1. Inhaled Isopropyl Alcohol for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in a Patient Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report.
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Stevenson, Maximillian H.
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NAUSEA treatment , *VOMITING treatment , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *PATIENT safety , *PATIENTS , *ANTIEMETICS , *HOSPITAL admission & discharge , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *EMERGENCY medicine , *HEART failure , *INHALATION administration , *PROPANOLS , *ATRIAL fibrillation , *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases - Abstract
Nausea and vomiting are distressing symptoms experienced by many patients receiving palliative care for serious illness. Common pharmacologic management strategies include 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, antipsychotics, antihistamines, and antimuscarinic agents; however, these agents incur risks of adverse effects. One of the most worrisome risks of commonly used antiemetics is prolonging the QT interval and the associated risk of torsades de pointes. To avoid the dangers of pharmacologic treatment of nausea and vomiting, previous studies in emergency medicine and postoperative settings suggest that inhaled isopropyl alcohol is an inexpensive, safe, and effective nonpharmacologic intervention. This case report highlights the successful use of inhaled isopropyl alcohol for managing nausea and vomiting in a patient with heart failure receiving palliative care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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