NBME 19 Odansetron (NBME Answers)

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52 yo woman prescribed cisplatin for ...
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although each answer choice can be used to treat Nausea and vomiting, only ondansetron is specifically used for chemo-induced nausea and vomiting.

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an_improved_me Actually, metoclosepramide can also be used (inhibits D2? receptors), but i think the important thing is that the initial N/V caused in chemo is d/t an increase in 5-HT3. Therefore, you first give a serotonin antagonist +1

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