ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES. SERIES MD ANDERSON CANCER CARE SERIES

• Covers full range of oncologic emergencies in patients with cancer and survivors
• Written for busy clinicians in emergent and urgent care settings
• Key practice points included in each chapter

This new resource on managing oncologic emergencies is directed at all health care professionals who care for patients with cancer or survivors. Edited and written by clinician-experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the book covers the full range of oncologic emergencies, from cardiac and neurologic to orthopedic to hematologic, and addresses important palliative care, ethical, and Emergency Department considerations.
Chapters are structured with busy clinicians in emergent and urgent settings in mind, and each chapter concludes with a series of key practice points and a list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper into a subject.
For any clinician facing the increasing number of patients who experience an oncologic emergency, this is an up-to-date, clinically focused, and authoritative resource.

Authors
•Ellen F. Manzullo MD, FACP. Professor. Department of General Internal Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, USA.
•Carmen Esther Gonzalez, MD, FACP, Associate Professor. Department of Emergency Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, USA.
•Carmen Escalante, MD, FACP. Professor and Chair. Department of General Internal Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, USA.
•Sai-Ching J. Yeung, MD, PhD. Professor. Departments of Emergency Medicine and Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, USA.

Table of contents (17 chapters)
1.Neurologic Emergencies
2.Metabolic and Endocrine Oncologic Emergencies
3.Cardiac Emergencies in Cancer Patients
4.Pulmonary and Airway Emergencies
5.Gastrointestinal Emergencies in the Oncology Patient
6.Nephro-Urologic Emergencies in Patients with Cancer
7.Rheumatologic/Orthopedic Emergencies
8.Cancer Care Ethics in the Emergency Center
9.Emergencies in Infectious Diseases
10.Hematologic Emergencies
11.Chemotherapy-Related Emergencies
12.Palliative Care in the Emergency Center
13.Psychiatric Emergencies
14.Pediatrics
15.Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in Cancer Patients
16.Dermatologic Emergencies
17.Ophthalmologic Emergencies