Vomiting in children

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Overview

Vomiting in children is common and can range from benign condition to life-threatening condition. Most cases of vomiting are gastrointestinal in origin, most commonly gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastroenteritis. Vomiting, also known as emesis, is the oral expulsion of gastrointestinal content from the mouth due to the gut and thoracoabdominal wall muscles' contraction. At the same time, nausea refers to the need to vomit. Retching is used to describe the muscular event of vomiting with the expulsion of vomitus.

Historical Perspective

There is limited information about the historical perspective of vomiting in children

Classification

• Vomiting in children may be classified according to content of vomitus into :

• Bloody and non-bloody
• Bilous and non-bilous
• Projectile and non-projectile

Pathophysiology

• The vomiting center is found in the medulla oblongata's reticular formation with muscarinic type receptor, which activates the vomiting center. The Signals then out to the abdominal muscle via the efferent pathway with the trigeminal (CN V), facial(CN VII), glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus(CN X), and hypoglossal (CN XII) to the upper GI tract, within vagal and sympathetic nerves to the lower tract, and within spinal nerves to the diaphragm and abdominal muscles. This vomiting center can also be triggered by the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTRZ), which contains Dopamine 2 receptor, the CRTZ located outside the blood-brain barrier.

Causes

Common causes of Vomiting in children include

• Acute gastroenteritis
• Obstruction of the GI tracts
• Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• Intussusception
• Indirect inguinal hernia
• Appendicitis
• Volvulus
• Inflammation of the GI tract including esophagitis, gastroenteritis, peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis or appendicitis, may cause vomiting
• Hepatitis
• Gall Bladder disease
• Pancreatitis
• CNS injury concussion/postconcussion syndrome, increased intracranial pressure (ICP), migraine headache and viral meningitis.
• Renal dx
• Drugs

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Epidemiology and Demographics

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Age

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Gender

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Race

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• [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race.
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Risk Factors

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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

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Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

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Symptoms

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Physical Examination

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Laboratory Findings

• There are no specific laboratory findings associated with [disease name].

• A [positive/negative] [test name] is diagnostic of [disease name].
• An [elevated/reduced] concentration of [serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other] [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
• Other laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].

Electrocardiogram

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OR

An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an ECG suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

X-ray

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An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

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Echocardiography or Ultrasound

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Echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

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There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name]. However, an echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

CT scan

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[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

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There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

MRI

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[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

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There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

Other Imaging Findings

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[Imaging modality] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an [imaging modality] suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

Other Diagnostic Studies

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Treatment

Medical Therapy

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Surgery

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Prevention

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