motion (travel) sickness

Pathology: - stimulation of the semicircular canals during motion Clinical manifestations: 1) pallor 2) nausea/vomiting 3) weakness 4) malaise Management: 1) anticholinergic agents (before travel) a) scopolamine (Transderm Scop, Hyoscine) b) diphenhydramine (Benadryl) c) hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril) d) meclizine (Antivert) e) prochlorperazine (Compazine) f) promethazine (Phenergan) 2) acetazolamide (Diamox) for high-altitude motion sickness

Related

urate; uric acid urine

General

syndrome environmental exposure

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999