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Differential of vomiting

There are many causes of vomiting;

Table 7: Causes of vomiting
Drugs, emetics or side effects
Neurogenic, (migraine any cause of raised intracranial pressure)
Bulemia
Confusion with regurgitation
Gastric outlet obstruction (pyloric stenosis, antral tumor)
Duodenal obstruction (Pancreatic cancer, SMA syndrome)
Food poisoning
Pregnancy



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