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About Therapeutic Guidelines
Getting to know your drugs
Analgesic
Antibiotic
Cardiovascular
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Gastrointestinal
    Contributors
    Preface
    Getting to know your gastrointestinal drugs
    Nausea and vomiting
       Potential underlying causes and pharmacology
       Motion sickness
       Vertigo
       Pregnancy
       Gastroparesis
       Drug-induced nausea and vomiting
       Radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
       Postoperative nausea and vomiting
          Incidence and implications
          Identifying patients at risk of PONV
          Children
          Reducing risk factors for PONV
          Drugs used for prophylaxis and treatment of PONV
          PONV prophylaxis
          Treatment of established PONV
          IV doses of 5-HT3-receptor antagonists for prophylaxis and treatment of PONV in adults (Table 6.3)
       Chronic nausea and vomiting
    Disorders of the oesophagus
    Helicobacter pylori, NSAIDs and peptic ulcer disease
    Biliary and pancreatic disorders
    Viral hepatitis
    Other liver disorders
    Complications of liver disease
    Small bowel disorders
    Common disorders of vitamin and mineral metabolism
    Constipation
    Diarrhoea
    Irritable bowel syndrome
    Diverticular disease
    Inflammatory bowel disease
    Perianal disorders
    Enteral nutrition, oral nutritional support and stoma management in the community
    Support groups and other sources of information (Appendix 6.1)
    Manufacturers of ostomy appliances (Appendix 6.2)
    List of tables, boxes and figures
    Key references
Neurology
Oral and Dental
Palliative Care
Psychotropic
Respiratory
Rheumatology
Developmental Disability
Drug use in pregnancy and breastfeeding