Oncologic Emergency Medicine: Principles And Practice
by Knox H. Todd /
2016 / English / PDF
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This is the first comprehensive clinical reference on cancer
emergencies. It is edited and written by world-renowned experts
in emergency medicine and oncology and covers the diagnosis and
management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by
cancer or by its treatment. It shows how the entire spectrum of
clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer
patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED),
from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and palliative
care. Recognizing the multiple, overlapping contexts in which
emergency care of cancer patients occurs, the book addresses
clinically crucial interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of
ED cancer care, the interface with palliative social work,
substance abuse, and more. Finally, perspective on care system
and social forces that shape ED cancer care, such as cancer care
disparities and care models, and on how ED cancer care is
delivered outside of the United States, frame the book as a
whole. Against the backdrop of rising numbers of cancer patients
and survivors as the United States population ages and a forecast
shortage of oncologists, this book is designed to serve as the
authoritative, single-source clinical reference on cancer
emergencies. The intended audience includes emergency physicians,
oncologists, internists, family physicians, emergency nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, policy makers as well
as pre- and postgraduate trainees.
This is the first comprehensive clinical reference on cancer
emergencies. It is edited and written by world-renowned experts
in emergency medicine and oncology and covers the diagnosis and
management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by
cancer or by its treatment. It shows how the entire spectrum of
clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer
patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED),
from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and palliative
care. Recognizing the multiple, overlapping contexts in which
emergency care of cancer patients occurs, the book addresses
clinically crucial interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of
ED cancer care, the interface with palliative social work,
substance abuse, and more. Finally, perspective on care system
and social forces that shape ED cancer care, such as cancer care
disparities and care models, and on how ED cancer care is
delivered outside of the United States, frame the book as a
whole. Against the backdrop of rising numbers of cancer patients
and survivors as the United States population ages and a forecast
shortage of oncologists, this book is designed to serve as the
authoritative, single-source clinical reference on cancer
emergencies. The intended audience includes emergency physicians,
oncologists, internists, family physicians, emergency nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, policy makers as well
as pre- and postgraduate trainees.