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Nausea and vomiting

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2002
Nausea and vomiting are rather stereotyped symptoms. The challenge is that nausea and vomiting have many different causes and, in some patients, management may be rather complex. The clue is to determine the causal factor early. It helps to separate acute vomiting (
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 1999
Worldwide, approximately 80-100 million surgical procedures are performed under general anaesthesia each year. Despite major advances in surgical techniques and the introduction of new anaesthetic agents with reduced emetogenicity, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (20-30%) has remained largely unchanged over the past few decades ...
J, Scholz, M, Steinfath, P H, Tonner
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Functional nausea and vomiting

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2008
Although functional vomiting (FV), cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) and chronic idiopathic nausea (CIN) are fairly rare disorders, it has been increasingly recognized that these conditions can be highly disabling. Traditionally, FV, CVS and CIN have been under-investigated; however, interest in the cause and treatment of these disorders has increased ...
Kevin W, Olden, Pavan, Chepyala
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020
Nausea and vomiting after surgery is common and can be both unpleasant and lead to an array of other adverse patient effects. Identification of high-risk patients and targeted prophylaxis can reduce its incidence and associated complications.
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Unexplained nausea and vomiting

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2000
Nausea and vomiting are debilitating symptoms for patients, and can be challenging problems in diagnosis and management for physicians. Initial efforts must be made to establish a specific diagnosis that represents the pathophysiological cause of the nausea and vomiting.
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Autonomic Neuroscience, 2006
Nausea and vomiting following surgery may either occur as postoperative nausea and vomiting, which is a condition that is mainly related to anesthesia, or as secondary to postoperative ileus, which denotes inhibition of gastrointestinal motility following surgery.
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Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1990
Although nausea, vomiting, and retching have plagued mankind since antiquity, limited attention has been given to the three symptoms as separate entities. Although knowledge of symptom occurrence is essential to practice, nurses must focus on patients' response or distress to the occurrence of symptoms.
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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2005
Despite many medical advances, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and postdischarge nausea and vomit-ing (PDNV) remains high. Sequelae such as dehydration, wound dehiscence, bleeding and others, contributed to increased healthcare costs and patient dissatisfaction.
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Postanesthetic nausea and vomiting

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1952
Abstract The subject of postoperative nausea and vomiting is discussed. Its probable cause is searched for and past investigations into the subject are reviewed. Pyridoxine and Dramamine are studied in a series of 432 cases of general anesthesia as possible aids to the control of this postoperative complication.
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Nausea and Vomiting

2021
Abstract This chapter provides an overview of the assessment and management of nausea and vomiting and data on their prevalence for the adult population. The chapter reviews comprehensive symptom assessment that focuses on describing the patient’s experience and an understanding of the physiological pathways of nausea and vomiting, and ...
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