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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
  • 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

  • nausea/vomiting
  • cold sweats
  • headache
  • sleepiness
  • yawning
  • loss of appetite
  • increased salivation
  • tiredness
  • fever
  • diarrhea
  • inability to walk
  • weight loss
  • dizziness
  • vertigo
  • anxiety, depression or eating problems

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