nausea and vomiting

Question 1

ddx acute vomiting and nausea

Answer 1

acute gastroenteritis
food poisoning
motion sickness
chemotherapy
post-operative
raised intracranial pressure
additional crisis
DKA
acute abdominal emergency

Question 2

ddx for chronic nausea and vomiting

Answer 2

kidney or heart failure
GORD
gastroparesis
a neurological disorder
anxiety
depreession
drug induced
cyclical vomiting syndrome

Question 3

5-HT3 receptor antagonists

Answer 3

ondansetron

Question 4

dopamine antagonist

Answer 4

metoclopramide
prochlorperazine
droperidol

Question 5

antihistamine antiemetic

Answer 5

promethazine hydrochloride

Question 6

corticosteroid antiemetic

Answer 6

dexamethasone