Nausea : mechanisms and management /

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Nausea is a complex sensation that results from the interaction of certain fixed biological factors, such as gender, with changeable psychological factors, such as anxiety. This is the first book to provide a complete, in-depth explanation of what we know about nausea, along with the latest research...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stern, Robert Morris, 1937-
Other Authors: Koch, Kenneth L., Andrews, P. L. R. (Paul L. R.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Nausea.
Nausea > Treatment.
Nausea
Nausée.
Nausée > Traitement.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
Nausea > Treatment
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Nausea : definitions, history, and function
  • Prevalence of nausea from various causes
  • Nausea as a protective control mechanism with a dynamic threshold
  • The central nervous system and nausea
  • The autonomic nervous system and nausea
  • The endocrine system and nausea
  • Gastric dysrhythmias and nausea
  • The functions, identification, and measurement of nausea and related behaviours in animals
  • The measurement of nausea in humans
  • Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic nausea
  • Nausea of diabetes
  • Nausea during pregnancy
  • Postoperative nausea
  • Nausea resulting from cancer and its treatment
  • Nausea of motion sickness
  • Future research : management and mechanisms.

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