Oncologic Emergency Medicine

The definitive clinical reference on oncologic emergencies

Edited and written by world-renowned experts in emergency medicine and oncology

Discusses interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of ED cancer care, informatics, and quality improvement

Covers the entire spectrum of clinical medicine “in action” from health promotion and prevention to treatment and palliative care

Table of contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Part I. Systems

1. Epidemiology

2. Models of Care

3. Informatics

4. Quality Measures

5. Patient Navigation

6. Nursing

7. Palliative Social Work

Part II. Prevention

8. Tobacco Control

9. Problem Drinking

10. Ionizing Radiation

11. Cervical Cancer Screening

12. Lung Cancer Screening

13. Colorectal Cancer Screening

14. Melanoma Screening

Part III. Evaluation and Treatment

15. Acute Airway Obstruction

16. Central Nervous System

17. Pituitary Apoplexy

18. Spinal Cord Compression

19. Head and Neck

20. Ophthalmic Emergencies in Cancer Patients

21. Cardiovascular Oncologic Emergencies

22. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

23. Pulmonary

24. Venous Thromboembolism

25. Gastroenterology

26. The Acute Abdomen

27. Diarrhea

28. Constipation

29. Endocrinology and Metabolism

30. Nephrology

31. Urology

32. Gynecology

33. Orthopedics

34. Dermatology

35. Pediatrics

36. Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis

37. Bleeding and Thrombosis

38. Infectious Disease

39. Febrile Neutropenia

40. Neutropenic Enterocolitis

41. Sickle Cell Disease

42. Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism

43. Delirium

44. Suicide

45. Substance Abuse

46. Radiology

47. Ultrasound

Part IV. Toxicities

48. Chemotherapy Toxicities

49. Treatment Toxicity: Radiation

50. Mucositis

51. Stoma Complications

52. Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

53. Toxicities of Novel Antineoplastic Therapies

54. Fluorouracil or Capecitabine Overdose

Part V. Palliative Care

55. Emergency Department Use at End of Life

56. Pain Management

57. Dyspnea in the Dying Patient

58. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

59. Palliative Surgery

60. Palliative Care

61. Hospice

62. Communication

63. Palliative Care Research

Part VI. Contextual

64. Ethics

65. Health Disparities

66. Emergency Oncology in the United Kingdom

67. Cancer Pain Management in Low-Resource Settings

68. Curriculum Development

69. National and Institutional Research Efforts

70. COVID-19

71. The Physician and Cancer: In Their Own Words

Correction to: Endocrinology and Metabolism

Back Matter