What Should Be Done For Severe Vomiting In A Person With Congestive Heart Failure?

Posted on Sat, 9 Jan 2016

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Question : my wife suffers from conjestive heart failure, and has been vomiting for about the last three hours continouesly. should we call an ambulace now, or wait for further systems to show?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

I understand your concern and would explain that her clinical situation can be aggravated by repeated vomiting.

You should know that repeated vomiting could lead to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, thus aggravating heart failure.

I strongly recommend you to go to the ER for a careful physical evaluation and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, blood electrolytes, kindney and renal function tests) and a resting ECG to evaluate her situation.

She may need urgent treatment.

Hope to have been of help!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar