(n.) An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use.
Example Sentences:
(1) The efficacy of ipecac syrup in the induction of emesis and safety of its administration was studied in 105 poison-exposed infants 6 through 11 months of age (study subjects) and compared prospectively with 302 poison-exposed infants and children 12 through 35 months of age who served as age controls.
(2) The aftereffects of home-induced emesis with ipecac syrup were determined by telephone interviews of callers to a poison center.
(3) Recent literature suggests using initial charcoal therapy instead of ipecac as a first-line antidotal agent for many acute poisonings.
(4) Griseofulvin exerts a direct though partial influence on the mitotic apparatus, which entails "pluripolar anaphasis"; on the other hand Ipecac alkaloïds act indirectly and produce "floating poles anaphases".
(5) Eight and two tenths percent were referred to a health care facility, 2.9% obtained ipecac from a neighbor, 2.3% went to an emergency room prior to calling the poison center, and 3% obtained ipecac from other sources.
(6) Successful emesis was defined as emesis within 30 minutes after ipecac administration, while failure was defined as emesis occurring more than 30 minutes after administration.
(7) The time of onset of ipecac-induced emesis is not significantly influenced by the temperature of concurrently administered fluid.
(8) Two cases (120 mg and 300 mg) received ipecac at home and were followed by telephone with 1.4 and 24 hr callbacks.
(9) Progressive myopathy developed in two women who consumed ipecac syrup containing emetine hydrochloride to induce vomiting as part of their anorexia nervosa.
(10) Patients presenting on even-numbered days had no gastric emptying procedures performed, and they were compared to patients presenting on odd-numbered days who received either syrup of ipecac or gastric lavage.
(11) The symptom presentation and management problems in this case are discussed to alert clinicians involved in consultation about ipecac abuse.
(12) A study was conducted in ten human volunteers to determine if activated charcoal prevents the emetic effect of syrup of ipecac when a temporal separation exists between administration of the two substances.
(13) Ipecac toxicity should be considered in children with unexplained colitis and vomiting.
(14) Data from 100 patients, where 15 ml of syrup of ipecac was administered, revealed an average time for emesis to occur of 25.82 minutes.
(15) The rates at which 15- and 30-mL doses of syrup of ipecac induced emesis within 30 minutes were evaluated in pediatric patients treated for accidental poisoning.
(16) In the ipecac group the mean latency period before onset of vomiting was 11.6 minutes (range 4 to 26 min) and in the apomorphine group, 5.3 minutes (range 2 to 13 min) (P less than .01).
(17) Retail pharmacists should recognize their inadequate knowledge of Ipecac instructions.
(18) Ipecac syrup, administered to 11 patients, uniformly failed to expel the battery.
(19) However, several toxicities have been reported with the use of the fluid extract of ipecac.
(20) Poison education efforts should be targeted to populations with low ipecac availability and low utilization of the poison center.
Vomit
Definition:
(n.) To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.
(v. t.) To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth; to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.
(v. t.) Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.
(n.) Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth.
(n.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.
Example Sentences:
(1) Based on our results, we propose the following hypotheses for the neurochemical mechanisms of motion sickness: (1) the histaminergic neuron system is involved in the signs and symptoms of motion sickness, including vomiting; (2) the acetylcholinergic neuron system is involved in the processes of habituation to motion sickness, including neural store mechanisms; and (3) the catecholaminergic neuron system in the brain stem is not related to the development of motion sickness.
(2) She had three attacks of severe migrainous headache accompanied with nausea and vomiting within three weeks.
(3) Occasional vomits occur postoperatively in over half of patients but we are sceptical of the value of graded postoperative feeding regimens.
(4) The triad of epigastric pain unrelieved by antacids, bilious vomiting, and weight loss, particularly after a gastric operation should make one suspect this syndrome.
(5) A case is presented of a 35-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency service by ambulance complaining of vomiting for 7 days and that she could not hear well because she was 'worn out'.
(6) Among the major symptoms were gastrointestinal disorders such as subjective and objective anorexia, nausea and vomiting.
(7) Inner Ear Decompression Sickness (IEDCS)--manifested by tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss--is usually associated with deep air or mixed gas dives, and accompanied by other CNS symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS).
(8) Other toxicity was mild and included nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, mucositis, hepatic dysfunction, and cardiac arrhythmias.
(9) She said that in February 2013 she was asked to assist Pistorius in his first court appearance when applying for bail and sat with him in the cells, where he vomited twice.
(10) Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and prostration.
(11) Significantly more slow acetylators stopped treatment because of nausea or vomiting, or both, but serious toxicity was not confined to either group.
(12) Postoperative nausea and vomiting have been associated with the use of intravenous narcotics, and nitrous oxide may worsen the emetic effects of narcotics.
(13) The observed complications were post-labor hemorrhage (3.1%), polysystolia (4.1%) and vomiting (5.2%), without significant difference with the witness group.
(14) The paper is concerned with analysis of correlation of the time of appearance of vomit in a person and a mean dose rate of prolonged gamma-radiation in the persons affected at the Chernobyl accident.
(15) Side-effects (pruritus, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness) were also noted.
(16) The winter vomiting bug norovirus, which also puts strain on the NHS every winter because it leads to wards having to close, has not yet become a major problem, the latest evidence indicates.
(17) He had no family history of myopathy, and no diarrhea and vomiting.
(18) Fourteen of 15 patients had a reduction in nausea and vomiting on THC as compared to placebo.
(19) Twelve patients have been treated in this manner, nine of them living long enough to exhibit the capacity to eat and drink without repetitive vomiting.
(20) Her daughter had had a similar fit of vomiting blood at birth, back in their native Honduras.