Chapter 077 Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 5) doc
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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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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 3) pptx
... 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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 4) pps
... 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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 6) pdf
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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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 7) ppt
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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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 11) pot
... 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...
Chapter 077. Approach to the Patient with Cancer (Part 12) pot
... 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...
Chapter 052. Approach to the Patient with a Skin Disorder (Part 1) ppt
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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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