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Record Nr.

UNISA996339117303316

Autore

O'Donnell D

Titolo

Problem Solving in Oncology [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007

ISBN

1-281-40851-4

9786611408510

1-84692-576-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Problem Solving

Altri autori (Persone)

LeahyM

MarplesM

Disciplina

616.075

616.994

Soggetti

Antineoplastic agents -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Cancer -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Cancer

Nursing Diagnosis -- outlines

Nursing diagnosis

Oncology

Patient Care Planning -- outlines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations; Section One: Chemotherapy; Section Two: General Issues in Oncology; Section Three: Urological Cancers; Section Four: Gastrointestinal Cancers; Section Five: Melanoma; Section Six: Lung Cancer; Section Seven: Breast and Gynaecological Cancer; Section Eight: Uncommon Cancers; Section Nine: Psychosocial Issues and Symptom Control; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new volume brings together the current thinking in both investigation and management of the cancer patient. It presents a comprehensive caseload as seen by the oncologist. These are common yet challenging real-life patient scenarios, which the authors resolve by drawing on the latest published literature. Each case begins with a few practical questions to stimulate the reader. This is followed by clinical



presentation and the reader is led through the logical work-up of a case to reach a diagnosis. An algorithm accompanies most cases to provide a rapid pictorial overview of the clinical s