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What is the most common life-threatening metabolic disorder associated with cancer?
hypercalcemia
What are the most common causes of neoplastic pericarditis?
lung, breast, GI primary tumors, lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma and sarcomas
What are the most common causes of malignant SVC obstruction?
small cell and squamous cell lung cancer
What tumors cause malignant spinal cord compression?
lymphoma, breast, lung and prostate cancer
What is the most common site for malignant spinal cord compression?
thoracic spine
What is the current therapy for SVC?
chemotherapy
What are the most common complaints of SVC obstruction?
shortness of breath, facial edema, trunk and upper extremity edema
What is the most common early symptom in spinal cord compression?
back pain
Most common early finding in spinal cord compression?
motor weakness
How often is pleural effusion associated with SVC?
20-25%, usually found in right hemithorax
What are the most common presenting symptoms with intracranial lesions?
Headache and AMS
What should you always do before dismissing dx of spinal cord compression?
be sure patient can ambulate
What is acute tumor lysis syndrome?
Most commonly occurs w/1-5 days of instituting chemo or radiation for a rapidly growing tumor that is very sensitive to agents:hyperuricemia, hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia,hyperphosphatemia, renal failure
What is the second leading cause of death in the US?
cancer
What is a common error in the care of neutropenic patients?
delay in administration of antibiotic therapy
What are the earliest symptoms of hypercalcemia?
gastrointestinal
What benign diseases area associated with hyperuricemia?
hereditary gout, hyperparathyroid disease, psoriasis, sarcoidosis or renal failure
When should hyperuricemia be treated?
if possible b/f chemotherapy or radiation therapy
What should you think of with any patient, hx of cancer, SOB and hypotension?
pericardial tamponade
In whom do most CNS infections occur?
in patients with leukemia, lymphoma or head and neck cancer
What will plain films show in patients with cancer?
tumor in vertebral body in 90% pf patients with vertebral metastasis