A 60-year-old woman has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Two weeks following her total hysterectomy, she is to begin chemotherapy. She asks the nurse how to handle the chemotherapy and about the occurrence of any nausea or vomiting. The nurse informs her that antiemetic medications are very effective in treating chemotherapy-induced emesis; for example, corticosteroids can assist in preventing emesis.
- How does dexamethasone sodium phosphate (Decadron) assist in preventing chemotherapyinduced emesis?
- What other medications will assist in preventing chemotherapy-induced emesis particularly when cisplatin is administered?