Palliative Medicine Strategies for Nausea and Vomiting


An overview of nausea/vomiting in palliative medicine

Howards S. Smith, Joshua M. Smith, Alyssa R. Smith

Abstract

Nausea, vomiting and retching are among the most distressing symptoms that palliative care may experience. This article presents a brief overview of various medical conditions/treatments that may lead to nausea/vomiting/retching as well as potential mechanisms/neurotransmitters/receptors that may be involved and thus may represent therapeutic targets for antiemetic treatments.

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