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What type of acid-base imbalance is likely to develop if the stomach contents are repeatedly lost by vomiting?
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What type of acid-alkaline disorder is likely to develop if the stomach contents are repeatedly lost by vomiting over a prolonged period?
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Prolonged vomiting of stomach contents will result in?
metabolic alkalosis.
Why is your kitten repeatedly vomiting and emaciated?
The cat is sick and needs to see a vet.
What is the result of chronic vomiting?
Among other things, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and possibly Mallory-Weiss tears.
Do monsters vomit?
yes, Vomiting is a forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach and sometimes the gut. The whole mechanism is guided and controlled by the brain and its vomiting centre.
What pressure pushes the vomit upwards while vomiting?
The stomach contracts, in order to expell its contents.
Numbness vomiting and dizziness are the causes of what?
They cause loss of sensation, loss of stomach contents and loss of balance, respectively.
What should a person do if their child is vomiting?
If a child is vomiting it is important to offer reassurance and help them stay clean and calm. Dehydration is the main risk from young children vomiting repeatedly and efforts should be made to keep up their fluid intake. Medical advice should be obtained where there is any concern.
What characteristics of nausea and vomiting need a doctor's attention?
A doctor should be called if nausea and vomiting occur: after eating rich or spoiled food or taking a new medication, repeatedly or for 48 hours or longer, following intense dizziness.
What is the difference between emesis and regurgitation?
Emesis or vomiting is the forceful ejection of the stomach contents, and Regurgitation is the back-flow of undigested food that has not reached the stomach yet.
Is cholelithiasis a nursing diagnosis?
Pain related to Biliary spasm, Risk for fluid volume deficit and electrolyte imbalance related to Nausea and vomiting
Why is it necessary to use an emetic to induce vomiting?
The purpose of using an emetic is to empty the stomach of its contents. If somebody has eaten a substance that is poisonous inducing vomiting can remove the substance from the stomach before it is absorbed into the blood stream. Salt water is sometimes used as an emetic.
