Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies

Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies

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 c...

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Main Authors: Sarah Klemencic, Jack Perkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3x84z2bq
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spelling doaj-576afcc2b7504195b62a84460865312b2020-11-25T02:09:58ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-90182019-02-0120210.5811/westjem.2018.12.37335wjem-20-316Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic EmergenciesSarah KlemencicJack PerkinsOncologic 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.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3x84z2bq
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description 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.
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