Causes of Nausea and Vomiting

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What is the most likely cause of nausea (with or without vomiting) according to the passage?

Infection, particularly gastro-intestinal infection (correct)

Antiemitic drugs

Vestibular disorders

Motion sickness

Which area is NOT involved peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

Gastric mucosa and smooth muscle

Afferent pathways of the vagus and sympathetic nerves

Vestibular system (correct)

None of the above

Which neurotransmitter receptors are NOT mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

Histaminergic (H1) receptors

Adrenergic (alpha-1) receptors (correct)

Serotonergic (5HT3) receptors

Cholinergic (muscarinic M1) receptors

What is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

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Which class of drugs are symptomatic treatments only and do not treat the underlying cause of nausea and vomiting?

Antiemetic drugs Signup and view all the answers

Which area plays a significant role peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

Smooth muscle in the intestine Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter receptor is mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

Neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor Signup and view all the answers

What is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

Nausea and vomiting Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is considered an antiemetic drug that antagonizes the neurotransmitter receptors involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

Antihistamines Signup and view all the answers

What is most likely to cause vomiting, according to the passage?

Motion sickness Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter receptor is NOT mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

GABAergic (GABA-A) Signup and view all the answers

What class of drugs is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

Antiemetics Signup and view all the answers

Which area plays a significant role peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

Area Postrema Signup and view all the answers

What is most likely to cause vomiting, according to the passage?

Vestibular disorders Signup and view all the answers

Which receptor type is involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting, according to the text?

Serotonergic (5HT3) Signup and view all the answers

Causes of Nausea and Vomiting

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What is the most likely cause of nausea (with or without vomiting) according to the passage?

Which area is NOT involved peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

Which neurotransmitter receptors are NOT mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

What is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

Which class of drugs are symptomatic treatments only and do not treat the underlying cause of nausea and vomiting?

Which area plays a significant role peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

Which neurotransmitter receptor is mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

What is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

Which of the following is considered an antiemetic drug that antagonizes the neurotransmitter receptors involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

What is most likely to cause vomiting, according to the passage?

Which neurotransmitter receptor is NOT mentioned as being involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting?

What class of drugs is particularly common with opioid use in palliative care as a common dose-related adverse effect, according to the passage?

Which area plays a significant role peripherally in the production of the clinical features of nausea and vomiting?

What is most likely to cause vomiting, according to the passage?

Which receptor type is involved in the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting, according to the text?

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