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vc
What is vomiting center?
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CTZ to VC process
What is 1. increase abdominal pressure 2. abdomen muscles contract 3. soft palate rises as epiglottes closes 4. pyloric spincture closes 5. cardiac sphincture closes 6. increase saliva 7. stomach contents expelled.?
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Pretreated with serotonin before being done
What is patients who require rescue antiemetic therapy?
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Signs of dehydration the last four signs listed
What are 9. delayed capillary filling 10. high urine specific gravity 11. no urine output 12. possible mental confusion.
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Recommended for prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy, PONV, and radiation therapy.
What is Odansetron (antiemetic)?
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Nerves from the sensory receptors in the pharynx, stomach, intestines, and other tissues connect directly to the VC through the _______ _______ and the _____ _____ and produce vomiting when stimulated.
What is the vargus nerve and the splenic nerve?
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When there is a strong or frequent stimulation such as a rocking ship, the vestibular network is bombarded with an abnormally high number of impulses that radiate by _____ _____ _____ to the adjacent vomiting center.
What is chollenergic nerve impulses?
200
Patients who require rescue antiemetic therapy should be pretreated with serotonin antagonist
What is before the next dose of radiation therapy?
200
Lab test (Hgb)
What is hemoglobin?
200
Odansetron (antiemetic) should be given ___ minutes before chemotherapy.
What is 30 minutes?
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CTZ
What is chemoreceptor trigger zone?
300
When riding in the car facing forward what may alleviate motion sickness?
What is covering the side windows?
300
signs of dehydration
What is *inelastic skin turgor; *sticky oral mucous membranes; *excessive thirst; shrunken, deeply furrowed tongue; * crusted lips; *weight loss; * deteriorating vital signs; *soft or sunken eyeballs; *delayed capillary filling; *high urine specific gravity; * no urine output; * possible mental confusion
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Lab test (Hct)
What is hematocrit?
300
Potenually produce extrapyramidal symptoms of dystonia, Parkinsonism, and tardive diskinesia. Metoclopramide acts on receptors in the brain, GI tract. Useful in treating nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy in high doses . Not effective in treating motion sickness.
What is Dopamine Antagonists?
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This samples blood, and spinal fluid for potentually toxic substances adn when detected initiate the vomiting reflex
What is CTZ?
400
The properies that probably results in the effectiveness of antihistamines in motion sickness is
What is anticholinergic properties?
400
First four signs of dehydration listed
What is 1. inelastic skin turgor 2. stickyoral mucous membranes 3. excessive thirst 4. shrunken, deeply furrowed tongue?
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Should be given for patients with cardiac disease to help prevent valsava manecner (reflex) by
What is giving stool softeners as needed?
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Are used to prevent nause and vomiting when highly emetogenic cancer agents are used.
What are diphenhydramine and metroclopramide? p 530
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Should be continued for 2 to 4 days to prevent delayed vomiting.
What is antiemetic therapy?
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Should be administered an adequate time before chemotherapy is initrated and should be continued for an appropriate time after the antineoplastic agent has been discontinued
What is all antiemetics?
500
Signs or dehydration the next four listed
What are 4. crusted lips 5. weight loss 6. deteriorating vital signs 7. soft or sunken eyeballs?
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Drug of choice recommended for prevention of nausea adn vomitting associated with chemotherapy adn radiation therapy.
What is granisetron (antiemetic)?
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Odansetron is more effective than metoclopramide in the control of high dose cisplanton induced nausea and vomitting. Minmal to to dopammergic blockade, extrapyramidal adverse effects are rare.
What is serotonin antagonists?
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