Differential Diagnosis Of Nausea

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Effortless backflow of small amounts of ingested food or liquid during or b/w meals

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regurgitation

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Most common cause of acute nausea and vomiting in adults and children

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Gastroenteritis

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recurrent N w/o V is often a reaction to

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environmental stress
emotional stress

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If an elderly patient presents with persistent vomiting what should be suspected?

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Gastric or Intestinal obstruction secondary to neoplasm

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Repeated episodes of unexplained N/V may indicate?

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Pancreatitis

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Persistent V w/o any bile staining indicates.

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Pyloric Obstruction

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Pyloric obstruction resulting in persistant V w/o any bile staining in adults may be caused by?

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1.Ulcer Scarring
2.Tumor

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Vomiting or regurgitation of undigested food indicates

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esophageal obstruction

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Projectile vomiting not preceded by Nausea.

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Vomiting Secondary to increased ICP

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N/V are frequent manifestations of what drug toxicity. Although GI adverse effects may occur at normal serum levels

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Digitalis Toxicity

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(3) conditions that often result in early morning N/V.

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1.Uremia
2. Pregnant Women
3. Chronic Alcoholics

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Vomiting immediately before food is ingested may be a manifestion of?

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Neurosis

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Vomiting shortly after eating may indicate by:

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Gastric Outlet obstruction

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Gastric Outlet Obstruction resulting in V shortly after eating may be caused by? (3)

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1. Pyloric channel ulcer
2. adenocarcinoma
3. other infiltrative lesions

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Vomiting that begins 20 to 40 minutes after meals suggests:
And is associated with:

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Gastric atony
Associated with diabetes, prior gastric surgery
Peritonitis

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Vomiting that follows and relieves epigastric pain is usually caused by?

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Intragastric Lesion
Pyloric Spasm

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Vomitus w/o odor of gastric acid. Usually in the morning.
Vomit or regurgitate undigested food

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Dilated esophagus

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Possible causes of dilated esophagus?

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Stricture
Achalasia