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Nausea : mechanisms and management [E-Book]

By:

Stern, Robert Morris, 1937-

Contributor(s):

Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 462 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780195178159
0195178157
9780199720873
0199720878
1282978535
9781282978539
9786612978531
6612978538

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

2011 C-591
WI 146

Online resources:

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust OpenAthens account holders click here for access

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.

Summary: 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 results on its causes and treatment. As it is the product of long-term collaboration between scientists from the three main approaches to studying and treating nausea--psychology, gastroenterology, and physiology--the information this book provides is both comprehensive and well integrated. The book is divided into two parts, on mechanisms and management, respectively, and four sections. The chapters in Section I introduce the concept of nausea as a protective control mechanism with individual dynamic thresholds, explain the function of nausea, review past and present conceptions of nausea, and describe the prevalence of nausea in different conditions.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-431) and indexes.

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 results on its causes and treatment. As it is the product of long-term collaboration between scientists from the three main approaches to studying and treating nausea--psychology, gastroenterology, and physiology--the information this book provides is both comprehensive and well integrated. The book is divided into two parts, on mechanisms and management, respectively, and four sections. The chapters in Section I introduce the concept of nausea as a protective control mechanism with individual dynamic thresholds, explain the function of nausea, review past and present conceptions of nausea, and describe the prevalence of nausea in different conditions.