Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)

Oncology has developed as a subspecialty of medicine with unique and often complex clinical problems. This handbook ofhematologic and oncologic emer gencies provides a compact, concise, yet comprehensive guide to the manage ment of a variety of difficult clinical situations. The authors of the various chapters are all clinicians with experience in the management of these difficult patients. Their efforts provide insight and a ready source of practical infor mation which lends itself to use in the clinic and in the inpatient ward. The authors sincerely hope that this handbook will be of service to house officers and fellows alike, as they develop skills in the management of the emergent problems of patients with hematologic and other neoplasms. Janice P. Dutcher Peter H. Wiernik Bronx, New York;; Contents 1. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion and Hyponatremia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000 . . . . . . . . . . . Stuart L. Marcus, M.D., Ph.D., and Joachim Z. Fuks, M.D. 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Etiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Prevention and Management . . 9 Stuart L. Marcus, M.D., Ph.D., and Avi I. Einz;ig, M.D. 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Risk Factors for the Development of Azotemia in Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome........................................... 10 3. Metabolic Abnormalities That Occur during Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Prevention of Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Management prior to Beginning Chemotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . 5. Posttreatment Management: Indications for Dialysis . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	1987
Editors:	J.P. Dutcher • P.H. Wiernik
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	354
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
ISBN-13:	978-1-4899-0478-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Haematology Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General practice Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	1-4899-0478-6
Barcode:	9781489904782

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