Cancer chemotherapy for the veterinary health team /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Crump, Kenneth (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Thamm, Douglas H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Ames, Iowa : Wiley, 2011.
• Θέματα: Tumors in animals > Chemotherapy.; Veterinary oncology.; Drug Therapy > methods.; Drug Therapy > veterinary.; Neoplasms > drug therapy.; Neoplasms > veterinary.; Electronic books.

Cancer Chemotherapy for the Veterinary Health Team is a clinically relevant and practical manual designed as a guide for the safe and effective administration of cancer chemotherapy. Coverage includes patient assessment, chemotherapy equipment, drug preparation, safety considerations, handling, admi...

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• Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; General information, pretreatment diagnostics, and staging; Cancer surgery; Chemotherapy; Radiation therapy; Summary; 1 Dispelling the Myths of Animal Cancer and Its Treatment; Introduction; Tumor versus cancer; Multistep carcinogenesis; Metastasis; Cancer classifications; Grade and stage; Conclusion; 2 Cancer Basics; Introduction; Drug preparation; Equipment and supplies; Prepare your workspace; Drug administration; Equipment and supplies; Prepare your workspace; Conclusions.
• Appendix 3.1 Body surface area conversion chart3 Preparation for Chemotherapy Administration; Introduction; Patient history; The introduction; Asking questions; The information; Physical examination; Laboratory tests; Imaging; Assessment of tumor response; Appendix 4.1 Oncology patient recheck history form; Appendix 4.2 Oncology body map; 4 Assessment of the Chemotherapy Patient; Introduction; Standard operating procedures (SOPs); Commercially prepared agents; Storage; Limiting exposure; Safe drug preparation; Safe drug administration; Safe waste disposal; Standards for waste handling.
• 5 Chemotherapy Handling, Safety, and DisposalIntroduction; The greeting; Pretreatment examination; Restraint for chemotherapy; Drug administration; Chemotherapy flow sheet; Afterward; Appendix 6.1 Sample chemotherapy flow sheet; Appendix 6.2 Sample client discharge instructions; 6 Workflow for Chemotherapy Administration; Introduction; Actinomycin D; Asparaginase; Carboplatin; Chlorambucil; Cisplatin; Cyclophosphamide; Cytarabine; Doxorubicin; Lomustine; Melphalan; Mitoxantrone; Vinblastine; Vincristine; 7 Chemotherapy Agents; Introduction; Client education.
• Why side effects from chemotherapy happenHypersensitivity (allergic reactions); Extravasation; Gastrointestinal effects; Neutropenia and sepsis; Acute tumor lysis syndrome; Appendix 8.1 Sample chemotherapy owner handout; 8 Management of Chemotherapy Side Effects; Introduction; The grieving client; Moving through grief; Children and grief; Supporting clients; Quality of life decisions; End-of-life decision making; Preparing children for pet illness and loss; Follow-up communication; Cost of caring; Team-care strategies; Self-care strategies; 9 Compassionate Client Communication; Glossary.