Metabolic emergencies in cancer medicine.
This article describes the many metabolic complications encountered in the management of cancer patients. Pathogenetic mechanisms and therapy are discussed, with special emphasis on hypercalcemia, the most common of these disorders.
D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy; D000138:Acidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000628:therapy; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
D007773:Lactates; D014527:Uric Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid