Diagnosing acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer, part 1 Journal Article

  


Author: Pastores, S. M.
Article Title: Diagnosing acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer, part 1
Abstract: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains the most frequent indication for ICU admission among patients with cancer. Common causes of ARF include pneumonia, chemotherapy-and radiation-induced lung damage, venous thromboembolism, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, pulmonary leukostasis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Detection of the underlying cause of ARF is often challenging in patients with cancer because disease can present atypically. For example, cough and sputum production are uncommon in patients with bacterial pneumonia. Patients with chemotherapy-induced lung injury may present with nonproductive cough and exertional dyspnea that develops over several weeks of treatment. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is especially common in persons with leukemia who are thrombocytopenic. Widespread destruction of alveolar epithelium and flooding of alveolar spaces is a hallmark of ARDS.
Keywords: leukemia; busulfan; clinical feature; review; gemcitabine; paclitaxel; cancer patient; cytarabine; methotrexate; antineoplastic agent; interleukin 2; computer assisted tomography; thrombocytopenia; cyclophosphamide; radiation injury; carmustine; lomustine; procarbazine; docetaxel; coughing; dyspnea; pneumonia; intensive care; postoperative complication; vein thrombosis; comorbidity; blood transfusion; bleomycin; mitomycin; lung fibrosis; retinoic acid; chlorambucil; respiratory failure; adult respiratory distress syndrome; airway obstruction; interstitial pneumonia; allergic pneumonitis; lung hemorrhage; nitrosourea derivative; acute respiratory failure; lung injury; lung edema; diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; lung alveolus epithelium; sputum; semustine; leukostasis; cancer; human; chemotherapy induced lung damage; pulmonary leukostasis; radiation induced lung damage
Journal Title: Journal of Respiratory Diseases
Volume: 24
Issue: 11
ISSN: 0194-259X
Publisher: Cliggott  
Date Published: 2003-11-01
Start Page: 492
End Page: 498
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus