Diagnosis and management of hiccups in the patient with advanced cancer

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Marinella, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Statistical Research Consultants   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARVEDILOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEFOPAM; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; ATAXIA; BRADYCARDIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ESOPHAGITIS; FATIGUE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXICITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHRENIC NERVE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH DISORDER; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX; VAGUS REFLEX; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

HICCUP; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349256090     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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