RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Marijuana is both antiemetic and proemetic
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 429
OP 434
DO 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14023
VO 82
IS 7
A1 Lu, Marvin Louis Roy Y.
A1 Agito, Markus D.
YR 2015
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/7/429.abstract
AB Although marijuana is sometimes used to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, when used long-term it can have a paradoxical hyperemetic effect known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Knowledge of this phenomenon may reduce the ordering of unnecessary and expensive investigations, as well as inappropriate medical and surgical treatment in patients presenting with recurrent vomiting of unknown cause. This article reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of this emerging condition.