emesis

• “Induction of emesis is recommended in the alert patient if performed within 30 minutes of an ingestion of TCE.”

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• “GRACE: Doctor, when I was reading the investigative description of the hotel room, I notice that it mentioned emesis, which is basically vomit, to my understanding, in the bathroom sink.”

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• “And when I have to retch I ask her to hurry get me a barf bag, she asks for an emesis basin.”

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• “Standard decontamination procedures should be followed in the conscious patient, including emesis with syrup of ipecac or gastric lavage, activated charcoal and a cathartic.”

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• “I never realized what a big deal n emesis bedbugs would become: Soviet-style bogeymen at the height of the Cold War, the Osama bin Laden s of our bedrooms and pillow cases.”

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• “Repetitive oral activated charcoal and control of emesis in severe theophylline toxicity.”

  Theophylline

• “Both ipecac-induced emesis and emesis from insertion of a lavage tube can increase the risk of aspiration.”

  Hydrocarbon Ingestion

• “Since patients may become lethargic or comatose quickly, Syrup of Ipecac-induced emesis carries with it obvious risks.”

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• “Gastric emptying via emesis or lavage should be performed in patients who have ingested greater than 40-60 mg./kg. of elemental iron or an unknown amount. 1 Activated charcoal is not useful, unless there are co-ingestants, since it does not bind metals such as iron. 1 Iron tablets are radiopaque, therefore, an abdominal radiograph should be performed to determine if there is evidence of iron tablets in the stomach or small bowel.”

  Iron Poisoning

• “Spontaneous vomiting is common in these patients so induction of emesis may, at times, be a questionable benefit.”

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