Main description:

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.

Contents:

Foreword: Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

Preface: The Heme-Onc Tidal Wave: Are You Prepared?

The Latest Cancer Agents and Their Complications

Rapid Fire: Infectious Disease Emergencies in Patients with Cancer

Rapid Fire: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies

Rapid Fire: Central Nervous System Emergencies

Rapid Fire: Hypercalcemia

Rapid Fire: Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade

Rapid Fire: Sickle Cell Disease

Rapid Fire: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Anticoagulation Reversal

Rapid Fire: Acute Blast Crisis/Hyperviscosity Syndrome

Emergency Medicine Evaluation and Management of Anemia

The Cancer Emergency Department-The Ohio State University James Cancer Center Experience

The Oncologic Emergency Medicine Fellowship