Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Author: Colin G. Kaide
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2018-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323613853

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.

Oncologic Emergencies

Oncologic Emergencies
Author: Ellen F. Manzullo
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2015-12-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1493931881

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.

The American Cancer Society's Principles of Oncology

The American Cancer Society's Principles of Oncology
Author: The American Cancer Society
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2018-03-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119468841

Developed by the American Cancer Society this new textbook designed for a wide range of learners and practitioners is a comprehensive reference covering the diagnosis of cancer, and a range of related issues that are key to a multidisciplinary approach to cancer and critical to cancer control and may be used in conjunction with the book, The American Cancer Society's Oncology in Practice: Clinical Management. Edited by leading clinicians in the field and a stellar contributor list from the US and Europe, this book is written in an easy to understand style by multidisciplinary teams of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and other specialists, reflecting day-to-day decision-making and clinical practice. Input from pathologists, surgeons, radiologists, and other specialists is included wherever relevant and comprehensive treatment guidelines are provided by expert contributors where there is no standard recognized treatment. This book is an ideal resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of cancer prevention, screening, and follow-up, which are central to the ACS's worldwide mission on cancer control.

Mount Sinai Expert Guides

Mount Sinai Expert Guides
Author: Stephan A. Mayer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1119293308

Part of the Mount Sinai Expert Guide series, this outstanding book provides rapid-access, clinical information on all aspects of Critical Care with a focus on clinical diagnosis and effective patient management. With strong focus on the very best in multidisciplinary patient care, it is the ideal point of care consultation tool for the busy physician.

The PICU Handbook

The PICU Handbook
Author: Ranna A. Rozenfeld
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2018-04-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1259834387

An innovative new survival guide for the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) The PICU Handbook is a unique, pocket-sized compilation of the data necessary for residents and fellows to navigate the modern Level 1 and Level 2 pediatric intensive care unit. Enhanced by numerous tables, formulas, algorithms, guidelines, checklists, rapid-sequence medication formularies, troubleshooting guides, and clinical pearls, this is a true must read for all junior clinicians and pediatric critical care nurses. Readers will find wide-ranging coverage of every critical issue they will encounter in the PICU, including airway clearance, respiratory mechanics and respiratory failure, endotracheal intubation, shock, brain death evaluation, and much more. The PICU Handbook is edited by the Associate Medical Director of Children’s Memorial Hospital/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and features contributions from current and former pediatric residents and pediatric critical care fellows.

Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
Author: J.P. Dutcher
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 148990476X

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 ...

Emergencies in Oncology

Emergencies in Oncology
Author: Martin Scott-Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780199215638

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.

Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Author: Friedhelm Raue
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642850731

Hypercalcemia is the most common life-threatening metabolic disorder associated with cancer. The pathophysiological, epidemiological and clinical aspects of hypercalcemia of malignancy are presented in this issue, with a focus on the recently discovered humoral factor responsible for the development of hypercalcemia. With a better understanding of the pathophysiology of this condition and the development of new potent drugs, capable of inhibiting bone resorption, especially bisphosphonates, the clinician will be more successful in correcting hypercalcemia in the great majority of patients.

Lanzkowsky's Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Lanzkowsky's Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Author: Jonathan D. Fish
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 826
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323997600

Lanzkowsky’s Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Seventh Edition remains the go-to clinical manual for the treatment and management of childhood cancers and blood disorders. It is a comprehensive book on patient management, replete with algorithms and flow diagrams, and includes a new section on vascular anomalies. Reflecting the considerable advances in the treatment and management of hematologic and oncologic diseases in children, the seventh edition of this successful clinical manual is entirely updated to incorporate all current treatment protocols, new drugs, and management approaches. Its concise and easy-to-read format, again, enables readers to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions without having to reference larger medical textbooks. Designed to be easily readable and highly practical with over 400 illustrative tables, along with color diagrams and figures New chapter on Pediatric Vascular Anomalies New content on ‘blood avoidance’ programs to honor religious preferences Discussions of new drugs and immunological therapies for cancers, along with discussions of increasing use of cytokine stimulants for hematologic disorders Includes practical genetic evaluations providing a deeper understanding and advances in management of bone marrow failure diseases

Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics

Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics
Author: Ellen F. Crain
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780071377508

Now available in a compact 4" x 7" format, this portable reference covers the management of emergency conditions seen in pediatric patients. The Fourth Edition includes new sections on pediatric emergency radiology and sports injuries, plus expanded material on infectious diseases and environmental emergencies.. . "very well written. . . more complete than traditional pocket books.". -Pediatric Emergency Care Review-review of the previous edition.