Vomiting Zones and Mechanism Quiz

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What does the CTZ respond directly to?

Auditory stimuli

Tactile stimuli

Visual stimuli

Chemical stimuli in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid (correct)

What does the vomiting center coordinate?

Taste perception

Auditory perception

Visual perception

Motor mechanism of vomiting (correct)

Which factors are trigger factors for vomiting?

Hormonal imbalance, Allergic reactions

Genetic factors, Nutritional imbalance

Physical disease, Environmental factors

Metabolic disease, Psychological disease (correct)

What percentage of patients experience nausea and vomiting in anticipation of chemotherapy?

10 - 40% Signup and view all the answers

Which group is more susceptible to anticipation of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting?

Women, Young patients Signup and view all the answers

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) not only affect quality of life but can also lead to rejection of potentially curative chemotherapy.

True Signup and view all the answers

Uncontrolled vomiting can produce what?

Dehydration, Nutritional depletion Signup and view all the answers

What is the emetic potential of anticancer agents effective against?

Low or moderately emetogenic chemotherapeutic agents Signup and view all the answers

What are the side effects of Prochlorperazine?

Sedation, Liver dysfunction, Dystonias Signup and view all the answers

What does the vomiting center inhibit?

Salivation center Signup and view all the answers

Which class of drugs is important in treating emesis linked with chemotherapy due to their longer duration of action and superior efficacy?

Corticosteroids Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is indicated only for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)?

Aprepitant Signup and view all the answers

Which drug undergoes extensive metabolism and may affect the metabolism of other drugs that are metabolized by CYP3A4?

Nabilone Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is appropriate for the treatment of simple nausea and vomiting, especially motion sickness?

Scopolamine Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class is useful in treating anticipatory vomiting due to their sedative, anxiolytic, and amnesic properties?

Benzodiazepines Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is indicated for severe chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting when other agents have failed in therapy?

Dronabinol Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is an antagonist of the Substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor?

Aprepitant Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class is eﬀective against mildly to moderately emetogenic chemotherapy and involves blockade of prostaglandins?

Corticosteroids Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is used orally with dexamethasone and a 5-HT3 antagonist for severe chemotherapy-induced nausea?

Dronabinol Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class is indicated for highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens?

Cannabinoids Signup and view all the answers

Which drug may cause hyperglycemia and is indicated for mild symptoms of nausea and vomiting?

Dronabinol Signup and view all the answers

Which drug class possesses anterograde amnesic properties and is useful in treating anticipatory vomiting?

Benzodiazepines Signup and view all the answers

Vomiting Zones and Mechanism Quiz

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What does the CTZ respond directly to?

What does the vomiting center coordinate?

Which factors are trigger factors for vomiting?

What percentage of patients experience nausea and vomiting in anticipation of chemotherapy?

Which group is more susceptible to anticipation of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting?

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) not only affect quality of life but can also lead to rejection of potentially curative chemotherapy.

Uncontrolled vomiting can produce what?

What is the emetic potential of anticancer agents effective against?

What are the side effects of Prochlorperazine?

What does the vomiting center inhibit?

Which class of drugs is important in treating emesis linked with chemotherapy due to their longer duration of action and superior efficacy?

Which drug is indicated only for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)?

Which drug undergoes extensive metabolism and may affect the metabolism of other drugs that are metabolized by CYP3A4?

Which drug is appropriate for the treatment of simple nausea and vomiting, especially motion sickness?

Which drug class is useful in treating anticipatory vomiting due to their sedative, anxiolytic, and amnesic properties?

Which drug is indicated for severe chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting when other agents have failed in therapy?

Which drug is an antagonist of the Substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor?

Which drug class is eﬀective against mildly to moderately emetogenic chemotherapy and involves blockade of prostaglandins?

Which drug is used orally with dexamethasone and a 5-HT3 antagonist for severe chemotherapy-induced nausea?

Which drug class is indicated for highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy regimens?

Which drug may cause hyperglycemia and is indicated for mild symptoms of nausea and vomiting?

Which drug class possesses anterograde amnesic properties and is useful in treating anticipatory vomiting?

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