Oncologic emergencies may be seen in any emergency department and will become more frequent as our population ages and more patients receive chemotherapy. Life-saving interventions are available for certain oncologic emergencies if the diagnosis is made in a timely fashion. In this article we will cover neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and hyperviscosity syndrome. After reading this article the reader should be much more confident in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of these oncologic emergencies.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2019
عنوان
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
شماره جلد
20/2
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )