Busakhala, N. W.Association of Kenya Physicians Scientific Conference (11th : Mar. 2007 : Eldoret, Kenya)2007-11-192007-11-192007https://hdl.handle.net/1805/1181Two types of tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) ; 1. Laboratory TLS: 25% increase in potassium, phosphate and uric acid, or decline in calcium from baseline. Occur within 4 days of initiating chemotherapy. Patients on standard of care. Minimum of two out of four criteria. 2. Clinical tumour lysis syndrome: Laboratory TLS plus renal failure, cardiac arrhythmias or sudden death. A new definition has been suggested by Cairo and Bishop to include values above upper limit of normal. Study used Hande and Garrow definition.entumour lysis syndromeTLSrenalcardiacHande and GarrowgouttumorhyperkalemiahyperphosphatemiaChemotherapyTumor Lysis SyndromeKidney FailureDrug TherapyArrhythmiaPresentation