Flashcards in Vomitting Deck (13):
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What is the medical term for vomitting?
emesis
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What is vomiting?
the forceful expulsion of gastric contents through the mouth associated with the contraction of the muscles of the abdominal and chest wall.
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What controls the act of vomiting?
the vomiting and chemoreceptor trigger centres in the brain
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What are some symptoms associated with vomiting?
- nausea
- dry retching
- haematemesis
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What is nausea?
the unpleasant feeling of needing to vomit. It often accompanies vomiting but may occur separately from it as well
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What is dry retching?
Dry retching it the term used when muscular contractions occur without expulsion of gastric contents
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What is haematemesis?
When a person is vomiting blood.
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What is regurgitation?
the passive flow of oesophageal contents into the mouth without nausea and the muscular activity associated with vomiting
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What is a typical associated condition with regurgitation?
- gastro-eosophageal reflux disease
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What are some common causes of vomiting?
- gastroenteritis
- pregnancy
- medications (especially chemotherapy)
- acute myocardial
- and many more...
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What are some important questions to ask about vomiting?
- What is the relationship between eating and vomiting?
- What does the patient think is causing the vomiting?
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What are some cardinal features that are important for vomiting?
- Quality (blood, bile stained)
- Severity (how often? how much?)
- Time course (onset; duration; patterns?; relationship with meals?; first thing in the morning?)
- Context (medication, pregnancy; contact with others who have been vomiting/diarrhoea)
- R/A Factors
- Associated Features (abdo pain; diarrhoea; headache; fever; vertigo; dehydration; weight loss)
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