An overview of nausea/vomiting in palliative medicine.

Ann Palliat Med

Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, USA.

Published: July 2012

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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http://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2224-5820.2012.07.06DOI Listing

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