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==History and symptoms== | ==History and symptoms== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
* Onset, duration and frequency | * [[Onset]] ([[acute]] [[onset]] likely in [[drugs]], [[toxins]] and [[infections]]), duration and frequency | ||
* | * Long standing history (points to [[chronic]] illness) | ||
* | * Timing of [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] after eating (may indicate site of [[obstruction]] in [[gut]]) | ||
* Content of vomitus | * Associated [[symptoms]] ([[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[diarrhea]], or [[headache]]) | ||
* Presence of any [[blood]] or coffee | * Content and color of [[vomitus]] | ||
* | * Presence of any [[blood]] or [[coffee ground]] content in the [[vomitus]] | ||
* [[Projectile vomiting]] (indicating increased [[intracranial pressure]]) | |||
* History of weight loss | |||
* History of recent travel | |||
* History of medication intake | |||
* Symptoms in [[close contacts]] or people eating at the same place as the patient | |||
* History of [[pregnancy]] | |||
===Symptoms=== | |||
* | *[[discomfort]] in [[chest]], [[abdomen]] or [[throat]] | ||
* | *[[cold sweats]] | ||
* | *[[headache]] | ||
* | *[[sleepiness]] | ||
*[[yawning]] | |||
*loss of [[appetite]] | |||
*increased [[salivation]] | |||
*[[tiredness]] | |||
*[[fever]] | |||
*[[diarrhea]] | |||
*[[indigestion]] | |||
*inability to walk | |||
*[[weight loss]] | |||
*[[dizziness]] | |||
*[[vertigo]] | |||
*[[anxiety]], [[depression]] or [[eating problems]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
History and symptoms
History
- Onset (acute onset likely in drugs, toxins and infections), duration and frequency
- Long standing history (points to chronic illness)
- Timing of nausea and vomiting after eating (may indicate site of obstruction in gut)
- Associated symptoms (abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, or headache)
- Content and color of vomitus
- Presence of any blood or coffee ground content in the vomitus
- Projectile vomiting (indicating increased intracranial pressure)
- History of weight loss
- History of recent travel
- History of medication intake
- Symptoms in close contacts or people eating at the same place as the patient
- History of pregnancy
Symptoms
- discomfort in chest, abdomen or throat
- cold sweats
- headache
- sleepiness
- yawning
- loss of appetite
- increased salivation
- tiredness
- fever
- diarrhea
- indigestion
- inability to walk
- weight loss
- dizziness
- vertigo
- anxiety, depression or eating problems