Community Pharmacy Lecture 11: Nausea and Vomiting in Gastrointestinal Tract Problems IV
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Which of the following best describes vomiting?

  • Nausea is the feeling you get in your stomach after you vomit
  • Vomiting is a controllable reflex that expels the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • Nausea is the feeling you get in your stomach before you vomit
  • Vomiting is an uncontrollable reflex that expels the contents of the stomach through the mouth (correct)
  • What age group is most at risk of dehydration as a result of vomiting?

  • Teenagers
  • Adults in their 30s
  • Middle-aged adults
  • Elderly and very young (correct)
  • What might vomiting of milk in infants less than 1 year old indicate?

  • Milk intolerance
  • Vitamin deficiency
  • Normal feeding process
  • Infection, feeding problems, or an obstruction such as pyloric stenosis (correct)
  • What is regurgitation in babies usually associated with?

    <p>Oesophageal disease with difficulty in swallowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Should nausea and regurgitation be differentiated by questioning?

    <p>Yes, because nausea is associated with vomiting but not regurgitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Vomiting is a controllable reflex that expels the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nausea is the feeling you get in your stomach after you vomit.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    There are effective over-the-counter treatments available once vomiting is established.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Vomiting of milk in infants less than 1 year old may be due to infection, feeding problems, or an obstruction such as pyloric stenosis.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nausea is usually associated with regurgitation but not vomiting.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What age group is most at risk of dehydration as a result of vomiting?

    <p>The very young and the elderly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might vomiting of milk in infants less than 1 year old indicate?

    <p>Infection, feeding problems, or an obstruction such as pyloric stenosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the possible causes of nausea and vomiting, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Many possible causes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between vomiting and regurgitation, according to the text?

    <p>Vomiting is associated with nausea, while regurgitation is not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of regurgitation in babies, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>It is a normal occurrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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