Oncologic Emergencies, Part I: Spinal Cord Compression, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, And Pericardial Effusion
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Michael T. McCurdy, MD Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Tsuyoshi Mitarai, MD Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Stanford Hospital; Clinical Instructor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Jack Perkins, MD Associate Program Director, Franklin Square Hospital Internal Medicine Residency; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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