• West J Emerg Med · Mar 2019

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    Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies.

    • Sarah Klemencic and Jack Perkins.
    • Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia.
    • West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar 1; 20 (2): 316-322.

    AbstractOncologic 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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