Episode 192: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) affects about 30% of all patients with cancer. Patients with breast cancer that has metastasized to bone and patients with squamous cell lung cancer together account for more than half of all HCM cases. ONS member Marcelle Kaplan, RN, MS, CNS, CBCN^®–Emeritus, AOCN^®–Emeritus, breast oncology clinical specialist, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, discuss hypercalcemia of malignancy and its current treatment strategies. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the other episodes are linked in the episode notes. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Previous Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on oncologic emergencies
• ONS Voice article: Diagnose and Treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• ONS Voice article: Oncology Nurses’ Role in Recognizing and Addressing Oncologic Emergencies
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy: Part I
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy: Part II
• ONS book: Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses (third edition)
• ONS course: Essentials in Oncologic Emergencies for the Advanced Practice Provider
• ONS course: Oncologic Emergencies
• ONS course: Treatment and Symptom Management—Oncology RN
• ONS Huddle Cards™
• Journal of Oncology Practice article: Cancer-related hypercalcemia

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