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Vomiting is a common condition affecting about 50% of pregnant women, with another 25% having nausea. [53] However, the incidence of HG is only 0.3–1.5%. [ 4 ] After preterm labor, hyperemesis gravidarum is the second most common reason for hospital admission during the first half of pregnancy. [ 16 ]
Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting. [1] Despite the name, nausea or vomiting can occur at any time during the day. [2] Typically the symptoms occur between the 4th and 16th weeks of pregnancy. [2] About 10% of women still have symptoms after the 20th ...
Gastrointestinal infections (37%) and food poisoning are the two most common causes of acute nausea and vomiting. [1] Side effects from medications (3%) and pregnancy are also relatively frequent. [1] There are many causes of chronic nausea. [1] Nausea and vomiting remain undiagnosed in 10% of the cases.
CHS is a paradoxical syndrome characterized by hyperemesis (persistent vomiting), as opposed to the better known antiemetic properties of cannabinoids. [15] Specifically, CHS takes the pattern of cyclical nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain in the setting of chronic cannabinoid use. [15] The abdominal pain tends to be mild and diffuse. [3]
[10] The medulla plays an important role for triggering the vomiting act. [11] The vomiting act encompasses three types of outputs initiated by the chemoreceptor trigger zone: Motor, parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), and sympathetic nervous system (SNS). They are as follows: Increased salivation to protect tooth enamel from stomach acids. [12]
nausea/vomiting, especially after ... ICD-10 coding reflects both impaired-peristalsis senses and mechanical-obstruction senses of the term as modified by various ...
Dopamine antagonist action in the central nervous system (CNS) also prevents nausea and vomiting. [56] Domperidone may be accessed by the US FDA's Expanded Access program. [54] [57] It is dosed 10–20 mg three times daily and at bedtime. [54] But it is associated with an increased risk of cardiac dysrhythmias, hence its restricted availability ...
This is a shortened version of the sixteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Symptoms, Signs and Ill-defined Conditions. It covers ICD codes 780 to 799. The full chapter can be found on pages 455 to 471 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.