Chapter 077 Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 5) doc

... to cure the patient and the pressure of a busy schedule greatly limit the time a physician spends with a patient who is receiving only palliative care. Resist these forces. In addition to the ... using CancerFax by dialing 301-402-5874. Patient information is also provided by the National Cancer Institute in at least three formats: on the Internet via CancerNet at...

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... 22,430 Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 77. Approach to the Patient with Cancer Approach to the Patient with Cancer: ... Nevertheless, patients experience the diagnosis of cancer as one of the most traumatic and revolutionary events that has ever happened to them. I...

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... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 3) Cancer Around the World In 2002, 11 million new cancer cases and 7 million cancer deaths were estimated ... every portion of the routine history and physical examination. The duration of symptoms may reveal the chronicity of disease. The past medical history may alert the physician to the...

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... of the patient. Patients who are bedridden before developing cancer are likely to fare worse, stage for stage, than fully active patients. Physiologic reserve is a determinant of how a patient ... histologic grade G) are then broken into stages, usually designated by the roman numerals I through IV. Tumor burden increases and curability decreases with increasing stage. Other...

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... cell — Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 6) Tumor markers may be useful in patient management in certain tumors. Response to therapy may be difficult to gauge with certainty. ... in themselves specific enough to permit a diagnosis of malignancy to be made, but once a malignancy has been diagnosed and shown to be associated with el...

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... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 7) The recognition and treatment of depression are important components of management. The incidence of depression in cancer patients ... inability to concentrate, and suicidal ideation. Patients with these symptoms should receive therapy. Medical therapy with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor such as fluo...

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... Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 8) Pain Pain occurs with variable frequency in the cancer patient: 25–50% of patients present with pain at diagnosis, ... Emesis in the cancer patient is usually caused by chemotherapy (Chap. 81). Its severity can be predicted from the drugs used to treat the cancer. Three forms of emesis a...

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... testing. However, a Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 11) Effusions Fluid may accumulate abnormally in the pleural cavity, pericardium, or peritoneum. Asymptomatic malignant ... adversely affect the course of treatment. Cancer survivors have other sets of difficulties. Patients may have fears associated with the termination of a treatmen...

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... of Cancer Pain . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research publication no. 94- 0592, 1994 Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part ... between the diagnosis of cancer and the occurrence of these complications, and during this period the patient is severely affected by the possibility of death. The...

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... 52-1 Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 52. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder APPROACH TO THE PATIENT ... that the erosion is the primary lesion and the redness and scale are secondary, while the correct interpretation would be that the patient has a...

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