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Chemotherapy

Aka: Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Extravasation
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  1. General
    1. Exercise encouraged following high dose Chemotherapy
      1. Safe
      2. Prevents deconditioning
      3. Decreases toxic side effects of Chemotherapy
    2. Reference
      1. Dimeo (1997) Blood 90:3390-4
  2. Agents
    1. Alkylating Agent
    2. Antimetabolite Chemotherapy
    3. Hormonally Active Chemotherapy
    4. Plant Alkaloid Chemotherapy
    5. Antibiotic Chemotherapy
    6. Miscellaneous Medication
      1. Amsacrine
      2. Asparaginase
      3. Hydoxyurea
      4. Mitoxantrone
      5. Mitotane (Lysodren)
      6. Quinacrine
  3. Management: Extravasation of agents from IV
    1. Findings: Onset with hours of Chemotherapy
      1. Local erythema and swelling
      2. Necrosis
    2. Management
      1. Immediately stop any infusion
      2. Apply ice to area
      3. Do not compress area
      4. Use antidotes if available
      5. Urgent consultations with Oncology and Surgery
        1. Debridement may be needed
    3. Complications
      1. Scarring
      2. Contractures
    4. References
      1. Higdon (2006) Am Fam Physician 74:1873-80

Pharmacotherapy (C0013216)

Definition (NCI) Treatment with any substance, other than food, that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.
Definition (PSY) Mandatory term applied to studies dealing with the use of drugs in the clinical treatment of diseases or psychological disorders. Used for human or animal populations. For the use of drugs in non-clinical contexts, use PHARMACOLOGY or PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY.
Definition (CSP) application of the beneficial effects of drugs to control or cure diseases or abnormal states in living organisms or tissues.
Definition (HL7V3.0) <p>The introduction of a drug into a subject with the intention of altering its biologic state with the intent of improving its health status.</p>
Definition (NCI) Treatment of disease through the use of drugs.
Concepts Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
MSH D004358
SnomedCT 151196004, 182915007, 367336001, 266814004, 182831000, 416608005
HL7 DRUG
English Chemotherapies, Chemotherapy, Drug Therapies, Drug Therapy, Pharmacotherapies, Pharmacotherapy, Therapies, Drug, Therapy, Drug, pharmacotherapy, Drug therapy NOS, Pharmacological Treatment, Treatment With Medication, PHARMACOTHER, DRUG THER, CHEMOTHER, THER DRUG, DT - Drug therapy, medication therapy, pharmacotherapeutics, Drug therapy NOS (procedure), drug treatment (drug therapy), drugs therapies, chemotherapy procedures, chemotherapies, drug therapies, pharmacotherapies, therapy medication, medications therapy, drug therapy treatment, drug therapy, DT, CT - Chemotherapy, Therapy (Drug), Pharmacological Treatments, Drug therapy, Drug therapy (procedure), chemotherapy
French Chimiothérapie, Traitement médicamenteux, Traitement pharmacologique, Traitement par médicaments, Thérapeutique médicamenteuse, Pharmacothérapie, Traitement pharmaceutique
Swedish Läkemedelsterapi
Spanish farmacoterapia (procedimiento), farmacoterapia, quimioterapia, Drug therapy, tratamiento farmacológico, Drug therapy NOS, tratamiento farmacológico (procedimiento), farmacoterapia, SAI (procedimiento), farmacoterapia, SAI, Tratamiento farmacológico, Farmacoterapia, Quimioterapia, Terapia por Drogas
Japanese ﾔｸﾌﾞﾂﾘｮｳﾎｳ, 化学療法, 薬物療法, 投薬, 薬物治療
Czech farmakoterapie, Léková terapie
Finnish Lääkehoito
Italian Chemioterapia, Farmacoterapia, Terapia farmacologica
Russian KHIMIOTERAPIIA, FARMAKOTERAPIIA, LEKARSTVENNAIA TERAPIIA, ЛЕКАРСТВЕННАЯ ТЕРАПИЯ, ФАРМАКОТЕРАПИЯ, ХИМИОТЕРАПИЯ
Croatian FARMAKOTERAPIJA
Polish Farmakoterapia, Leczenie farmakologiczne
Hungarian Gyógyszeres kezelés
Dutch geneesmiddelentherapie, Chemotherapie, Farmacotherapie, Therapie, medicamenteuze
Portuguese Tratamento farmacológico, Farmacoterapia, Quimioterapia, Terapia por Drogas
German Therapie mit Medikamenten, Arzneimitteltherapie, Chemotherapie, Pharmakotherapie, Medikamentöse Therapie, Therapie, medikamentöse
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