E can walk on the moon, and among other scientific miracles, we can perform minimally invasive, keyhole cardiac surgery with "robots". But so far we have not solved the seemingly simple problem of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). It remains one of the final therapeutic challenges and has been a perpetual dilemma since the birth of our specialty. It is the legendary big, "little problem...

A case of progressive vomiting in a boy aged 5 months is reported. Vomiting was secondary to an obstruction in the antrum of the stomach caused by a mass consisting of alginate.

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) has been a priority symptom in the management of patients with cancer since the inception of chemotherapy. In the mid-1970s, the most effective agents available were the standard antiemetics used for gastrointestinal illnesses, postoperative nausea, and morning sickness. The Oncology Nursing Forum has documented the study of this symptom—causes, p...

BACKGROUND Gastroparesis associated nausea, vomiting & abdominal pain (GP N/V/AP) are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Treatment is often limited to antiemetic, prokinetic, opioid, & nonopioid agents. Haloperidol (HP) has been shown to have analgesic & antiemetic properties. We sought to evaluate HP in the ED as an alternative treatment of GP N/V/AP. METHODS Using an ele...

Objective: The aim of the study was to prescription pattern prophylactic antiemetics in breast cancer patients. Methods: A retrospective observational carried out. Over a period 3 months, all chemotherapy order sheets patients were collected and evaluated for prophylaxis chemotherapy-induced nausea vomiting (CINV). We compared each antiemetic drug used CINV with international guidelines, Nation...

Gastritis is a common condition in dogs resulting due to inflammation of the gastric mucosa. The stomach lining can be subjected irritation by several substances including foreign bodies and food components, which may disagree with digestive system canine. An adult Labrador working male dog, named as “Diesel” aged eight years six months was presented complaints decreased feed intake upset. Temp...