Oncologic Emergencies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Manzullo, Ellen F. (Editor), Gonzalez, Carmen Esther (Editor), Escalante, Carmen P. (Editor), Yeung, Sai-Ching J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: MD Anderson Cancer Care Series
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Internal medicine.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Neurologic Emergencies
• Metabolic and Endocrine Oncologic Emergencies
• Cardiac Emergencies in Cancer Patients
• Pulmonary and Airway Emergencies
• Gastrointestinal Emergencies in the Oncology Patient
• Nephro-urologic Emergencies in Patients with Cancer
• Rheumatologic/Orthopedic Emergencies
• Cancer Care Ethics in the Emergency Center
• Emergencies in Infectious Diseases
• Hematologic Emergencies
• Chemotherapy-Related Emergencies
• Palliative Care in the Emergency Center
• Psychiatric Emergencies
• Pediatrics
• Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in Cancer Patients
• Dermatologic Emergencies
• Ophthalmologic Emergencies.