Miscellaneous Oncologic Emergencies & Supportive Care Flashcards
Design a plan to treat VTE in a patient with cancer, including dosing and duration of therapy!
Design a therapeutic plan for a patient with hypercalcemia of malignancy considering a patient’s corrected calcium and symptom profile, including doses.
Recognize treatments for spinal cord compression.
Recognize treatments for superior vena cava syndrome.
LIST electrolyte abnormalities associated with tumor lysis syndrome (TLS).
Design a plan to prevent TLS.
LIST and identify the oncologic brand name of zoledronic acid.
Zometa
LIST and identify the oncologic brand name of pamidronate.
Aredia
LIST and identify the oncologic brand name of denosumab.
Xgeva
Identify patients who may benefit from rasburicase.
Identify appropriate chemotherapy “antidotes”.