Continue

In addition to this nausea and fever...

...does the child also have diarrhea?

Yes No.

Yes?
Possible stomach flu or food poisoning.

Let's see if that is what your child is probably looking at.

Continue

Anybody else with the same symptoms...

...and your child did not eat the same food?

In other words do you know if there is a bug going around?

Yes No

Yes?
Probably looking at stomach flu. (viral gastroenteritis)

Stomach flu starts when one come in contact with an infected person, were exposed to an infected person through poor sanitation or ate or drank a contaminated food or water.

Would you like to see the entry for stomach flu or Continue?

Stomach flu Continue

Anybody else has the same symptoms...

...and your child ate the same food?

Yes No

Yes?
Probably looking at food poisoning.

Suspect food poisoning if someone else is sick after your child ate the same food and it all started at once.

If your child and someone else have the same symptoms but did not eat the same food lately, suspect the stomach flu.

Would you like to seek urgent care for this or Continue?

Nearest Clinic Continue

Any headache with all these?

Yes No

OK.
Possible stomach flu or virus.

Would you like to Continue or see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

Urgent Care Continue

Was this a nagging headache before the nausea/vomiting and diarrhea started?

Or after the nausea and vomiting?

Before After

Before?
More likely looking at food poisoning.

Often times, food poisoning start with someone feeling a nagging headache, then fever, feeling tired, before one start throwing up with diarrhea and the rest.

Would you like to seek urgent care for this or Continue to see other situations associated with nausea and or vomiting?

Nearest Clinic Continue

After?
Suspect food poisoning if a nagging headache before the nausea and vomiting.

If it is after and you know someone else has the same symptoms and your child did not eat the same food or your child may have come in contact with some one with the stomach bug, then it is probably a stomach flu.

Would you like to see the entry for stomach flu or Continue to check out the other situations that involve nausea and or vomiting with fever?

Stomach flu Continue

Let's rule out possible appendicitis.

Continue

Ask the child:
Was this a dull aching pain that moved from the navel...

...to the right lower part of you stomach?

This would have grown sharper with time?

Yes No

Yes?
Possible sign of appendicitis.

Let's make sure your child is not looking at one and if so do the right thing.

Continue

Press on the area of the pain and release the pressure.

Ask if the pain got sharper?

Yes No

Yes?

Continue

Does the pain get worse when your child cough or walk

And he or she prefer to lie still?

Yes No

Go to the Emergency Room.

Note:
You should only continue if your child is not experiencing the question asked.

Children's ER Continue

Is the child shaking with this pain, nausea and/or vomiting?

With chills?

Yes No

Go to the Emergency Room.

Note:
You should only continue if your child is not experiencing the question asked.

Children's ER Continue

Those were possible signs of appendicitis.

You should seek emergency room visit if most applied to your child.

Know that if the appendix ruptures, your child may feel less pain for a short time and even feel better.

But, the lining of the abdomen will get swollen and infected (peritonitis) and then the pain will get worse and he or she will become very sick.

If you don't think your child is looking at appendicitis, let's continue and find out what else may be causing this nausea and vomiting.

Hospital Continue

Let's rule out gallstones attack.

Continue

Ask the child:
Is this like a dull, constant pain?

May also be sharp and cramping.

Yes No

Yes?
Possible gallstone attack going on.

Continue

Ask the child:
Does this pain spread to below the right shoulder blade?

Or the child's back?

Yes No

Yes?
Sign of possible gallstone attack.

Will need to seek emergency room visit or at a minimum urgent care if this apply.

Would you like to do that or Continue?

Hospital Continue

Is the skin turning yellow?

Or is the child passing clay-colored stools?

Yes No

Seek urgent care or emergency room.

Hospital Continue

Those were signs of a gallstone attack.

If this apply to your child, seek emergency room visit. If not, let's see what else may be causing this nausea and or vomiting with fever.

Hospital Continue

Let's rule out possible life threatening emergency like meningitis.

Continue

Is there a severe headache with this stiff neck and nausea?

Yes No

Go to the Emergency Room.

Note:
You should only continue if your child is not experiencing the question asked.

Children's ER Continue

Is the child more sensitive to light with this stiff neck, nausea and fever?

Yes No

Seek Emergency Room.

Note:
You should only continue if your child is not experiencing the question asked.

Children's ER Continue

Do you feel the child is breathing rapidly with this stiff neck, nausea and fever?

Yes No

Seek Emergency Room.

Note:
You should only continue if your child is not experiencing the question asked.

Children's ER Continue

Those were possible signs of meningitis.

Bacteria meningitis is a medical emergency.

Urgent treatment is required to avoid serious complications and even death. Time is of a factor.

If you don't think it is meningitis your child is looking at, let's continue and see what else may be causing this nausea and or vomiting.

Hospital Continue

Seek urgent care or call the pediatrician.

Nearest Clinic Continue

Any burning pain in the stomach with this nausea and or vomiting?

Yes No

Seek urgent care or call the pediatrician.

Nearest Clinic Continue

What about burning pain in the lower part of the chest?

With a sour or bitter taste in the mouth or throat.

Yes No

Yes?
Most likely looking at a serious case of heartburn or GERD.

Continue

With the nausea and/or vomiting, is the child feeling dizzy?

Yes No

Yes?
Possibly looking at vertigo.

Motion
Sickness Continue

Is there a severe headache with this nausea/vomiting?

Yes No

Let's rule out possible migraine going on.

Continue

Yes?
Looking at a possible migraine going on.

Continue

Can he or she feel the pain in the back of the head or neck?

Or behind the eye?

Yes No

Yes?
This is a symptom of a migraine headache.

Usually, one would feel the headache pain in the back of the head, behind the eye or in the back of the neck.

Continue

Would your child say the headache started on one side of the head?

Yes No

Yes?
Migraine headache usually start on one side of the head.

Continue

Ask the child:
Did it start as a dull ache that got worse as time went on?

Yes No

Yes?
This is a symptom of migraine headache.

Continue

Is the child feeling tingling sensations?

Or numbness?

Yes No

Yes?
This is a symptom of migraine headache.

The numbness typically start in one hand and spread to the arm and face.

Continue

Is the child experiencing visual problems like sensitivity to light?

Or blurring?

Yes No

Yes?

Continue

What about seeing bright zig-zag lines or stars?

Or arcs of lights?

Yes No

Yes?

Continue

Is the child looking for a quiet, dark and peaceful place?

To just lay the head?

Yes No

Yes?
Possible migraine going on.

Continue

Those were possible signs and symptoms of a migraine headache.

If you suspect your child is having a migraine, seek urgent care. Especially if the child has been diagnosed with migraine before or there is a family history of migraines.

If you don't think this is a migraine headache going on, let's continue and check out a few other things.

Urgent Care Continue

Seek urgent care or call the pediatrician.

Nearest Clinic Continue

Is the child taking a new medication?

Yes No

Yes?
Most medications will cause nausea and/or vomiting.

Some medications may also cause nausea or vomiting days after a child started taking them. Even Acetaminophen.

Continue

Did the child eat mushrooms within the past week or so?

Yes No

Yes?
Eating some mushrooms can cause vomiting many days later.

Continue

There are other causes of vomiting not discussed.

For instance, your child can trigger the vomiting center as a result of being stressed out.

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend you use over-the-counter to take care of this child's vomiting.

Continue

Discuss what to do if no other symptoms are present.

Discuss what to do if you know what is causing the nausea and vomiting

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend over-the-counter to help with the nausea and vomiting.

More than 3 times?

Advice to watch out for the symptoms of dehydration.

Seek urgent care if other symptoms are present

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend over-the-counter to help with the nausea and vomiting.

Have to seek urgent care.

You would have to see a doctor.

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend you use over-the-counter to help with the nausea and vomiting at least until your child can see a doctor.

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