nausea
Medical term Medical Terminology
An uneasy feeling in the stomach, often with an urge to vomit.
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Free practice questions that use nausea
- Basic Pharmacology, question 3Which effect of morphine is classified as a potentially harmful adverse reaction rather than a common, expected side effect?
- General Patient Care, question 1A 58-year-old woman calls the office. For 25 minutes she has had nausea, heavy sweating and an aching pain in her jaw and left arm. She…
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