All that vomits is not the flu: identifying and managing nausea and vomiting.
The causes of N&V can be medications; abdominal, infectious, endocrine and CNS illnesses; environmental and toxicological conditions and ischemia. There are several interventions that EMS providers can use to minimize patient's N&V, including oxygen and medications such as promethazine (Phenergan), ondansetron (Zofran) and metoclopramide (Reglan). Most important, remember that there are many other potentially deadly causes of N&V apart from the flu.
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Fritz
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA, USA. mtwiens@yahoo.com
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Geoff
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
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