Abstract
Five patients with advanced cancer who complained of unexplained chronic (more than fourweeks) nausea and anorexia, underwent a gastric emptying scan and clinical and electrocardiographic tests for the detection of autonomic failure. Sixteen of 23 tests were abnormal in the patients, v 0 of 25 in five healthy adult controls (p<0.001). Mean gastric emptying time was 190±83 minutes in patients v 65±6 minutes in the control group (p<0.001). We conclude that at least in some cases, patients with advanced cancer who complain of chronic nausea and anorexia may suffer a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system manifested by delayed gastric emptying and abnormal cardiovascular autonomic tests. J Pain Sympt Manag 1987;2:19–21.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 19-21 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of pain and symptom management |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Chronic nausea
- advanced
- anorexia
- autonomic dysfunction
- blood pressure
- cancer
- changes
- electrocardiogram changes
- gastric emptying time
- nuclear medicine investigation
- postural
- symptoms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing
- Clinical Neurology
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine