Vomiting
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Vomiting (scientifically known as emesis, and otherwise known as puking, and throwing up) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. The substance so produced (the erstwhile contents of the stomach, now expelled) is also known as vomit or vomitus. Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning, gastroenteritis, pregnancy, motion
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| Vomiting | |
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| Other names | Emesis, throwing up, puking, barfing, spewing, upchucking, heaving, hurling, ralphing, being sick, urping |
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| 14th-century illustration of vomiting from the Casanatense Tacuinum Sanitatis | |
| Specialty | Gastroenterology |
| Symptoms | Nausea |
| Complications | Aspiration, electrolyte and water loss, damage to the enamel of the teeth, tear of the esophageal mucosa |
| Risk factors | History of migraine, history of PONV or motion sickness in a child's parent or sibling, better ASA physical status, intense preoperative anxiety, certain ethnicities or surgery types, decreased perioperative fluids, crystalloid versus colloid administration |
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