Nausea and vomiting history and symptoms

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• Onset (acute onset likely in drugs, toxins and infections), duration and frequency
• Long standing history (points to chronic illness)
• Timing of nausea and vomiting after eating (may indicate site of obstruction in gut)
• Associated symptoms (abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, or headache)
• Content and color of vomitus
• Presence of any blood or coffee ground content in the vomitus
• Projectile vomiting (indicating increased intracranial pressure)
• History of weight loss
• History of recent travel
• History of medication intake
• Symptoms in close contacts or people eating at the same place as the patient
• History of pregnancy

• discomfort in chest, abdomen or throat
• cold sweats
• headache
• sleepiness
• yawning
• loss of appetite
• increased salivation
• tiredness
• fever
• diarrhea
• indigestion
• inability to walk
• weight loss
• dizziness
• vertigo
• anxiety, depression or eating problems

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