User:Mr. Ibrahem/Nausea
| Nausea | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Feeling sick[1] |
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| A 1681 painting depicting a person vomiting | |
| Specialty | Gastroenterology |
| Causes | Common: Gastroenteritis, food poisoning[2] Serious: Pancreatitis, gall bladder disease, bowel obstruction, diabetic ketoacidosis, increased intracranial pressure, adrenal crisis[2] Others: Medications, alcohol, anxiety, depression, morning sickness[2] |
| Frequency | Common[2] |
Nausea, also known as feeling sick, is the sensation of needing to vomit.[2][1] It is generally accompanied by a increased saliva production.[2] It may occur with or without abdominal pain.[3] Generally it lasts less than two days but may also persist long term.[4][2]
Common causes include gastroenteritis and food poisoning.[2] Serious causes include pancreatitis, gall bladder disease, bowel obstruction, diabetic ketoacidosis, increased intracranial pressure, and adrenal crisis.[2] Other causes include motion sickness, medications, alcohol, anxiety, depression, and morning sickness.[2][5]
Often nausea resolves without any specific treatment.[1] Treatment; however, may include antiemetics such as dimenhydrinate, metoclopramide and ondansetron.[5] Specific underlying causes may need to be addressed.[5] The word "nausea" is from Latin nausea, from Greek ναυσία – nausia,[6] "ναυτία" – nautia, seasickness, "feeling sick or queasy".[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Feeling sick (nausea)". nhs.uk. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Metz A, Hebbard G (September 2007). "Nausea and vomiting in adults--a diagnostic approach" (PDF). Australian Family Physician (Review). 36 (9). Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: 688–92. PMID 17885699.
- ^ Jenkins, Jon L.; Braen, G. Richard (2005). Manual of Emergency Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-7817-5035-6. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Vomiting in adults | NHS inform". www.nhsinform.scot. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nausea and Vomiting in Adults - Digestive Disorders". Merck Manuals Consumer Version. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "ναυσία". A Greek-English Lexicon – via Perseus.tufts.edu.
- ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "ναυτία". A Greek-English Lexicon – via perseus.tufts.edu.
