Nausea and Vomiting*
Central Nervous System Disorders
Increased intracranial pressure
Head trauma
Central nervous system neoplasms
Meningitis, encephalitis
Hydrocephalus
Pseudotumor
Reye's syndrome
Vestibular or middle ear disease
Motion sickness
Ménière's disease
Acoustic neuroma
Labyrinthitis
Ear infections
Eye disorders
Glaucoma
Refractive error
Vascular causes
Migraine headache
Migraine equivalent
Psychiatric causes
Cyclical vomiting syndrome
Psychogenic vomiting
Self-induced (anorexia, bulimia)
Concealed vomiting
Erotic vomiting
Conditioned reflexes
Drug withdrawal
Rumination
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Mechanical intestinal obstruction
Inflammatory/mass effect
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Peptic ulcer disease
Gastritis
Bile reflux gastritis
Crohn's disease
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Carcinoma/lymphoma of gastrointestinal tract or pancreaticobiliary system
Abdominal carcinomatosis
Graft-versus-host disease
Duodenal hematoma
Pneumatosis intestinalis
Intestinal ischemia
Prior gastric surgery
Visceral pain
Severe pain of any cause
Pancreatitis
Cholecystitis
Biliary stricture
Choledocholithiasis
Appendicitis
Peritonitis
Perforation
Functional intestinal obstruction
Gastroparesis
Diabetes
Scleroderma
Amyloidosis
Metabolic
Postoperative (postvagotomy)
Postviral
Idiopathic
Pseudo-obstruction
Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome)
Adynamic ileus
Gastric motility disorders
Irritable bowel syndrome
Nonulcer dyspepsia
Pregnancy
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
Infections
Acute infections (especially children)
Systemic infections and sepsis
Food poisoning
Bacterial gastroenteritis
Helicobacter pylori infection
Hepatitis
Epidemic vomiting (Norwalk, Hawaii agent, etc.)
Viral gastroenteritis
Intestinal parasitic infestation
Gastric herpes, cytomegalovirus (CMV) (immunocompromised host)
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Metabolic acidosis
Uremia
Hypercalcemia
Hyponatremia
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Adrenal insufficiency
Genitourinary Disorders
Pyelonephritis
Obstructive uropathy
Renal calculi
Salpingitis
Endometritis
Endometriosis
Drugs
Chemotherapeutic agents
Antiarrhythmics
Antibiotics
Anticholinergic drugs
Cardiac glycosides (digitalis)
Ergot alkaloids
Estrogens, oral contraceptives
Theophylline
Colchicine
Narcotics
Ipecac
Potassium chloride
Toxins
Alcohol
Carbon monoxide
Carbon tetrachloride
Heavy metals
Illicit drugs
Other
Acute myocardial infarction
Congestive heart failure
Radiation sickness
Radiation therapy
References
1. Ouyang A: Approach to the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting, pp. 647–659. See Bibliography, 5.
2. Lee M, Feldman M: Nausea and Vomiting, pp. 117–127. See Bibliography, 1.
3. Achord JL: Nausea and Vomiting, pp. 41–48. See Bibliography, 2.
*The causes of nausea and vomiting are innumerable; this list is not intended to include them all. The important categories of disorders with vomiting as a major symptom are listed, and several examples of each are given.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.
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