Woman With Nausea and Vomiting

20-year-old woman with nausea and vomiting.

A 20-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital from the emergency department because of nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. She had no notable medical history and was taking no medications. During the previous 4 months, she had experienced intermittent nausea, vomiting, and increasing fatigue. Her symptoms had worsened during the 3 weeks before presentation, and she had sought treatment at an ...

ACUPUNCTURE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING About nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are commonly experienced by women in early pregnancy; the prevalence rates are 50-80% for nausea, and 50% for vomiting and retching (Miller 2002; Woolhouse 2006). The symptoms are most common in the first trimester, between 6 and 12 weeks, but can continue to 20 weeks and last longer than this in up to 20% of women (Jewell 2003; Miller 2002). If vomiting is intractable, it c...

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a long-standing issue, not a new concept in anesthesiology. Despite many studies over the last several decades, PONV remains a significant problem due to its complex mechanism. This review presents a summary of the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of PONV, focusing on preventive treatment, particularly the use of new drugs. In addition, we discus...

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Nausea and vomiting.

Gregg, a 64-year-old man, has a 40-pack-year smoking history. He presents with a 2-month history of cough and a recent episode of hemoptysis. A chest x-ray film reveals a right lung mass, and computed tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis confirms a right middle lobe mass with no evidence of metastatic disease. Lung biopsy confirms non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and results of f...