Pocket Guide to Oncologic Emergencies

Introduction 1. Cancer overview: Part I. Anti-cancer Treatment Overview: 2. Chemotherapy; 3. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; 4. Hormone therapy; 5. Immunotherapy; 6. Radiation therapy; 7. Targeted cell therapy; Part II. Pain and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: 8. Acute pain management; 9. Opiate equianalgesic conversion; 10. Patient controlled analgesia pump; 11. Communication tips for delivering bad news; 12. End of life symptom management; Part III. Systems Based Overview of Cancer Complications: 13. Overview of Cardiovascular Disease in Cancer Patients; Chapter I. Cardiovascular: 14. Cancer treatment induced arrhythmia; 15. Acute coronary syndrome; 16. Blood transfusion complications; 17. Carotid blowout syndrome; 18. Disseminated intravascular coagulation; 19. Heart failure; 20. Hyperviscosity syndrome; 21. Pericardial effusion and tamponade; 22. Pericarditis; 23. SVC syndrome; 24. Venous thromboembolism management; Chapter II. Gastrointestinal: 25. Constipation management; 26. Cancer related diarrhea; 27. Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting; 28. Feeding tube complications; 29. Malignant bowel obstruction; 30. Malignant intestinal perforation; 31. Mesenteric bowel ischemia; 32. Mucositis; 33. Neutropenic enterocolitis (Typhlitis); 34. Radiation enteritis; 35. Sinusoidal obstructive syndrome; Chaper III. Genitourinary: 36. Gynecological oncology surgical complications; 37. Hemorrhagic cystitis; 38. Hypercalcemia; 39. Hyponatremia; 40. Obstructive uropathy; 41. Troubleshooting percutaneous nephrostomy tubes; Chapter IV. Integumentary: 42. Chemotherapy extravasation management; Chapter V. Lymphatic: 43. CART-Cell toxicity; 44. Checkpoint inhibitor immune-related adverse events; 45. Differentiation syndrome in acute leukemias; 46. GVHD; 47. Hyperleukocytosis and leukostasis; 48. Neutropenic fever; 49. Tumor lysis syndrome; Chapter VI. Nervous: 50. Approach to cancer patient with altered mental status; 51. Delirium symptom management; 52. Depression in cancer patients; 53. Elevated intracranial pressure; 54. Intracranial hemorrhage; 55. Leptomeningeal disease; 56. Malignant spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome; 57. Paraneoplastic syndromes; 58. Seizure management; 59. Stroke management in cancer patients; Chapter VII. Respiratory: 60. Cancer treatment induced interstitial lung disease; 61. Hemoptysis; 62. Hiccups; 63. Laryngectomy troubleshooting; 64. Malignant central airway obstruction; 65. Malignant pleural effusion; 66. Tracheostomy troubleshooting; Index.