Main description:

The expanded second edition of this key clinical reference provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of oncologic emergencies. It covers the diagnosis and management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by cancer and/or treatment, including chemotoxicity, radiotoxicity and post-surgical complications, as well as transplant-related issues and toxicities of novel antineoplastic agents and the new immunotherapies. The book also shows how the entire spectrum of clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED), from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and palliative care. Recognizing the multiple, overlapping contexts in which emergency care of cancer patients occurs, the book addresses clinically crucial interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of ED cancer care, analgesic misuse and abuse, informatics, quality improvement and more. Finally, perspectives on care system and social forces that shape ED cancer care, such as cancer care disparities and care models, frame the book as a whole. Edited and written by world-renowned experts in emergency medicine and oncology, the Second Edition of Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice is the definitive resource for emergency physicians, oncologists, internists, family physicians, emergency nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and policy makers as well as pre and postgraduate trainees.

Contents:

Part I Systems

1 Epidemiology

2 Models of Care

3 Informatics

4 Quality Measures

5 Patient Navigation

6 Nursing

7 Palliative Social Work

Part II Prevention

8 Tobacco Control

9 Problem Drinking

10 Ionizing Radiation

11 Cervical Cancer Screening

12 Lung Cancer Screening

13 Colorectal Cancer Screening

14 Melanoma Screening

Part III Evaluation and Treatment

15 Acute Airway Obstruction

16 Central Nervous System

17 Pituitary Apoplexy

18 Spinal Cord Compression

19 Head and Neck

20 Ophthalmology

21 Cardio-Oncology

22 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

23 Pulmonary

24 Venous Thromboembolism

25 Gastroenterology

26 The Acute Abdomen

27 Diarrhea

28 Constipation

29 Endocrinology and Metabolism

30 Renal

31 Urology

32 Gynecology

33 Orthopedics

34 Dermatology

35 Pediatrics

36 Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis

37 Bleeding and Thrombosis

38 Infectious Disease

39 Febrile Neutropenia

40 Neutropenic Enterocolitis

41 Sickle Cell Disease

42 Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism

43 Delirium

44 Suicide

45 Substance Abuse

46 Radiology

47 Ultrasound

Part IV Toxicities

48 Chemotherapy Toxicity

49 Radiation Toxicity

50 Mucositis

51 Stoma Complications

52 Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

53 Toxicities of Novel Antineoplastic Therapies

54 Fluorouracil or Capecitabine Overdose

Part V Palliative Care

55 Emergency Department Use at End of Life

56 Pain Management

57 Dyspnea in the Dying Patient

58 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

59 Palliative Surgery

60 Palliative Care

61 Hospice

62 Communication

63 Palliative Care Research

Part VI Contextual

64 Ethics

65 Health Disparities

66 Emergency Oncology in the United Kingdom

67 Pain Management in Low-resource Settings

68 Curriculum Development

69 National and Institutional Research Efforts

70 COVID-19

71 The Physician and Cancer: In Their Own Words

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