ONCO CRITICAL CARE TOPIC
1. Oncologic Emergencies
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
- Hypercalcemia of malignancy
- Lactic acidosis in malignancy
- Febrile neutropenia
- Neutropenic sepsis
- Leukostasis
- Hyperviscosity syndrome
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Spinal Cord Compression
2. Respiratory Failure in Cancer
- ARDS in malignancy
- Radiation pneumonitis
- Drug-induced lung injury (bleomycin, checkpoint inhibitors)
- Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
- Post-BMT pulmonary complications
3. Hemodynamic & Cardiac Complications
- Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (anthracyclines)
- Immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis
- Cancer-associated thrombosis
4. Hematology-Oncology
- Acute leukemia in ICU
- Blast crisis
- Bone marrow transplant complications
- Graft versus host disease (GVHD)
- Cytokine release syndrome (CRS)
- CAR-T therapy toxicities
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) ICU management
5. Drug & Therapy Related Complications
- Radiotherapy complications
- Chemotherapy extravasation injury
- Obstructive uropathy
- Neutropenic enterocolitis (Typhlitis)
6. Palliative & Ethical Issues
- ICU admission criteria in advanced malignancy
- Prognostic scoring
- Withdrawal of life support
- End-of-life decision making
- DNR discussions
- Communication with family