Holland Frei oncologic emergencies /
[edited by] Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Carmen P. Escalante.
- Hamilton, Ont. : BC Decker, 2002
- vii, 536 p. : ill. 29 cm. +
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Emergency care at comprehensive cancer centers -- Ch. 2. Triage -- Ch. 3. Ethical emergency care -- Ch. 4. Major presenting symptoms -- Ch. 5. Pathophysiology of emergency illness due to cancer -- Ch. 6. Pathophysiology of emergency illness due to treatment of cancer -- Ch. 7. Metabolic and endocrine emergencies -- Ch. 8. Emergent and serious infections in cancer patients -- Ch. 9. Gastrointestinal emergencies -- Ch. 10. Noninfectious pulmonary emergencies -- Ch. 11. Emergent pulmonary infections -- Ch. 12. Neurologic emergencies -- Ch. 13. Nephrologic and urologic emergencies -- Ch. 14. Emergency cardiac problems -- Ch. 15. Vascular emergencies -- Ch. 16. Hematologic emergencies -- Ch. 17. Cancer pain emergencies -- Ch. 18. Psychiatric emergencies -- Ch. 19. Orthopedic emergencies -- Ch. 20. Dermatologic emergencies -- Ch. 21. Ophthalmologic emergencies in cancer patients -- Ch. 22. Obstetric and gynecologic emergencies in cancer patients -- Ch. 23. Miscellaneous oncologic emergencies -- Ch. 24. Pediatric cancer patients in the emergency room -- Ch. 25. Oncologic emergencies in the elderly patient -- Ch. 26. Diagnostic imaging in oncologic emergencies.