Episode 184: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

ONS member Diane Cope, PhD, ARNP-BC, AOCNP®, director of nursing and oncology nurse practitioner at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute in Fort Myers, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss tumor lysis syndrome and its current prevention and management strategies. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the previous episodes are also linked in the episode notes. The advertising messages in this episode are paid for by clonoSEQ. 

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode. 

• Previous Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on oncologic emergencies 

• ONS Voice article: What Oncology Nurses Need to Know About Tumor Lysis Syndrome 

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Preventing Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Two Case Studies of Unexpected Outcomes 

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: STAT: Tumor Lysis Syndrome 

• ONS book: Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses third edition  

• ONS course: Essentials in Oncologic Emergencies for the Advanced Practice Provider  

• ONS course: Treatment and Symptom Management—Oncology RN 

• JAMA Oncology patient page on tumor lysis syndrome 

• Medscape information on managing tumor lysis syndrome 

• UpToDate information on preventing and treating tumor lysis syndrome 

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.  

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