Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2012
Pain and physical and psychological symptoms in ambulatory HIV patients in the current treatment era.
HIV infection has become a manageable chronic disease. There are few studies of pain and symptoms in the current treatment era. ⋯ Pain and other physical and psychological symptoms were common among ambulatory HIV patients. Pain and symptoms were strongly associated with psychiatric illness and IV drug use. Future investigation should evaluate interventions that include psychiatric and substance abuse components for HIV patients with pain.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2012
Case ReportsCorticosteroid rotation to alleviate dexamethasone-induced hiccup: a case series at a single institution.
Dexamethasone, one of the key medications for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), may cause hiccups as an adverse effect. In this case series, we present five patients who developed hiccups after receiving dexamethasone for CINV. ⋯ This was achieved without changing the rest of the antiemetic regimen, chemotherapy doses, or the use of other medications such as baclofen, haloperidol, and metoclopramide for hiccups. Further studies on switching dexamethasone to alternative corticosteroids in patients developing hiccups after administration of dexamethasone are warranted.