Internal Medicine — Oncological Emergencies

Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Emergencias metabólicas, estructurales/compresivas, hematológicas y derivadas del tratamiento antineoplásico moderno. Fisiopatología, criterios diagnósticos, estratificación de gravedad, manejo basado en la evidencia y correlación clínica del paciente oncológico crítico.

What it covers

1. General Framework of Oncological Emergencies
2. · General Principles of Approach
3. Metabolic Emergencies
4. · Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
5. · Malignant Hypercalcemia
6. · Paraneoplastic SIADH
7. · Tumor Hypoglycemia
8. · Lactic Acidosis Type B
9. · Adrenal Insufficiency in Cancer Patients
10. Structural and Compressive Emergencies
11. · Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS)
12. · Malignant spinal cord compression (CMM)
13. · Intracranial Hypertension and Brain Metastases
14. · Malignant Cardiac Tamponade
15. · Malignant Obstruction of the Central Airway
16. · Luminal Obstructions due to Tumor Progression
17. Hematological Emergencies
18. · Febrile Neutropenia
19. · Hyperviscosity Syndrome
20. · Hyperleukocytosis and Leukostasis
21. · Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
22. · Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Cancer
23. · Thrombosis Associated with Cancer (Trousseau Syndrome)
24. Emergencies Derived from Antineoplastic Treatment
25. · Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS)
26. · ICANS — Neurotoxicity by Immune Effector Cells
27. · Immune-related toxicities (irAEs) of Checkpoint Inhibitors
28. · Chemotherapy Extravasation
29. · Hypersensitivity Reactions and Anaphylaxis
30. Integrative Clinical Correlations
31. · Master Table of Oncological Emergencies
32. · Algorithm for Approaching Critical Cancer Patients
33. · Temporal Priority — «The clock of oncological emergency»
34. · Integrating Principle — Time, Fabric and Objectives