This document outlines potential causes of isolated vomiting in children, categorized as infectious/inflammatory, gastroenteric, neurological, endocrine/metabolic, or psychiatric. Key red flags include fever, changes in heart rate/blood pressure, neck stiffness, photophobia, failure to thrive, bloody/biliary vomit, or blood in stool. Potential gastroenteric causes include food poisoning, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, GERD, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, intussusception, and bowel obstruction. Neurological etiologies may be seizures, migraine, increased intracranial pressure, malignancy, or hydrocephalus. Endocrine/metabolic differential
This document outlines potential causes of isolated vomiting in children, categorized as infectious/inflammatory, gastroenteric, neurological, endocrine/metabolic, or psychiatric. Key red flags include fever, changes in heart rate/blood pressure, neck stiffness, photophobia, failure to thrive, bloody/biliary vomit, or blood in stool. Potential gastroenteric causes include food poisoning, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, GERD, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, intussusception, and bowel obstruction. Neurological etiologies may be seizures, migraine, increased intracranial pressure, malignancy, or hydrocephalus. Endocrine/metabolic differential
This document outlines potential causes of isolated vomiting in children, categorized as infectious/inflammatory, gastroenteric, neurological, endocrine/metabolic, or psychiatric. Key red flags include fever, changes in heart rate/blood pressure, neck stiffness, photophobia, failure to thrive, bloody/biliary vomit, or blood in stool. Potential gastroenteric causes include food poisoning, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, GERD, Crohn's disease, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, intussusception, and bowel obstruction. Neurological etiologies may be seizures, migraine, increased intracranial pressure, malignancy, or hydrocephalus. Endocrine/metabolic differential