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Title Emergencies in oncology / edited by Martin Scott-Brown, Roy A.J. Spence, Patrick G. Johnston
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description xx, 422 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Series Oxford medical publications
Emergencies in-- series
Emergencies in-- series.
Contents Symptoms -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Metabolic emergencies -- Neurological emergencies -- Bone emergencies -- Gastrointestinal emergencies -- Urological emergencies -- Haematological emergencies -- Psychiatric emergencies -- Dermatological emergencies -- Chemotherapy-related emergencies -- Radiotherapy-related emergencies -- Moral, legal, and ethical emergencies
Summary "This handbook provides a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered in oncology. Patients with cancer are a unique challenge in healthcare, and present a wide range of emergencies for the healthcare professional to address. Emergencies in Oncology provides an easily accessible, evidence-based guide to the diagnosis and management of such acutely ill patients." "This book will provide health practitioners working with patients with cancer with a highly portable source of information. General practitioners, emergency department doctors, acute medical teams and specialist nurses will find this a resource."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available online
Subject Cancer -- Complications.
Cancer -- Treatment -- Complications.
Medical emergencies.
Medical Oncology.
Emergencies.
Neoplasms.
Emergencies.
Neoplasms -- complications.
Genre/Form Handbook.
Handbooks and manuals.
Author Scott-Brown, Martin.
Spence, Roy A. J. (Roy Archibald Joseph)
Johnston, Patrick G.
LC no. 2007019584
ISBN 9780199215638 alkaline paper
0199215634 alkaline paper