Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Prognostic Factors | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with terminal cancer?

Yes

Karnofsky performance status (enter from 10 to 100)

Does the patient have ...

• brain metastases?

Yes

• the need for narcotics to control pain?

Yes

• dyspnea?

Yes

• significant fatigue?

Yes

• significant anxiety or depression?

Yes

Serum LDH

Upper limit of the normal reference range for LDH

White blood cell count

Type of cancer

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of factors associated with a worse prognosis on multivariate analysis

Number of additional factors associated with a worse prognosis

Number of factors associated with a better prognosis

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Laboratory Tests
- Advanced Cancer Vitamin B12 to C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Ratio
Criteria For Diagnosis
- San Diego Severity Index (SDSI) for Patients with Terminal Cancer
- Models for Predicting Survival in Patient with Advanced Cancer
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- San Diego Severity Index (SDSI) for Patients with Terminal Cancer
- Models for Predicting Survival in Patient with Advanced Cancer

Therapy

Selection
- Prognostic Models for Phase I Clinical Trials
Interventional Radiology
- Survival Model for Patient Undergoing Radiotherapy for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Survival Model for Patient Undergoing Radiotherapy for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression
- Prognostic Models for Phase I Clinical Trials
Disease Progression
- Predictors for Early Death of Older Adult Starting Cancer Chemotherapy

Patient Concerns

End-of-life, Palliative Care

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Prognostic Factors for Predicting Survival in Terminally Ill Cancer Patient

Purpose: To evalaute a patient with terminal cancer for prognostic factors as reported by Gripp et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10