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Second Edition
By
Cynthia Chernecky, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Professor, Department of Physiological and Technological Nursing, School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Kathleen Murphy-Ende, RN, PhD, AOCNP, Pain & Pediatric palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, University of Wisconsin, School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Description
As the likely first responder in an emergency, you need quick access to essential information on the potential complications of many different
cancer types and treatments. The new edition of this trusted resource provides up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, complications,
risks, treatment approaches, prognosis, assessment findings, and nursing and medical interventions for a wide range of cancers. It also
offers valuable information to help you fulfill your role as care coordinator and patient advocate, including client education guidelines,
discharge procedures, and strategies for helping the client and family deal with the impact of the disease's progression.
Contents
1. Ethical Perspectives
2. Ethics Case Study
3. Acute Pancreatitis
4. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
5.
Anaphylaxis from Chemotherapy
6. Biliary and Pancreatic Obstruction
NEW
7. Bronchiolitis Obliterans
8. Carotid Artery Rupture
9. Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction
NEW
10. Diabetes Insipidus
11.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
12. Dyspnea and Airway Obstruction
NEW
13. Esophageal Varices
14.
Fever
15. GI Obstruction
NEW
16. Graft vs. Host Disease
17. Heart Failure
NEW
18.
Hemorrhage Secondary to Cervical Cancer
19. Hemorrhagic Cystitis
20. Hepatic Encephalopathy
21. Hepatic Veno-Occlusive
Disease
22. Hypercalcemia
23. Hyperkalemia
24. Hyperleukocytosis in Childhood Leukemia
25. Hypernatremia
26.
Hyperuricemia
27. Hypokalemia
28. Hypomagnesemia
29. Hyponatremia
30. Increased Intracranial Pressure
31.
Lactic Acidosis – Type B
32. Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
33. Malignant Ascites
34. Malignant Pericardial
Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade
35. Malignant Pleural Effusions
36. Malnutrition/Cachexia
37. Pain Management: Somatic,
Visceral, and Neuropathic
38. Pathologic Fracture
39. Pulmonary Fibrosis
40. Seizures
41. Sepsis and Septic
Shock
42. Spinal Cord Compression
43. Spiritual Distress
NEW
44. Suicidal Ideation
45. Superior
Vena Cava Syndrome
46. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
47. Tumor Lysis Syndrome
48. Typhlitis
in Pediatrics
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 624 pages, publication date: APR-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3734-7
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3734-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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