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Vomiting, Acute
VetBooks.ir Acute vomiting
History and physical
examination
Mild signs, Severe or life-
likely self- threatening signs
resolving
Complete blood count
Minimal diagnostics Biochemistry profile
• Fecal exam Urinalysis
• +/– Radiographs Fecal exam
Radiographs
+/– Ultrasound
Parasites Nonspecific
• Anthelmintic gastroenteritis
therapy Systemic or metabolic Positive imaging No significant
disease findings
Supportive therapy
• Withhold food 12-
24 hours Specific therapy GDV Supportive therapy
• +/– Fluids Foreign body • Fluids
• +/– Antiemetics Obstruction • Antiemetics
Mass
Peritonitis
Reassess frequently
Treatment success Treatment failure
Surgery
Treatment failure
(From Gallagher A: Vomiting and regurgitation. In Ettinger SJ, Feldman EC, Cote E, editors: Textbook of veterinary internal medicine, ed 8, St. Louis: Elsevier, 2017.)
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