Episode 278: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hepatic Complications The Oncology Nursing Podcast

“I think that as oncology nurses, we need to keep ourselves really educated and up to date with these new therapies, because I honestly feel like we still haven't really seen the long-term effects of this treatment,” ONS member Lisa Parks, MS, APRN-CNP, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner in hepatobiliary surgery at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, told Lenise Taylor, MN, RN, AOCNS®, BMTCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about recognizing hepatic complications and understanding the basics of its symptom management strategies. This episode is part of a series on cancer symptom management basics; the others are linked below.  

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Episode Notes 

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Oncology Nursing Podcast: 


Episode 269: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Gastrointestinal Complications 
Episode 256: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hematologic Complications 
Episode 250: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Dermatologic Complications  
Episode 244: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Cardiovascular Complications 

ONS Voice article: To Prevent Hepatotoxicity, Monitor Liver Function During Cancer Treatment 


Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles:  

Checkpoint Inhibitors: Common Immune-Related Adverse Events and Their Management 
Identification and Management: Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome/Veno-Occlusive Disease Related to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 
Use of Hepatic Artery Infusion Pumps in the Treatment of Hepatic Metastases 

ONS courses: 


ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course 
ONS/ONCC Radiation Therapy Certificate Course 

ONS books: 

Cancer Basics (third edition)https://www.ons.org/books/cancer-basics-third-edition 
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice (second edition) 


Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education (fifth edition) 
Clinical Guide to Antineoplastic Therapy: A Chemotherapy Handbook (fourth edition)  

American Gastroenterological Association 
American Gastroenterological Association Institute guideline on the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus reactivation during immunosuppressive drug therapy 

 


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