antiemetics Flashcards
1
Q
Metoclopramide
A
Dopamine (D2) receptor antagonists should be used in palliative care for nausea and vomiting that is due to gastric dysmotility and stasis
2
Q
Levomepromazine
A
broad-spectrum anti-emetic useful for mechanical obstruction, and for persistent nausea and vomiting uncontrolled by other anti-emetics
3
Q
Ondanestron
A
serotonin antagonist anti-emetic which is used for nausea and vomiting related to chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as for post-operative nausea and vomiting
4
Q
for migraine nausea
A
metoclopramide –> gastric stasis
