Severe hiccups during chemotherapy: Corticosteroids the likely culprit

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 233-236

  Gilbar, Peter ^a   McPherson, Ian ^a  

^a Toowoomba Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Corticosteroids; Dexamethasone; Hiccups

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; OXALIPLATIN; VENLAFAXINE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CECUM CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HICCUP; HUMAN; LEMON JUICE; LEMONADE JUICE; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MANDARIN; MORNING DOSAGE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SUCKING; VOMITING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTIDOTES; ANTIEMETICS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CECAL NEOPLASMS; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; HICCUP; HUMANS; LEUCOVORIN; MALE; NAUSEA; ORGANOPLATINUM COMPOUNDS; VOMITING;

EID: 75149169869     PISSN: 10781552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078155209102336     Document Type: Review

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