| Description |
vii, 272 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Series |
Mosby's clinical nursing series.
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| Contents |
1. Color atlas of pathophysiology of cancer -- 2. Assessment -- 3. Diagnostic procedures. X-ray examination. Mammography. Lymphangiography. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Computed tomography (CT). Ultrasonography. Bone scanning. Lumbar puncture/spinal tap. Gastric cytology. Thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis (pleural tap). Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. Sputum studies. Bronchoscopy. Peritoneoscopy. Colonoscopy. Sigmoidoscopy. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Laparoscopy. Bone marrow biopsy. Liver biopsy. Lung biopsy. Pleural biopsy. Endometrial biopsy. Tumor markers. Tumor antigens. Blood chemistries. Hematology. Routine urinalysis. DNA flow cytometry. Staging of cancer -- 4. Lung cancer -- 5. Breast cancer -- 6. Colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers. Colorectal cancers. Esophageal cancer. Gastric cancer. Pancreatic cancer -- 7. Genitourinary cancers. Bladder cancer. Renal cancer. Prostate cancer. Testicular cancer -- 8. Gynecologic cancers. Cervical cancer. Endometrial cancer. Ovarian cancer. Vaginal cancer. Vulvar cancer -- 9. Skin cancers. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. Malignant melanoma -- 10. Lymphomas. Hodgkin's disease. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- 11. Head and neck cancer. Cancer of the larynx. Cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Cancer of the hypopharynx. Cancer of the nasopharynx -- 12. Metastatic disease -- 13. Oncologic emergencies. Hypercalcemia. Superior vena cava syndrome. Cardiac tamponade. Disseminated intravascular coagulation. Carotid rupture. Spinal cord compression. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. Sepsis. Tumor lysis syndrome -- 14. Cancer therapies. Surgery. Photodynamic therapy. Bone marrow transplantation. Radiation therapy. Chemotherapy. Biologic response modifiers. Supportive care -- 15. Patient teaching guides. Prevention screening and early detection. Breast self-examination. Different methods for breast self-examination. Testicular self-examination. Skin self-examination. Vulvar self-examination. Care of the Hickman-Broviac external venous catheter. Care of the implanted port. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Dealing with loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and stomatitis. Dealing with the effects of bone marrow suppression. Managing pain without drugs. Skin care during external beam radiation therapy. Care of a fecal ostomy. Care of a urinary diversion. Bone marrow harvest. Clinical trials--what are they? -- 16. Pharmacologic management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-272) and index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing.
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Tumors -- Nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Oncology Nursing -- methods.
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| LC no. |
92006002 |
| ISBN |
0801618096 |
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