Supportive care of the cancer patient.
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• Vomiting=Emesis • Drugs used to prevent/treat nausea and vomiting=anti‐emetics • N & V can be associated with a variety of clinical conditions and drugs. This discussion will focus on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) • Approximately 70‐80% of all cancer patients receiving chemotherapy experience nausea and vomiting. Patients often experience more nausea than vomiting. Pathophysiology of N & V
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medicine
دوره 48 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970