Description
Patients with cancer visit the Emergency Department (ED) throughout the trajectory of their disease for symptoms that result from an initial diagnosis, side effects of treatment, clinical deterioration due to disease progression, and symptom management. Cancer patients are often sicker relative to the general ED patient population, with higher admission rates and increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, practitioners in acute care settings must have knowledge of, or quick access to, reliable, evidence-based literature to provide thorough and compassionate care to this complex patient population. This book offers a practical, case-based breakdown of oncologic emergencies seen in acute care environments. It provides real-world examples to enhance the medical care provided to patients with cancer who present to emergency departments or outpatient clinics. It also serves as a guide to those who are educating learners through case scenarios that may be incorporated into residency didactic education.
Table of Contents
List of contributors; List of laboratory values; Abbreviations list; 1. Melena Grace Hickam and Scott Huang; 2. Back pain Angela Lindsay; 3. Fatigue Adriana Wechsler; 4. Blurry vision Danna Michelle Markides; 5. Generalized weakness Alexandra Lambert and Tori Beth L. Snoad; 6. Ecchymosis Susan Gaeta; 7. Dry cough Jonathan Rowland; 8. Confusion Monica K. Wattana, Brian Cameron, and Jonathan Rowland; 9. Dyspnea on exertion Elizabeth Morrison and Alexander Mink; 10. Fever Susan Gaeta; 11. Persistent headache Lori Gatzke and V. Ramana Feeser; 12. Hematemesis Eda Turgot and Daniel Cannone; 13. Right upper quadrant abdominal pain Danna Michelle Markides; 14. Headache and fever Brian Cameron and Monica K. Wattana; 15. Pruritus Molly O'Shea, Alexa S. Meara, and Jason J. Bischof; 16. Chest pain Francisco Chuidian and David Park; 17. Shortness of breath Patricia Brock; 18. Somnolence Leticia Flores and Hannah Kissel-Smith; 19. Respiratory distress Amir Louka and Kristen Piwowarski; 20. Near syncope Jonathan Rowland and Aiham Qdaisat; 21. Postoperative bleeding Melissa Edwards and Brennen O'Rourke; 22. Hemoptysis Jonathan Rowland; 23. Weight gain Mallory White and Angela Lindsay; 24. Weight loss Adriana Wechsler; 25. Constipation Alexandra Lambert and Samuel Lee; 26. Wheezing Michael Jones and Jennifer Wang; 27. Diffuse abdominal pain Ambika Anand and Carrie Maupin; 28. Treatment-related complication Huda Fatima; 29. Right arm pain Danielle Noreika and Lauren Bradley; 30. Altered mental status Heather Jones and Evan Vance; 31. Failure to thrive Emily Rivet and Carrie Fisher; 32. Productive cough Susan Gaeta; 33. Dipolopia Molly O'Shea, Alexa S. Meara, and Jason J. Bischof; 34. Seizure Corey Moore and Brennen O'Rourke; 35. Malaise Patricia Brock; 36. Abdominal pain and distention Nicholas Pettit; 37. Treatment-related adverse effects Huda Fatima; 38. Diarrhea Molly O'Shea, Alexa S. Meara, and Jason J. Bischof; 39. Facial swelling Corey Coleman and Moira Davenport; 40. Hematuria Alexandra Lambert and Jacob Silverman; 41. Hypoxia Adriana H. Wechsler and Mechele J. Adrian; 42. Palpitations Bradley R. Owens and Moira Davenport; 43. Flank pain Nicholas Pettit; 44. Nausea and vomiting Tammy Nguyen and Daniel Berger; 45. Rash Mallory White and Angela Lindsay; 46. Odynophagia Danna Michelle Markides; Diagnostic index; Index.
