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Vomiting is a complex physiological response to expel harmful or irritating substances from the body. It's a defensive mechanism triggered by stimuli like poisons, microbial toxins, cytotoxic drugs, and mechanical abdominal distension. The process is centrally coordinated by the vomiting (or emetic) center located in the medulla of the brainstem. This area, rich in muscarinic M1, histamine H1, neurokinin 1 (NK1), and serotonin 5-HT3 receptors, coordinates the act of vomiting through interaction...
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Ear Plaster Therapy as a Safe and Effective Treatment for Gestational Vomiting
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Diagnostic exercise: chronic vomiting in a dog.

A E Ellis1, C A Brown, D L Miller

  • 1Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 501 DW Brooks Dr, Athens, GA 30602, USA. aellis@uga.edu

Veterinary Pathology
|June 25, 2010
PubMed
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A dog experienced chronic vomiting and diarrhea due to an unusual gastric infection. Diagnosis revealed severe gastric cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium spp.) and Helicobacter spp., with Cryptosporidium muris identified.

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  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Canine Health

Background:

  • Chronic vomiting and diarrhea are common presenting signs in dogs.

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