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coffee-ground vomit (kof-ee-grownd) n. vomit containing gastric juices and small dark fragments of partly digested blood, indicating slow bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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Vomiting: a danger sign? When vomiting lasts more than a week, it's considered chronic, and the culprit needs to be discovered. Here's why.(Health)
Magazine article from: Cat Watch; 7/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...retching sound from the kitchen. Striker is vomiting up his dinner again. As you walk downstairs...Observe, Observe "When it comes to vomiting, the important concept for cat owners...Cornell's Feline Health Center. "Vomiting in association with signs of systemic...
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Vomiting: when to take it seriously: an occasional hairball is normal but a chronic problem with vomiting warrants a trip to the vet.(HEALTH)
Magazine article from: Cat Watch; 7/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...retching sound in the kitchen. Striker is vomiting up his dinner again. As you walk downstairs...stomach. Be Observant. "When it comes to vomiting, the important concept for cat owners...Cornell's Feline Health Center. "Vomiting in association with signs of systemic...
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Vomiting after squint surgery--NNTS.
Magazine article from: Bandolier; 12/1/1995; 700+ words
; Nausea and vomiting are unpleasant but common postoperative...procedures are carried out as day-cases and vomiting can occur as long as 40 hours after operation...of overnight admissions resulted from vomiting. Measures which reduced postoperative...
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Metoclopramide is ineffective in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Magazine article from: Bandolier; 1/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...treatment and prevention of nausea and vomiting. The implication, therefore, is that...for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting shows standard doses to be all but useless...which treated established nausea and vomiting were not addressed in this review. Data...
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Observations on the pattern of vomiting and morbidity in patients with acute sigmoid volvulus
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Vomiting is a cardinal symptom of intestinal obstruction...the jejunum is mechanically obstructed, vomiting is profuse and occurs early. As the site...becomes more and more aboral, the onset of vomiting is delayed for several hours and its incidence...
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New cyclic vomiting syndrome study findings reported from University of Arkansas.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 8/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...emetric properties. However, chronic cannabis use can lead to paroxysmal vomiting." "In some patients this vomiting can take on a pattern identical to cyclic vomiting syndrome. Interestingly cyclic vomiting syndrome has been associated with...
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Children in hospitals: cyclic vomiting.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...s presenting complaint is nausea and vomiting, the diagnosis and treatment plan are...gastrointestinal tract). Ill these cases, vomiting is usually associated with fever and...Occasionally, a child will present with vomiting that appears to have no clear cause...
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Update on pharmacological management of vomiting
Magazine article from: DVM; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Vomiting is one of the more common reasons that owners...gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, chemotherapy-related vomiting, and Addison's Disease are just afew examples of common conditions in which vomiting is a prominent component. Antiemetic drugs...
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First Medication to Prevent and Treat Vomiting in Dogs Now Available by Prescription.
Business Wire; 7/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...the prevention and treatment of canine vomiting from a wide range of causes, including...by prescription in the United States. Vomiting is one of the most common reasons owners...veterinarians see between 16-28 cases of acute vomiting per month, with an estimated 3 million...
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Non-pharmacological techniques prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Magazine article from: Bandolier; 1/1/2000; 700+ words
; ...point is claimed to reduces nausea and vomiting effectively. A systematic review [1...in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in adults, but not in children. Search...point to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting. Trials that treated established nausea...
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Vomiting
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Vomiting Definition Vomiting is the forceful discharge of stomach contents through the mouth. Description Vomiting, also called emesis, is a symptomatic response to any number of harmful triggers. Vomiting is a forceful expulsion, and is different...
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Nausea and Vomiting
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Nausea and vomiting Description Nausea and vomiting are recognized as two separate and distinct conditions...feeling or urge to vomit, which may or may not result in vomiting. Vomiting is the forceful expelling of the contents of the...
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vomiting
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
vomiting It would be a rare individual indeed who went through life without experiencing vomiting — the forceful and uncontrollable...turbulent travel, or extreme disgust. Vomiting may be preceded by nausea, which is often...
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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Cyclic vomiting syndrome Definition First described in 1882, cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a rare idiopathic disorder characterized by recurring periods of vomiting in an otherwise normal child. The word, idiopathic...
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cyclical vomiting
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
cyclical vomiting ( sy -klik-ăl) n. recurrent attacks of vomiting, often associated with acidosis, occurring in children but with no apparent cause.
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