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Morphine Side Effects Mnemonic
MYOSIS 
OUT OF IT (SEDATION) 
RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION 
PNEUMONIA (ASPIRATION) 
HYPOTENSION 
INFREQUENCY (CONSTIPATION, URINARY
URINARY RETENTION) NAUSEA ... EMESIS #Morphine
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
	-
Causes of Nausea ... Malignancy #nausea ... #vomiting #emesis ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
Nausea and Vomiting ... Psychogenic #Nausea ... #Vomiting #emesis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
Inpatient Anti-Emetics ... pocketcardset #nausea
Causes of regurgitation/vomiting in children

#Vomiting #Emesis #Differential #Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of regurgitation ... #Vomiting #Emesis ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Causes
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... appendicitis • Nausea ... short-incubation emetic ... long incubation emetic
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
coffee-ground emesis ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes
SIGNS OF CHOLINERGIC CRISIS: DUMBELLS
-Diarrhea
-Urination
-Miosis
-Bradycardia
-Bronchospasm
-Emesis
-Lacrimation
-Lethargy
-Salivation

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Muscarinic #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #DUMBELLS #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
-Bronchospasm -Emesis
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... mask, Risk of emesis
How can we break down the differential diagnosis of bilious emesis in infants by age?

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diagnosis of bilious emesis