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This huddle card is a refresher on the oncologic emergency cardiac tamponade. This card includes information on risk factors, manifestations, assessment, treatment, and nursing interventions for cardiac tamponade.
Individually or within a group, review this card on the basic principles of tumor grading, including the process for grading and how it is used in combination with other factors to determine prognosis.
Up to 50% of patients with metastatic disease develop malignant pleural effusion. Review this huddle card to learn evidence-based assessment and management of malignant pleural effusions.
Learn how angiogenesis inhibitors work in cancer treatment plans. This huddle card reviews how the mechanism of action contributes to side effects and side effects management.
Review this radiation therapy card in a group or individually to refresh your knowledge on this treatment modality. We include examples, benefits, limitations, and targets of this therapy.
Antimetabolites are cell cycle–specific anticancer agents that, when incorporated into RNA and DNA, exert their effects during a cell cycle’s synthesis phase. Review this huddle card in a group or individually to learn more about antimetabolites.
Superior vena cava syndrome affects 3%-4% of patients with cancer involving the chest so patients with a diagnosis of lung cancer or non-Hodgkin lymphoma are at a higher risk. Explore the diagnostic assessments needed, emergency interventions, and clinical manifestations.
Late or delayed effects are complications caused by cancer treatment that arise months or years after treatment ends. This huddle card highlights the treatment modalities linked to the risk of late effects and provides nursing considerations.
Safe administration of high-risk anticancer medications requires careful calculation of ordered doses. Review this huddle card to understand how to calculate body surface area (BSA).