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Clinical Problems in Oncology A Practical Guide to Management

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

23.06.2014

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

336

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,4/2,5 cm

Gewicht

569 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-118-67382-9

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"Clinical Problems in Oncology: A Practical Guide to Management is an easy-to-use, compact reference with essential, practical information on managing oncological emergencies, as well as the side effects and complications of cancer and its treatment." ( Kingbook73 s Medical Ebook and Video Collection , 7 October 2014)

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

23.06.2014

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

336

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,4/2,5 cm

Gewicht

569 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-118-67382-9

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Clinical Problems in Oncology
  • List of contributors, ix
     
    Preface, xi
     
    Acknowledgements xii
     
    List of abbreviations xiii
     
    1 Introduction to clinical problems in oncology 1
    Sing Yu Moorcraft
     
    General approach to the management of oncology patients 2
     
    Performance status 6
     
    Tumour markers 6
     
    2 Oncological emergencies 13
    Daniel L.Y. Lee
     
    Anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity reactions 13
     
    Bleeding 16
     
    Central airway obstruction and stridor 19
     
    Extravasation 23
     
    Febrile neutropenia 28
     
    Hypercalcaemia 30
     
    Non-neutropenic sepsis 34
     
    Raised intracranial pressure and seizures 36
     
    Spinal cord compression 41
     
    Superior vena cava obstruction 45
     
    Transfusion reactions 48
     
    Tumour lysis syndrome 50
     
    3 Side effects and complications of cancer and its treatment 53
    Alexandra Pender, Sing Yu Moorcraft and Daniel L.Y. Lee
     
    Overview of toxicity management 54
     
    Abnormal liver function tests 57
     
    Alopecia 60
     
    Anaemia 62
     
    Anorexia and nutrition 66
     
    Ascites 69
     
    Bone metastases and osteoporosis 71
     
    Bowel obstruction 75
     
    Breathlessness 77
     
    Chest pain and other cardiac complications 81
     
    Confusion and decreased conscious level 86
     
    Constipation 91
     
    Dental disorders 93
     
    Diarrhoea 95
     
    Dysphagia 100
     
    Fatigue 104
     
    Fertility and pregnancy 106
     
    Haematuria 113
     
    Hearing loss 115
     
    Hiccups 117
     
    Hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia 119
     
    Hypertension and hypotension 123
     
    Lymphoedema 127
     
    Mucositis 129
     
    Nausea and vomiting 133
     
    Neuropathy 138
     
    Neutropenia 142
     
    Proteinuria 145
     
    Pruritus 146
     
    Psychiatric disorders 149
     
    Rash 154
     
    Renal failure and hydronephrosis 163
     
    Sexual dysfunction 166
     
    Thrombocytopenia 170
     
    Thromboembolism 173
     
    Vaccinations and immunoglobulin 178
     
    Visual symptoms 180
     
    4 Introduction to radiotherapy 185
    Emma Dugdale, Alexandra Gilbert and Robin Prestwich
     
    Introduction to radiotherapy 185
     
    Methods of delivery of radiotherapy 186
     
    5 Radiotherapy side effects and their management 193
    Alexandra Gilbert, Emma Dugdale and Robin Prestwich
     
    Overview of radiotherapy toxicity 193
     
    Overview of radical radiotherapy treatment and side effect management by anatomical treatment site 195
     
    Brain 195
     
    Head and neck 196
     
    Breast 200
     
    Thorax 200
     
    Abdomen 204
     
    Pelvis 205
     
    Skin toxicities 211
     
    Total body irradiation 214
     
    6 Endocrine therapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapies 215
    Samantha Turnbull
     
    Endocrine therapy 215
     
    Immunotherapy 218
     
    Targeted therapies 220
     
    7 Electrolyte abnormalities 225
    Sing Yu Moorcraft
     
    Hypocalcaemia 225
     
    Hyperkalaemia and hypokalaemia 227
     
    Hypermagnesaemia and hypomagnesaemia 231
     
    Hypernatraemia and hyponatraemia 234
     
    Hyperphosphataemia and hypophosphataemia 237
     
    8 Palliative care and pain management 241
    Karen Neoh
     
    Pain management 241
     
    Overview of pain management 241
     
    Opioid prescribing in palliative care 245
     
    Opioid toxicity 251
     
    Syringe pumps 252
     
    End-of-life care 253
     
    9 Oncology procedures and their complications 257
    Juanita Lopez
     
    Ascitic drains (paracentesis) 257
     
    Biliary d