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Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage causes

The physiological purpose of nausea is to discourage food intake, and vomiting is meant to expel food or other toxic substances present in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. Protracted vomiting may not only cause electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, or a malnutrition syndrome, but may also lead to mucosal laceration and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (Mallory-Weiss syndrome). [Pg.230]

No adverse reactions to clove have been reported in the normal dosage range (a decoction of 1-3 g). Overdose of clove has resulted in symptoms of nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Cases of severe overdoses have been reported to cause changes in liver function, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, or death (Bensky et al. 2004). [Pg.843]

A 53-year-old man with liver cirrhosis had a large upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and was given propofol 100 mg for induction of anesthesia 1 hour later he was noted to have green urine. No other medications or recent food could have caused this. [Pg.275]


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