Palliative drugs

Question 1

What is the type of nausea associated with impaired gastric emptying?

Answer 1

Sudden onset of nausea that is relieved by vomiting

Question 2

What is the nausea associated with regurgitation?

Answer 2

Stridor, dysphagia etc by compression of the oesophagus

Question 3

What is the nausea associated with chemical or metabolic disturbances?

Answer 3

Persistent nausea that has little relief from vomiting

Question 4

What drugs can be given to manage nausea associated with impaired gastric emptying?

Answer 4

Prokinetics e.g. metaclopramide and domperidone

Question 5

What drug can be given to manage nausea associated with regurgitation?

Answer 5

Dexamethasone

Question 6

What drugs can be given to manage nausea associated with chemical/metabolic disturbance?

Answer 6

Haloperidol, metoclopramide and levomepramazine

Question 7

What drugs can be given to manage nausea associated with cerebral disease?

Answer 7

Dexamethasone

Cyclizine

Question 8

What drugs can be given to manage nausea associated with vestibular disturbance?

Answer 8

Antihistamines e.g. cyclizine, proclorperazine

Question 9

What cancers commonly cause metastatic bowel obstruction?

Answer 9

Bowel cancer
Ovarian
Breast
Melanoma
Lung