Tumor Lysis Syndrome
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Management of Patients with Hematologic Neoplasms — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 10:00Bleeding and infection are the leading causes of deathBut we have to detail the assessment and prevention of tumor lysis syndrome, or TLS, which you flagged as a critical oncologic…AbsolutelyCaring for the Child With Cancer — Davis Advantage for Maternal-Child Nursing Care▶ 20:36While you are meticulously managing these expected side effects, you are simultaneously watching the monitors for sudden catastrophic complicationsRight, like tumor lysis syndromeOne of the most terrifying medical emergencies you will faceManagement of Patients with Oncologic Disorders — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 29:51Some drugs are directly nephrotoxic like cisplatin, so you have to hydrate patients aggressivelyBut the other big renal threat is tumor lysis syndrome, or TLSThis happens when you have a fast -growing cancer and the chemo works too well