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Review
. 2019 Mar;20(2):316-322.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.12.37335. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies

Sarah Klemencic  1 , Jack Perkins  1
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Review

Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies

Sarah Klemencic et al. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Oncologic emergencies may be seen in any emergency department and will become more frequent as our population ages and more patients receive chemotherapy. Life-saving interventions are available for certain oncologic emergencies if the diagnosis is made in a timely fashion. In this article we will cover neutropenic fever, tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and hyperviscosity syndrome. After reading this article the reader should be much more confident in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of these oncologic emergencies.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. No author has professional or financial relationships with any companies that are relevant to this study. There are no conflicts of interest or sources of funding to declare.

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