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Nausea Causes
, Vomiting Causes
See Also
Vomiting
Vomiting History
Vomiting Causes in Children
Vomiting in Cancer
Vomiting in Pregnancy
Psychogenic Vomiting
Medication Induced Vomiting
Causes
Neurologic
Migraine Headache
Vertigo
Meniere's Disease
Motion Sickness
Labyrinthitis or
Vestibular Neuronitis
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
(
BPPV
)
Meningitis
Seizure Disorder
Demyelinating disease
Increased Intracranial Pressure
Cerebral Lesion (often
Projectile Vomiting
)
Congenital malformation
Hydrocephalus
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Closed Head Injury
Causes
Metabolic
Renal Failure
(
Uremia
)
Liver
Failure or
Cirrhosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Adrenal Insufficiency
(
Addison's Disease
)
Acute intermittent porphyria
Poisoning
or Medication induced
See
Medication Induced Vomiting
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Radiation exposure
Arsenic Poisoning
Ricin Poisoning
Organophosphate Poisoning
Thyroid
and
Parathyroid
conditions
Hyperthyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Pregnancy
See
Vomiting in Pregnancy
(
Morning Sickness
)
See
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Electrolyte
Abnormalities
Hyponatremia
Hypercalcemia
Hyperkalemia
Causes
Gastrointestinal
Obstruction
Gastric Outlet Obstruction or
Pyloric Stenosis
Small Bowel Obstruction
Intussusception
Strangulated Hernia
Volvulus
Functional Conditions
Paralytic Ileus
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroparesis
Non-ulcer
Dyspepsia
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease (
GERD
)
Acute inflammatory or infectious conditions
Appendicitis
Ruptured viscus
Peritonitis
Cholecystitis
or
Biliary Colic
Acute Pancreatitis
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Post-operative gastric surgery changes
Bariatric Surgery
Nissen Fundoplication
Miscellaneous Conditions
Gastroenteritis
(e.g.
Adenovirus
, Norwalk,
Rotavirus
)
Food Poisoning
Acute Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Crohn's Disease
Pancreatic Cancer
Mesenteric Ischemia
Syndrome
Chronic
Nausea
and
Vomiting
syndrome
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
Causes
Psychogenic
See
Psychogenic Vomiting
Mood Disorder
(e.g.
Anxiety Disorder
or Depression)
Eating Disorder
(e.g.
Anorexia Nervosa
or
Bulimia
)
Conversion Disorder
Causes
Miscellaneous
Vomiting in Pregnancy
Febrile illness
Myocardial Infarction
Congestive Heart Failure
Myocardial Ischemia
or infarction
Otitis Media
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acute
Glaucoma
Sepsis
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
Abdominal
Migraine
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Causes
Genitourinary
Acute Nephritis
Urinary Tract Infection
including
Pyelonephritis
Nephrolithiasis
Testicular Torsion
Ovarian Torsion
References
Degowin (1987) Diagnostic Exam, Macmillan, p. 526-7
Feldman (1998) Sleisenger Gastrointestinal, p. 117-126
Friedman (1991) Medical Diagnosis, Little Brown, p. 174
Heilenbach in Marx (2002) Rosen's Emergency Med, p. 178
Anderson (2013) Am Fam Physician 88(6): 371-9 [PubMed]
Quigley (2001) Gastroenterology 120(1):263-86 [PubMed]
Scorza (2007) Am Fam Physician 76:76-84 [PubMed]
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