Hematologic and oncologic emergencies: Doing the most good in the least time

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 143-163

  Brigden, Malcolm L ^a  

^a Penticton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALLOPURINOL; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BICARBONATE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CARBOPLATIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CISPLATIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEMECLOCYCLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MANNITOL; MITHRAMYCIN; MORPHINE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; SCLEROSING AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ALGORITHM; ALKALINIZATION; CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FLUID THERAPY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0035103053     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2001.03.880     Document Type: Review

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