Febrile Neutropenia

Overview

4.7 out of 5 (40 Reviews)

Credits

1.50

Pharmacology Credits

0.5

Post Assessment Questions

9

Start Date

1 Sep 2023

Last Review Date

1 Sep 2023

Expiration Date

31 Aug 2026

Estimated Time To Finish

90 Minutes


 
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Activity Description

Neutropenic fever is defined as a single oral temperature greater than or equal to 101 F (38.3 C) or a temperature greater than or equal to 100.4 F (38 C) for at least an hour, with an absolute neutrophilic count (ANC) of less than 1500 cells/microliter. In most cases, the infectious etiology cannot be determined and gets marked as a fever of unknown origin (FUO). In severe neutropenia, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is less than 500 per microliter. Febrile neutropenia is the most common serious and common complication of cancer therapy. This activity reviews the management and highlights the tools needed by an interprofessional team to evaluate patients with febrile neutropenia properly.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician associates, nurses, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Review the etiology of febrile neutropenia.
  • Identify indexes used to assess patients with febrile neutropenia.
  • Describe the workup for patients with febrile neutropenia.
  • Explain the importance of communication and urgency amongst the interprofessional team to improve the outcome in patients with febrile neutropenia.
  • Outline the pharmacologic therapy as it applies to Febrile Neutropenia

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Farrah P. on 10/28/2021

Some scenarios had missing information (which was distracting), oddly-worded components of the questions, inappropriate terminology (myelogenous leukemia). I provided feedback individually

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Thanks much

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Very good activity!

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