Nausea and vomiting history and symptoms

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History

• Onset, duration and frequency
• Does it occur after you eat, or on an empty stomach?
• What other symptoms are present -- abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, or headaches?
• Content of vomitus
• Presnce of any blood or coffee grounds content in the vomitus?
• When was the last time that the patient urinated?

Other questions include:

• History of weight loss
• History of recent travel
• History of medications intake
• Did other people who ate at the same place as you have the same symptoms?
• History of pregnancy