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[Dysphagia] Emesis and NPO
- Subject: [Dysphagia] Emesis and NPO
- From: eripley at yahoo.com (Irene Campbell-Taylor)
- Date: Mon Oct 16 10:34:18 2006
?I am concerned that he vomited because he hadn't eaten in so long prior to eating a full portion of meatloaf and mashed pos. I have no way to confirm this, but I wondered if there some standard precautions that were typically taken when a patient has been NPO for a while so as not to induce a reaction like reflux or vomiting??
This gentleman had been NPO for only two days which is definitely not a long time. It is more likely that supine position and probably rapid changing of position during nursing care caused the emesis with increased pressure on the stomach. I have seen this, unfortunately, more than once.
Dr I Campbell-Taylor
Clinical Neuroscientist
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