succinct style, this title offers an easy-to-read guide especially useful for residents, fellows, and nurses. Providing an overview of the epidemiology of childhood cancer and the history of its treatment, this title also addresses a range of key problems in the pediatric oncologic setting, covering the most common emergencies and providing short, practical guidelines on how to handle them. Written by authorities from an array of disciplines, this helpful resource provides answers and concrete guidance and is a valuable contribution to the literature in pediatric oncology.

Download or read book Emergencies in Oncology written by Martin Scott-Brown and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to provide an easily accessible evidence based guide to the diagnosis and management of acutely ill patients with cancer. It aims to help both the oncology specialist and the non-specialist to optimally manage acutely unwell cancer patients.

Download or read book Oncologic Emergency Medicine written by Knox H. Todd and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 1029 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expanded second edition of this key clinical reference provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of oncologic emergencies. It covers the diagnosis and management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by cancer and/or treatment, including chemotoxicity, radiotoxicity and post-surgical complications, as well as transplant-related issues and toxicities of novel antineoplastic agents and the new immunotherapies. The book also shows how the entire spectrum of clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED), from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and palliative care. Recognizing the multiple, overlapping contexts in which emergency care of cancer patients occurs, the book addresses clinically crucial interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of ED cancer care, analgesic misuse and abuse, informatics, quality improvement and more. Finally, perspectives on care system and social forces that shape ED cancer care, such as cancer care disparities and care models, frame the book as a whole. Edited and written by world-renowned experts in emergency medicine and oncology, the Second Edition of Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice is the definitive resource for emergency physicians, oncologists, internists, family physicians, emergency nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and policy makers as well as pre and postgraduate trainees.

Download or read book Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America E Book written by Colin G. Kaide and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-07-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics focuses on Hematology and Oncology Emergencies, with topics including: Cardiovascular toxicities of cancer therapies; The latest cancer agents and their complications; Infections in the cancer patient; Pediatric oncologic emergencies; Rapid fire oncologic emergencies; Rapid fire hypercalcemia; Rapid fire sickle cell disease; Rapid fire SVC Syndrome; The Cancer ED; EM Oncology Fellowship; Anticoagulation Reversal; and Rapid Fire Blast Crisis/Hyperviscosity.

Download or read book Emergency Oncology written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies written by Monica Kathleen Wattana and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential book is a comprehensive yet practical handbook on oncologic emergencies containing the important and current information on treating cancer patients in acute care settings such as emergency and urgent care departments and centers. A concise and evidence-based guide, it is the go-to resource for any acute care medical practitioner treating cancer patients, demystifying the processes of evaluating, diagnosing, and managing emergencies that often arise in the cancer patient population. The first part of the book offers an overview of cancer, anti-cancer treatment and pain and palliative care in the emergency department. It then moves on to provide a systems-based approach covering neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory, lymphatic system, and integumentary cancer complications. The book also discusses the side effects of cancer treatments such as pain, delirium, dyspnea, and immunotherapy related adverse events, and importantly helps to bridge the gap between oncologic advancements for emergency medicine specialists.

Download or read book Hematology Oncology Emergencies An Issue of Hematology Oncology Clinics of North America written by John C. Perkins and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Drs. John Perkins and and Jonathan Davis, focuses on emergencies related to Hematology/Oncology and covers topics such as: Oncologic Mechanical Emergencies, Neutropenic Fever, Oncologic Metabolic Emergencies, Acute Leukemias, Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies, Chemotherapeutic Medications and their Emergent Complications, Anemia, Thrombotic Microangiopathies (TTP, HUS, HELLP), Congenital Bleeding Disorders, Acquired Bleeding Disorders and Antithrombotic agents, Sickle Cell Disease, and more!

Download or read book ESMO Handbook of Oncological Emergencies written by Paris A Kosmidis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young medical oncologists, who may often find themselves faced by major complications caused by cancer or by cancer treatment, will welcome this handbook as a highly useful tool to develop their knowledge and skills in the area. Initiated by the European Society for Medical Oncology’s (ESMO) Young Medical Oncologists Working Group, this succinct text has been written by a distinguished team of young medical oncologists and senior figures in the field, and is designed to provide oncologists with a secure practical grounding in the correct courses of action to follow in an emergency. The key topics covered include: * cardiovascular complications * neurological complications * renal and urologic complications * metabolic complications * respiratory complications * gastro-intestinal complications * hematologic complications * cancer pain.

Download or read book Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient written by Yuman Fong and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a comprehensive textbook summarizing the presentation, workup, and surgical solutions for common emergencies in the cancer patient. The use of medications (antibiotics, hormones, and biologic therapies) and interventional radiologic procedures as adjuncts or as replacements for the surgical solutions are discussed. The text covers emergencies that result as adverse effects for the systemic and local treatments for cancer, emergencies that result from mechanical issues with the cancer and those that result from surviving major extirpative surgery. Diagnosis and treatment of patients' immune-compromised or thrombocytopenic status from chemotherapy is discussed, as is surgical treatment in patients with prior complex surgical therapy or radiation treatment. Finally, the text covers alternatives to surgery, including new interventional radiologic and endoscopic procedures. Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient will be of great value to healthcare professionals at all levels who are involved in the treatment of emergencies in the cancer patient. It is meant for a wide group of individuals, including medical students, residents in surgery and internal medicine, fellows in surgery and oncology, and practicing oncologists and surgeons. This work is meant to be a textbook for the student, a guide for the practitioner, and a reference for the general oncologist.

Download or read book Acute Care and Emergency Gynecology written by David Chelmow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents almost 100 common and uncommon gynecologic problems encountered in urgent and emergency settings with an emphasis on practical management.

Download or read book Handbook of Cancer Emergencies written by Mark Marinella and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since cancer is a leading cause of hospitalization in the Western World, clinicians of all specialties are touched by this disease almost daily in their professional endeavors. As such, any physician, nurse, or health care professional involved in cancer care should be familiar with the various acute complications that afflict patients with cancer. the Handbook of Cancer Emergencies is a protable, up-to-date, comprehensive guide to the most common oncologic emergencies, acute medical disorders, and treatment-related complications that can occur with malignancy, and includes are such topics as

Download or read book Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies written by J.P. Dutcher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oncology has developed as a subspecialty of medicine with unique and often complex clinical problems. This handbook ofhematologic and oncologic emer gencies provides a compact, concise, yet comprehensive guide to the manage ment of a variety of difficult clinical situations. The authors of the various chapters are all clinicians with experience in the management of these difficult patients. Their efforts provide insight and a ready source of practical infor mation which lends itself to use in the clinic and in the inpatient ward. The authors sincerely hope that this handbook will be of service to house officers and fellows alike, as they develop skills in the management of the emergent problems of patients with hematologic and other neoplasms. Janice P. Dutcher Peter H. Wiernik Bronx, New York, ;; Contents 1. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion and Hyponatremia ... 000 ... Stuart L. Marcus, M.D., Ph. D., and Joachim Z. Fuks, M.D. 1. Introduction ... 1 2. Mechanisms ... 3 3. Etiology ... . 3 4. Diagnosis ... 5 5. Treatment ... . 6 References ... . 8 2. Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Prevention and Management . . 9 Stuart L. Marcus, M.D., Ph. D., and Avi I. Einz;ig, M.D. 1. Introduction ... 9 2. Risk Factors for the Development of Azotemia in Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... 10 3. Metabolic Abnormalities That Occur during Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... 11 ... 4. Prevention of Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Management prior to Beginning Chemotherapy ... 13 ... 5. Posttreatment Management: Indications for Dialysis ... 14 . . References ... 15 ...

Download or read book Improvising Medicine written by Julie Livingston and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused on Botswana's only dedicated oncology ward, Improvising Medicine renders the experiences of patients, their relatives, and clinical staff during a cancer epidemic.

Download or read book Handbook of Oncological Emergencies written by Paris A. Kosmidis and published by Taylor & Francis Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young medical oncologists often find themselves faced by major complications caused by cancer or cancer treatment. This text gives a secure practical grounding in what course of action to follow in an emergency. Key topics include: Cardiovasular complications, renal complications, hematologic complications and others.