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Seth Eisenberg

Contributing Editor
Seth Eisenberg.

Seth Eisenberg

Contributing Editor Seth Eisenberg, RN, OCN®, is the professional practice coordinator for infusion services at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Washington.

Authored by Seth Eisenberg

What Would You Do?

The Case of the Compacted Colon

Bob, a 61-year-old man with multiple myeloma, calls his hematologist’s office complaining of worsening constipation despite increasing his fiber and liquid intake. Yesterday, he stopped taking his ondansetron because he remembered that it can cause constipation, but now he’s nauseated in addition to being constipated. What would you do?

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What Would You Do?

The Case of the Out of Order Chemotherapy Order

April is car­ing for a patient with bil­iary can­cer. She receives a new chemother­apy order for cis­platin fol­lowed by gem­c­itabine on days 1 and 8 every three weeks. The stan­dard sequence in April’s hos­pi­tal is to admin­is­ter plat­inum agents last. How­ever, the order clearly states to admin­is­ter the cis­platin first. What would you do?
What Would You Do?

The Case of the Regional Risk

After recently relocating to Boston, Zack, who was born and raised in Nashville, was diagnosed with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Studies show a significantly increased rate of serious cetuximab reactions in patients living in parts of the southern United States, where reaction rates are more than seven times higher.

What Would You Do?

The Case of the Spontaneous Spill

Yolanda started an infusion of etoposide and left to check on another patient down the hall. When she returned 15 minutes later, she noticed that chemotherapy was dripping from a puncture on the side of the bag and that a puddle was forming on the floor.
What Would You Do?

The Case of the Irradiated Red Cells

Xaviar, a newly diagnosed patient with acute myelogenous leukemia, is receiving his first packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion.
What Would You Do?

The Case of the Sour Saline

After William had blood drawn through his tunneled central venous catheter
A Closer Look

Blood and Marrow Transplant: It’s Not Just for Cancer

Although blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) is historically considered a treatment for relapsed hematologic malignancies
What Would You Do?

The Case of the Vicious Virus

Valerie received an unrelated allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant five months ago

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