Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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What screening tools or signs do you use to predict if a cancer patient is near end-of-life?

There is conflicting data on whether the "surprise question" performs adequately enough. Do you use this or other screening tools alone, or in c...

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How would you counsel a woman with a strong family history of thrombosis about oral contraceptives?

Would you recommend avoiding estrogen-containing OCPs? Would you test for APLS to evaluate for additional thrombotic risk factors? While not heredita...

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How do you approach the work-up for a patient with iron deficiency anemia who is not responding to oral iron therapy?

Presuming good medication adherence.

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Cancer, 2015-03-15

Bedside clinical signs associated with impending death in patients with advanced cancer: preliminary findings of a prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Blood advances, 2023 Nov 28

American Society of Hematology 2023 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: thrombophilia testing.

MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports, 2024 Aug 08

U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2024.

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