When a patient is vomiting, what questions should you ask him about his symptoms so that you can get to the cause of the vomiting?
Month: April 2012
The Pathophysiology of Vomiting
The pathophysiology of vomiting - how does vomiting occur? The neuronal pathways involved and the physiology of vomiting along with causative factors.
Hiccups
How do hiccups develop, what are pathological hiccups and how can they be treated?
What questions should you ask a patient with Dyspepsia?
When taking the history of a patient with dyspepsia, what questions should you ask him/her regarding dyspepsia?
Dyspepsia: The Basics and Causes
How does dyspepsia or heartburn develop, what is it pathophysiology and what are the possible causes?
What questions should you ask a patient about abdominal pain?
When a patient presents with abdominal pain, what questions should you ask related to the abdominal pain during history taking?
Abdominal Pain – The Basics from a Clinical Perspective:
Before I list the conditions that cause this extremely common symptom, it’s important to go through the mechanism of abdominal pain. Trust me; it’s not as simple as you might think it is. If you have the basics in mind, it will take you seconds to diagnose most conditions of the gastrointestinal system that present … Continue reading Abdominal Pain – The Basics from a Clinical Perspective:
Symptoms of Congenital Gastrointestinal Disease
What symptoms can a baby present with if he or she has a congenital gastrointestinal disease?
Congenital Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
A list of congenital conditions of the gastrointestinal tract.
Alarm Symptoms of the Gastrointestinal Tract
What symptoms of the gastrointestinal tract point towards serious disease? What are the red flags of gastrointestinal diseases?