Nausea

As of now, two cannabinoids (marijuana), dronabinol (Marinol) and nabilone (Cesamet), are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).1 According to an article about the use of cannabinoids and the treatment of chemotherapy side effects, cannabinoids are shown to have a significant neuro-modulatory function in decreasing CINV.1 CB1 cannabinoid receptors are present in the central nervous system, while recent evidence proposes that…

pain and inflammation, vomiting and nausea, anxiety, and cancer, among others. While the greatest area…

Imagine being able to relax with less pain and nausea. When you are treated for cancer, the side effects can be extreme. What would your life be like without the side effects? Imagine living without pain or nausea from cancer treatments? Are you in a lot of pain? Are side effects like nausea making your life unbearable? Are you afraid of new treatments because of the side effects? Do you just want to live a normal, healthy life again? Cancer patients need certain types of care. Standard…

shown its effectiveness in combating the side effects of chemotherapies used to treat various cancers. A common side effect experienced while being subjected to chemotherapy is nausea and vomiting. In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, “Anecdotal accounts suggested that smoking marihuana decreases the nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapeutic agents” ( N Engl J Med 293). Furthermore, loss of appetite is an additional side effect of chemotherapy generally…

effect on patient safety (Robert & Petersen, 2013). The process of critical thinking in my opinion was not used by the RN in this scenario. Patient centered care was not given and patient priorities were not established such as patient's new onset of nausea (Harrington & Terry, 2013). Also, the RN showed poor decision making along with poor problem solving, by offering to give the patient more pain medication. More medication was offered in hopes of it acting as a sedative, so that the…

was by the Chinese physician Hoa-tho in the early 2nd century as a surgical anesthesia. Today many experts recognize that medical marijuana (MMJ) and the healing properties of cannabis offer relief for a variety of crippling medical conditions like nausea from chemotherapy, chronic pain, HIV/AIDS, and glaucoma. Are you a candidate for MMJ? Opinions vary from expert to expert, but a common thread emerges when it comes to the benefits of MMJ. The healing properties help many patients cope with…

severe inflammation and due to immune suppression from chemo/radiation. (deltasone, meticorten, prednisone intensol) anti-inflammatory med, corticosteroid. Side effects: peptic ulcer/possible perforation, depression, hypertension, circulatory problems, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal distension, hyperglycemia, psychic derangements. Nursing considerations: monitor blood sugar in diabetic patients due to cause’s hyperglycemia. Contact physician if patient presents with black/tarry stools, slow wound…

Lisinopril Overview. Lisinopril is categorized as an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Lisinopril is most commonly utilized as an antihypertensive or in the treatment of congestive heart failure. This medication also has off-label use in the prophylactic treatment of migraines (Schuh‐Hofer et al., 2007, p. 703). Lisinopril is available as an oral tablet and its bioavailability is approximately 25%. Peak antihypertensive effects of lisinopril are reached at approximately six hours…

alcohol. One method is Nausea Aversion Therapy Treatment which gives the alcoholic a case of extreme nausea when drinking alcohol though some of it is medically induced which is overt sanitization which relies on a drug that has been used to help treat alcohol since the 1950’s called Antabuse with its generic name being disulfiram. Antabuse works with dealing with alcoholism because it doesn't allow the digestion system to metabolize alcohol by turning it into acetaldehyde. Nausea is…

4/5/16 1500 T98.6, BP 130/70, P115, RR 36. Pablo Rodriguez is 71 years old male admitted to Emergency Department complained of increased pain and nausea and vomiting for 3 days. The patient also complained of hard, small stools. Rodriguez is suffering from advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma diagnosed one year ago. Received chemotherapy. After 6 months he received irradiation treatment for 6 weeks with a total dose of 63Gy in 34 fractions. The patient developed multiple subcutaneous nodules…