🩺 Symptom Guide
Vomiting
Assess urgently for GI obstruction, intracranial pathology, sepsis, DKA, toxicology, pregnancy-related pathology, dehydration, and surgical abdomen.
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Red flags
- Shock or haemodynamic instability
- severe dehydration
- bilious or green vomit
- blood-stained or coffee-ground vomit
First actions / assessment
- ABCDE first
- determine whether emergency admission is needed
- record full vitals, hydration status, mental status, urine output where possible, and capillary glucose
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