Black vomit

The name of Dr Walter Reed is synonymous with self-experimentation. He was at the head of an American military medical team that went to Cuba in 1900 and proved through daring human experiments that mosquitoes were the vectors that transmitted yellow fever (now known to be a virus). However, in reality, the team actually confirmed findings made almost a century earlier by another self-experimenter that yellow fever was not a contagious disease. In 1800, an American, Dr Issac Cathrall, repeatedly placed black vomit from several yellow fever patients to his lips and tasted it. (Black vomit occurs in yellow fever victims by virtue of bleeding in their stomachs, and is subsequently expelled.) He did not become infected. A physician named Ffirth went five steps further in 1802, when he (1) inserted black vomit into his forearm (2) dropped black vomit into his eye (3) boiled black vomit and inhaled the gas and steam (4) swallowed black vomit taken directly from a patient and (5) prepared pills made from black vomit. 

Cowpox (8-year-old boy, with permission) Black vomit (yellow fever, self)... 

Gizzerosine (Fig. 9) is a toxin obtained firom brown fish meal, which causes gizzard erosion or ulceration in chicks at a level of 2.2 ppm in the diet. This toxicity results in a serious disease named black vomit, notorious in poultry production. Resolution of ( )-a-aminoadipic acid via its A -chloroacetyl derivative ( )-ll by aminoacylase yielded (5)-12, which was converted to crystalline dihydrochloride of (5)-gizzerosine [41]. (R)-Giz-zerosine was biologically inactive. 

Notify the primary health care provider if you have a history of ulcers, feel faint, experience severe stomach pains, vomit blood or material that resembles coffee grounds, or have bloody or black stools. 

Iron salts occasionally cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, headache, backache, and allergic reactions. The stools usually appear darker (black). Iron dextran is given by the parenteral route Hypersensitivity reactions, including fatal anaphylactic reactions, have been reported with the use of this form of iron. Additional adverse reactions include soreness, inflammation, and sterile abscesses at the intramuscular (IM) injection site Intravenous (IV) administration may result in phlebitis at the injection site When iron is administered via the IM route, a brownish discoloration of tlie skin may occur. Fhtients with rheumatoid arthritis may experience an acute exacerbation of joint pain, and swelling may occur when iron dextran is administered. 

Contact the primary health care provider if tingling of the hands or feet, a feeling of heaviness in the legp, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, or black stools should occur. 

I ve been vomiting black stuff and I m really tired"... 

Gl Nausea and vomiting anorexia epigastric distress diarrhea flatulence dysphagia increased salivation stomatitis glossitis parotid swelling abdominal cramps pancreatitis black tongue. 

Black cohosh may cause nausea, vomiting, hypotension, and even miscarriage. It is absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy. Red clover contains coumarins and should therefore be avoided with anticoagulants. Diets high in red clover isoflavones have reduced livestock fertility and theoretically could do the same in humans. Flaxseed may cause nausea, diarrhea, and flatulence. Cyanogenic nitrates in flax (especially in immature seed pods) have produced toxic reactions. 

Signs and symptoms of superinfections, including anal or genital pruritus, black hairy tongue, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, sore throat, and ulceration or changes of... 

Dry skin, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin discoloration (pink to brownish-black)... 

Assess the patient for signs and symptoms of superinfection, such as anal orgenital pruritus, black hairy tongue, oral ulceration orpain, diarrhea, increased fever, sore throat, and vomiting... 

Gesztesi, Z., Scuderi, P. E., White, P. F., Wright, W., Wender, R. H., D Angelo, R., Black, L. S., Dalby, P. L., MacLean, D. Substance P (neurokinin-1) antagonist prevents postoperative vomiting after abdominal hysterectomy procedures, Anesthesiology 2000, 93, 931-937. 

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