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*[[Metabolic alkalosis]] | |||
*[[Hypokalemia]] | |||
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*[[Boerhaave]] (rupture) | |||
*Aspiration | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 05:57, 14 May 2020
This page is for adult patients. For pediatric patients, see: nausea and vomiting (peds).
Background
Clinical Features
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Additional features of underlying process
Differential Diagnosis
Nausea and vomiting
Critical
Emergent
- Acute radiation syndrome
- Acute gastric dilation
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction/ileus
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Cholecystitis
- CNS tumor
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Elevated ICP
- Gastric outlet obstruction, gastric volvulus
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Medication related
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Ruptured viscus
- Testicular torsion/ovarian torsion
Nonemergent
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Biliary colic
- Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
- Chemotherapy
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome
- ETOH
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroparesis
- Hepatitis
- Labyrinthitis
- Migraine
- Medication related
- Motion sickness
- Narcotic withdrawal
- Thyroid
- Pregnancy
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Renal colic
- UTI
By organ system
GI
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Obstruction
- Adhesion
- Small bowel obstruction/LBO
- Gastric outlet obstruction
- Gastric volvulus
- Bezoar
- Pancreatitis
- Gastroparesis
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholangitis
- Acute Hepatitis
- IBD
- Intussusception
- Tumor
- Strangulated hernia
- Volvulus
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Esophageal disorders (e.g. achalasia)
- Functional disorders
- Psychogenic
- IBS
- Pyloric Stenosis
Neurologic
- Head injury
- CVA
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- Hydrocephalus
- Mass lesion
- Meningitis
- Migraine
- Labyrinthitis
- Meniere's disease
- Motion sickness
- Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Infectious
Drugs/Toxins
- Toxic doses
- NSAIDs
- Opioids
- Alcohol
- Anticonvulsants
- Antibiotics
- Antiarrhythmics
- Toxins
- Acute radiation syndrome
Endocrine
- Pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum
- Hyponatremia
- Adrenal insufficiency
- DKA
- Thyroid/parathyroid disorders
- Uremia
Miscellaneous
- ACS
- ovarian/testicular torsion
- Nephrolithiasis
- Pain
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma
- Anorexia nervosa/bulimia nervosa
- Depression
Evaluation
Varies widely depending on clinical presentation
- CBC
- Chemistry
- Urine pregnancy
- LFTs
- Lipase
- APAP, ASA, digoxin levels
- Urinalysis
- ?Abdominal xray
- ?CT
- ?Ultrasound
Management
- Treat underlying pathology
- Address electrolyte derangements and dehydration as needed
- Antiemetics
Disposition
Complications
- Hypovolemia
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Hypokalemia
- Mallory-Weiss (tear)
- Boerhaave (rupture)
- Aspiration