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Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... LDH, low Ca - ... “big & sticky” cells ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... anemia, obstructive ... anemia, obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification