What condition is occurring when a patient experiences nausea immediately on entering the clinic to receive another course of chemotherapy?

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Anticipatory nausea and vomiting is a learned response that occurs before chemotherapy administration due to previous experiences with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The patient may associate the sights, sounds, or smells of the clinic with the unpleasant experience of chemotherapy and as a result, experience nausea and vomiting before receiving treatment. Psychogenic nausea may also be a possibility, but in this case, there is a clear trigger (the clinic visit) that is associated with chemotherapy administration. Hyperemesis gravidarum is a form of severe nausea and vomiting that occurs during pregnancy and is unrelated to chemotherapy.

What Condition Is Occurring When a Patient Experiences Nausea Immediately