Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia

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Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia John L. Shuster Jr. Dementia and delirium are classified in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (1)…

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Neuromuscular Dysfunction and Palliative Care

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Neuromuscular Dysfunction and Palliative Care Dianna Quan James W. Teener John T. Farrar The neuromuscular disorders experienced by patients with cancer may cause weakness, fatigue, muscle cramps, sensory loss, pain,…

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Headache and Other Neurologic Complications

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Headache and Other Neurologic Complications Wendy C. Ziai Intracranial pathology can result in a variety of distressing symptoms. Fortunately, the underlying cause can often be identified and treated, and the…

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Metabolic Disorders in the Cancer Patient

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Metabolic Disorders in the Cancer Patient Irene M. O’Shaughnessy Albert L. Jochen Endocrine disorders occur in individuals with advanced malignancy under various circumstances. Cancer may produce effects through the excess…

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Hypercalcemia

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Hypercalcemia Howard Su-Hau Yeh James R. Berenson Introduction Background and Epidemiology Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM), characterized by high serum levels of calcium, is the leading malignancy-related metabolic complication in hospital…

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Management of Renal Failure

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Management of Renal Failure W. Scott Long Renal failure (RF) is a multisystem disease that complicates the course of treatment of patients with cancer, both in the early and late…

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Urologic Issues in Palliative Care

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Urologic Issues in Palliative Care David A. Kunkle Steven J. Hirshberg Richard E. Greenberg The management of patients with a progressive medical disease should permit them to live the remainder…

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Treatment of Tumor-Related Skin Disorders

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Treatment of Tumor-Related Skin Disorders John A. Carucci As the number of patients diagnosed with cancer continues to rise, a concomitant increase in tumor-related skin disorders (TRSDs) can be expected….

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Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy

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Management of Hypercoagulable States and Coagulopathy Kenneth D. Friedman Thomas J. Raife Hemostasis is carefully balanced: hemostatic plugs form at inappropriate openings in the vascular network, but thrombus extension is…

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