Management of nausea and vomiting in palliative care.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Academic Clinical Fellow and Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine in the Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LJ.

Published: July 2014

Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms in palliative care and can be highly distressing to patients. This review discusses the mechanisms by which nausea and vomiting are triggered, using case studies to highlight the most common scenarios and how to manage these.

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