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Title: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome


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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
  • ((April Dougherty))

2
Causes and Risk Factors
  • No known causes
  • Mostly found in children
  • Dehydration
  • Electrolyte imbalance (loss of important salts
    that keep body functioning properly)
  • Peptic esophagitis (esophagus becomes injured)
  • Hematemesis (irritated esophagus. Blood mixes
    with vomit)
  • Mallory-Weiss Tear (esophagus may tears open and
    stomach bruises from vomiting or retching)
  • Tooth decay

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Symptoms
  • Severe vomiting Excessive thirst
  • Nausea
    sensitivity to light
  • Gagging fever
  • Pallor (pale) dizziness
  • Exhaustion diarrhea
  • Listlessness abdominal pain
  • Drooling

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The Four Phases
  • Prodrome (nausea vomiting abdominal pain.
    Lasts minutes to hours)
  • Episode (nausea vomiting inability to eat,
    drink, and take medicine w/out vomiting
    paleness, drowsiness, and exhaustion)
  • Recovery (nausea vomiting stop color, health,
    and appetite return)
  • Symptom-free interval (between episodes no
    symptoms)

5
Treatments and Preventions
  • Cannot be cured
  • Plenty of rest
  • Stay in bed and sleep and dark, quiet room
  • Drink water and replace electrolytes
  • Eat solids when appetite returns
  • When symptoms begin, can take tylenol or
    ibuprofen to attempt to prevent episodes
  • Prescriptions are offered by doctors

6
Diagnosis
  • No clear tests
  • Doctor looks at symptoms and medical history to
    exclude other, more common diseases and disorders
    that could cause nausea vomiting
  • Doctors need to identify patterns or cycles

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Triggers
  • Most common is an infection
  • Mostly in children emotional stress or
    excitement
  • Colds, allergies, sinus problems, and flu in some
  • Eating certain foods (chocolate or cheese)
  • Eating too much
  • Eating before bed
  • Hot weather
  • Physical exhaustion
  • Menstruation
  • Motion sickness
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