Volume 4, Number 9 (October 2006)

Bench to Bedside

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Hypovolemia and Dehydration in the Oncology Patient
Lawrence Berk, MD, PhD, and Sharon Rana, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Clinic, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, and School of Recreation and Sport Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, Ohio University, Athensk

abstract full text 580 kb

 

PEER VIEWPOINTS
Hypovolemia and Dehydration in the Oncology Patient—A Viewpoint on Salt and Water Imbalance
Jean L. Holley, MD, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville

full text 55 kb

 

Hydration in the Palliative Care Setting
Tatsuya Morita, MD, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Hospice, and Palliative Care Team, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

full text 53 kb

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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Pancreatic Cancer Pain: A Single-Institution Experience and Review of the Literature
Quy N.H. Tran, MD, Shiro Urayama, MD, and Frederick J. Meyers, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento

abstract full text 93 kb

 

PEER VIEWPOINT
The Role of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolytic Block for Pancreatic Cancer Pain
Paul Sloan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington

full text 60 kb

Original Research

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Infusion of Palonosetron Plus Dexamethasone for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Julio Hajdenberg, MD, Thomas Grote, MD, Lorrin Yee, MD, Roberto Arevalo-Araujo, MD, and Laurie A. Latimer, MS

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando, Florida; Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwest Medical Specialties PLLC, Tacoma, Washington; Pasco-Pinellas Cancer Center, New Port Richey, Florida; and MGI PHARMA, INC., Bloomington, Minnesota

abstract full text 110 kb

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A Prospective Investigation of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia and Quality of Life
Barry V. Fortner, PhD, Arthur C. Houts, PhD, and Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, FACP

Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network, Supportive Oncology Services, Inc., and The West Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee

abstract full text 120 kb

How We Do It

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How to Manage Steroid Diabetes in the Patient With Cancer
David S. Oyer, MD, FACE, Ajul Shah, BS, and Susan Bettenhausen, APRN, CDE

Division of Endocrinology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas; and Associates in Internal Medicine, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois

full text 96 kb insulin therapy worksheet 64 kb insulin therapy flow sheet 12 kb

Observations

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Second Annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference:Treating Symptons, Side Effects, and the State of Illness

full text 39 kb

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