Acute Care Oncology Nursing

ISBN-13: 9781416037347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 596 str.

Cynthia Chernecky

Opis

As the likely first responder in an emergency, you need quick access to essential information on the complications of different cancer types and treatments. This title offers information on the pathophysiology, complications, risks, treatment approaches, prognosis, assessment findings, and nursing and medical interventions for a range of cancers.

Recenzje

"This useful book is succinct and to the point...This edition is a valuable resource for nurses specialising in acute cancer care. It is useful for students as some chapters are relevant to non-cancer situations." Nursing Standard, August 2009

Spis treści

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