Department Chair, General Internal Medicine University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
Internal Medicine
Dr. Carmelita P. Escalante, MD
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Carmelita Escalante is an expert in the field of Internal Medicine. She went to medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She over the years received 1 awards: "Top Doctors:SE Texas". Carmelita P. Escalante is a published doctor as well. She has 22 publications published. The latest was: Medical futility and appropriate medical care in patients whose death is thought to be imminent. Carmelita P. Escalante accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Chronic conditions and health status in older cancer survivors.
- Outcomes of a cancer-related fatigue clinic in a comprehensive cancer center.
- Outcomes and cost of outpatient or inpatient management of 712 patients with febrile neutropenia.
- Diagnostic evaluation of patients with a high suspicion of malignancy: comorbidities and clinical predictors of cancer.
- Outcomes and cost of deep venous thrombosis among patients with cancer.
- Testicular cancer incidence trends in the USA (1975-2004): plateau or shifting racial paradigm?
- Causes and management of superior vena cava syndrome.
- Fatigue: a debilitating symptom.
- Tuberculosis meningitis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Hyperphosphatemia associated with phosphorus-containing laxatives in a patient with chronic renal insufficiency.
- Patient-controlled methylphenidate for the management of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer: a preliminary report.
- Medical futility and appropriate medical care in patients whose death is thought to be imminent.
- Dyspnea in cancer patients. Etiology, resource utilization, and survival-implications in a managed care world.
- Bacterial infections in low-risk, febrile neutropenic patients.
- Outpatient antibiotic therapy for febrile episodes in low-risk neutropenic patients with cancer.
- Outpatient treatment of febrile episodes in low-risk neutropenic patients with cancer.
- A fatigue clinic in a comprehensive cancer center: design and experiences.
- Identifying risk factors for imminent death in cancer patients with acute dyspnea.
- Severity of illness, outcomes, and resource use in elderly cancer patients with deep venous thrombosis.
- Outpatient antibiotic treatment in low-risk febrile neutropenic cancer patients.
- Cost-minimization analysis of low-molecular-weight heparin (dalteparin) compared to unfractionated heparin for inpatient treatment of cancer patients with deep venous ...
Schools
La State Univ Sch Of Med In New Orleans
University Tex Health Science Center
Doctors Specialties
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top Doctors:SE Texas
Education
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University of Texas Health Science Center -
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Hospital
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1477667533 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | ESCALANTE | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CARMELITA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 770304009 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Internal Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 584.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1477667533 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | ESCALANTE |
| First Name Of The Provider | CARMELITA |
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