Vomiting

Introduction Approximately 2% of children are thought to suffer from cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), with an increasing number of cases in adults as well. (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2013) It is a chronic disease; the individual will suffer bouts of severe nausea and vomiting, and then go into remission for a period of time. Some of the patients have noticed episodes occurring more frequently at certain times of the year, while others experience it during certain times of the day; especially in the morning

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an unpleasant experience that distresses surgical patients during the first 24 hours after a surgical procedure (1-8). The general incidence of vomiting is about 30%, the incidence of nausea is about 50%; and in high-risk patients, the PONV rate can be as high as 80% (2, 3, 5, 6, 8). PONV is a dangerous post-operative complication that increases the chances of developing threatening wound dehiscence, hematoma formation, aspiration, esophageal rupture, dehydration

one year old spayed female Beagle cross presented to the clinic for an acute onset of vomiting. Elf’s owner, Ms. Nyblade reported that Elf had been vomiting less than 24 hours. The owner was concerned with the onset of vomiting after the patient had torn up a pillow two days ago. When the owner cleaned up the torn up pillow, she noticed most of the pillow stuffing was missing. The owner then stated the vomiting started 24 hours later (Rockett & Christensen, 2010). Elf’s physical exam findings: General

I have looked through your health screening questionnaire and have done research into how you can improve your PAR-Q answers. For vomiting regularly, according to the NHS choices website suggests that it usually isn’t a sign of anything, however one of the most common causes of vomiting is a gut infection called Gastroenteritis which usually lasts one or two days. If you are sick on a weekly basis I would advise you to visit your local GP due to the fact that it could be a more serious problem and

Nausea and Vomiting, Pediatric Nausea is the feeling of having an upset stomach or having to vomit. As nausea gets worse, it can lead to vomiting. Vomiting occurs when stomach contents are thrown up and out the mouth. Vomiting can make your child feel weak and lead to dehydration. Dehydration can make your child tired and thirsty, have a dry mouth, and urinate less frequently. It is important to treat your child’s nausea and vomiting as told by your child’s health care provider. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Although post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) has been called the big “little problem” in anesthesia, it remains a major cause of patient dissatisfaction and increased perioperative costs from delayed discharge and unplanned hospital admission. (1-3) Postoperative vomiting occurs in 30% of adults, nausea in 50% and post-discharge nausea and vomiting in 37%, with rates as high as 80% for various subsets of adults. (2, 4) In pediatric patients, the incidence of PONV in children may be underestimated

Do not be surprise if you will see a Labrador Retriever vomit. Vomiting is not strange to this breed because of their appetite. They are known to have good appetite both to digestible and non-food objects alike. However, vomiting do not occur because of ingesting foreign objects alone. There are variety of causes as to why dogs vomit. Vomiting is the act of expelling food, fluid or debris from the stomach or small intestines through the mouth. The most common reason why dogs vomit is gastritis, an

took me what felt like days to finish was part of the upper gastrointestinal series and just one of the many tests I was subject to on the long journey of being diagnosed with the rare disorder, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. This illness kept me up night after night with severe nausea leading to vomiting every ten to fifteen minutes, and ultimately a trip to the emergency room due to severe dehydration. These dreadful hospital

and vomiting and opioid use when using intravenous acetaminophen. The reviewers used Medline and Cochrane databases to conduct their search along with a hand search of abstracts to identify randomized-controlled trials using intravenous acetaminophen. The review was to determine if the acetaminophen was going to have a significant decline in nausea and vomiting following surgical procedures as

In the given case study the patient presented with complaints of nausea, vomiting, severe dehydration and syncope .Nausea and vomiting are not diseases they are symptoms caused by many conditions such as motion sickness, gastrointestinal diseases, circulatory diseases such as congestive heart failure, central nerve system disorders such as meningitis, brain tumor or injury, or it could be due to metabolic disorders like uremia (McCance & Huether, 2014, Chapter 3). Conditions like early pregnancy