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 cardiac and neurologic to orthopedic to hematologic, and addresses important palliative care, ethical, and Emergency Department considerations.

Chapters are structured with busy clinicians in emergent and urgent settings in mind, and each chapter concludes with a series of key practice points and a list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper into a subject.

For any clinician facing the increasing number of patients who experience an oncologic emergency, this is an up-to-date, clinically focused, and authoritative resource.

Autorentext

Ellen F. Manzullo MD, FACP
Professor
Department of General Internal Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA

Carmen Esther Gonzalez, MD, FACP, Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA

Carmen Escalante, MD, FACP
Professor and Chair
Department of General Internal Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA

Sai-Ching J. Yeung, MD, PhD
Professor
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, USA

Inhalt
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.