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"A concise and practical handbook for diagnosing, managing, and treating the myriad of oncologic emergencies that are often presented by cancer patients. The book will provide easy access to the most up-to-date information to assist healthcare professionals working in acute care settings such as the emergency department or urgent care"--
List of contents
Introduction 1. Cancer overview: Part I. Anti-cancer Treatment Overview: 2. Chemotherapy; 3. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; 4. Hormone therapy; 5. Immunotherapy; 6. Radiation therapy; 7. Targeted cell therapy; Part II. Pain and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: 8. Acute pain management; 9. Opiate equianalgesic conversion; 10. Patient controlled analgesia pump; 11. Communication tips for delivering bad news; 12. End of life symptom management; Part III. Systems Based Overview of Cancer Complications: 13. Overview of Cardiovascular Disease in Cancer Patients; Chapter I. Cardiovascular: 14. Cancer treatment induced arrhythmia; 15. Acute coronary syndrome; 16. Blood transfusion complications; 17. Carotid blowout syndrome; 18. Disseminated intravascular coagulation; 19. Heart failure; 20. Hyperviscosity syndrome; 21. Pericardial effusion and tamponade; 22. Pericarditis; 23. SVC syndrome; 24. Venous thromboembolism management; Chapter II. Gastrointestinal: 25. Constipation management; 26. Cancer related diarrhea; 27. Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting; 28. Feeding tube complications; 29. Malignant bowel obstruction; 30. Malignant intestinal perforation; 31. Mesenteric bowel ischemia; 32. Mucositis; 33. Neutropenic enterocolitis (Typhlitis); 34. Radiation enteritis; 35. Sinusoidal obstructive syndrome; Chaper III. Genitourinary: 36. Gynecological oncology surgical complications; 37. Hemorrhagic cystitis; 38. Hypercalcemia; 39. Hyponatremia; 40. Obstructive uropathy; 41. Troubleshooting percutaneous nephrostomy tubes; Chapter IV. Integumentary: 42. Chemotherapy extravasation management; Chapter V. Lymphatic: 43. CART-Cell toxicity; 44. Checkpoint inhibitor immune-related adverse events; 45. Differentiation syndrome in acute leukemias; 46. GVHD; 47. Hyperleukocytosis and leukostasis; 48. Neutropenic fever; 49. Tumor lysis syndrome; Chapter VI. Nervous: 50. Approach to cancer patient with altered mental status; 51. Delirium symptom management; 52. Depression in cancer patients; 53. Elevated intracranial pressure; 54. Intracranial hemorrhage; 55. Leptomeningeal disease; 56. Malignant spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome; 57. Paraneoplastic syndromes; 58. Seizure management; 59. Stroke management in cancer patients; Chapter VII. Respiratory: 60. Cancer treatment induced interstitial lung disease; 61. Hemoptysis; 62. Hiccups; 63. Laryngectomy troubleshooting; 64. Malignant central airway obstruction; 65. Malignant pleural effusion; 66. Tracheostomy troubleshooting; Index.
About the author
Monica Kathleen Wattana, MD, is an Associate Professor and Education Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Summary
A concise and practical handbook for diagnosing, managing, and treating the myriad of oncologic emergencies that are often presented by cancer patients. The book will provide easy access to the most up-to-date information to assist healthcare professionals working in acute care settings such as the emergency department or urgent care.
