ED Care of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Patients with head and neck cancer can experience several major complications. What do you need to know?
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EM@3AM: Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A 3-year-old male presents with pallor and nosebleeds. On exam, the patient looks pale and has petechiae across his arms and back. His spleen is palpable. Labs reveal white blood cell count 20,900/μL, absolute neutrophil count 10,400/μL, absolute lymphocyte count 1800/μL, hemoglobin 5.9 g/dL, and platelet count 20 × 10^3/μL. What’s the diagnosis?
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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-up
This week’s Journal Feed Wrap-Up brings you ECMO, signs of critical illness in cancer, maintenance fluids in pediatric patients, and hyperkalemia therapy.
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Neutropenic Fever
The WBC mandates respect in leukemia and childhood cancers…let us take a minute to review the current recommendations for initial management of Neutropenic Fever.
CAR T-Cell Therapy – What do you need to know for the ED?
Cytokine storm, neurotoxicity, autoimmune reactions… These are just several complications of CAR T-cell therapy. But what is this therapy to begin with? This post evaluates this relatively new cancer therapy and its potential complications.
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