What questions should you ask a patient who presents with vomiting?

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?

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: