Episode 431: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Urinary Obstruction

"Think about all the important things our kidneys do for the body. Those things are compromised. If we have excess buildup of toxins and waste in the body, you're having problems with fluid reabsorption. Then you have also problems with electrolytes not being balanced. Then in turn, you have ongoing shutdown of systems. So the cardiopulmonary system gets compromise. Your circulatory system then gets compromised. And then all the things in the body that depend upon ongoing circulatory flow are then causing major resets in the system that need to be addressed," ONS member Brenda S. Nettles, DNP, MS, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, CNE, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, told Madeline Johnston, MSN, RN, OCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a conversation about urinary obstructions.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.25 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by September 4, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Learning outcome: Learners will report an increase in knowledge relating to urinary obstruction as an oncologic emergency.

Episode Notes

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