Palliative and Supportive Care

Table of Contents - September 2011 - Volume 9, Issue 03  

Case Report

An unusual cause of vomiting in a palliative care setting

Linda Railsbacka1 c1

a1 Hospice of Central Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

Abstract

Control of symptoms, including nausea and vomiting, is central to palliative care. Self-induced vomiting in a middle-aged male patient with a life-limiting abdominal malignancy provided a challenge in diagnosis and management. This case report discusses diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.

(Received July 27 2010)

(Accepted September 22 2010)

(Online publication August 15 2011)

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c1 Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Linda Railsback, Hospice of Central Iowa, 900 56th Street, Des Moines, IA 50312. E-mail: Rlsbck48@earthlink.net