Nausea and vomiting

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Infections

Norwalk or rotavirus
"Food poisoning" by toxins from B. cereus, S. aureus, C. perfringens
Hepatitis A or B
Meningitis or encephalitis
Acute systemic infections

Hepatobiliary or pancreatic disease

Acute pancreatitis
Cholecystitis or cholelithiasis

Topical gastrointestinal irritants

Alcohol, NSAIDs, oral antibiotics

Systemic drugs

Antitumor chemotherapy
Alcohol
Calcium channel blockers
Opioids

Mechanical obstruction

Gastric outlet obstruction: peptic ulcer disease, malignancy, gastric volvulus
Small intestine: adhesions, hernias, volvulus, Crohn's disease, carcinomatosis

Dysmotility

Gastroparesis: diabetic, medications, postviral, postvagotomy
Small intestine: scleroderma, amyloidosis, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, familial myoneuropathies

Peritonitis

Perforated viscus
Appendicitis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Vestibular disorders

Labyrinthitis, Ménière's disease, motion sickness, migraine

Increased intracranial pressure

CNS tumors
Subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhage

Psychogenic

Anticipatory vomiting
Bulimia
Psychiatric disorders

Other

Myocardial infarction, hypercalcemia, kidney stones, pyelonephritis, diabetic ketoacidosis, uremia, pregnancy, radiation therapy, adrenal crisis, parathyroid disease, hypothyroidism, paraneoplastic syndrome

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