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- Title:
- Causes of nausea and vomiting
- Description:
- This session describes the physiological processes underlying nausea and vomiting and offers a framework for working out the causes of nausea and vomiting, as a basis for assessment and management of these problems. The session focuses on patients with advanced disease but is not a comprehensive view of the causes of nausea and vomiting in other patient groups. This session was reviewed by Carrie Anderson and Sarah Hanrott and was last updated in April 2023
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 00: Learning paths > Nursing staff > e-ELCA learning path: Nurses working in specialist palliative care services > e-ELCA Learning Path for Nurses Working in Specialist Palliative Care Services (Core sessions) > Causes of nausea and vomiting
- Author(s):
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Saskie Dorman
- Created:
- 8 Feb 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 19 May 2023
- Keywords:
- 215-0415, nausea, vomiting, retching, regurgitation, rumination, vomiting centre, gut wall, chemoreceptor trigger zone, cerebral cortex, vestibular nuclei, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, histamine, gastric stasis, dysmotility, obstruction, metabolic, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, raised intracranial pressure, motion sickness, anxiety, peristalsis, hypercalcaemia, renal failure, drugs, pharyngeal stimulation, constipation
- Quicklink:
- 215-0415
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Content
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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- Title:
- Causes of nausea and vomiting
- Description:
- This session describes the physiological processes underlying nausea and vomiting and offers a framework for working out the causes of nausea and vomiting, as a basis for assessment and management of these problems. The session focuses on patients with advanced disease but is not a comprehensive view of the causes of nausea and vomiting in other patient groups. This session was reviewed by Carrie Anderson and Sarah Hanrott and was last updated in April 2023
- Hierarchy:
- End of Life Care (e-ELCA) > e-ELCA 00: Learning paths > Nursing staff > e-ELCA learning path: Nurses working in specialist palliative care services > e-ELCA Learning Path for Nurses Working in Specialist Palliative Care Services (Core sessions) > Causes of nausea and vomiting
- Author(s):
-
Saskie Dorman
- Created:
- 8 Feb 2010
- Last Major Update:
- 19 May 2023
- Keywords:
- 215-0415, nausea, vomiting, retching, regurgitation, rumination, vomiting centre, gut wall, chemoreceptor trigger zone, cerebral cortex, vestibular nuclei, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, histamine, gastric stasis, dysmotility, obstruction, metabolic, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, raised intracranial pressure, motion sickness, anxiety, peristalsis, hypercalcaemia, renal failure, drugs, pharyngeal stimulation, constipation
- Quicklink:
- 215-0415