Supportive Care of Cancer Patients - Febrile Neutropenia PDF
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Alexandria University
Dr. Soha Said Mohamed
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This document provides an overview of supportive care for cancer patients. It focuses specifically on febrile neutropenia, detailing its clinical presentation, pathogenesis, risk elements, and management. The document highlights introductory information and outlines key concepts.
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Supportive care of cancer patients I. Febrile Neutropenia Dr. Soha Said Mohamed Pharm D, PHD Head of oncology clinical pharmacy, Alexandria University Outlines Introduction Clinical presentation Pathogenesis Risk assessment Manag...
Supportive care of cancer patients I. Febrile Neutropenia Dr. Soha Said Mohamed Pharm D, PHD Head of oncology clinical pharmacy, Alexandria University Outlines Introduction Clinical presentation Pathogenesis Risk assessment Management treatment Introduction cancer patients receiving cytotoxic antineoplastic therapy sufficient to adversely affect bone marrow and the developmental integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa are at risk for invasive infection due to colonizing bacteria and/or fungi that translocate across intestinal mucosal surfaces. What is febrile neutropenia ? fever: it is a single oral temperature of ≥38.3°C (101°F) or a temperature of ≥38.0°C (100.4°F) sustained over a one-hour or more. Neutropenia is usually defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
