Pregnant woman with persistent nausea/vomiting and ketonuria suggests hyperemesis gravidarum. Although antiemetics do not treat this disorder, it can palliate symptoms.
Although it is normal for women to have nausea/vomiting during the first trimester, when they are having severe, persistent vomiting with signs of dehydration and orthostasis, >5% loss of pre-pregnancy weight, or lab findings of ketonuria(pathognomonic of hyperemesis gravidarum > normal pregnancy nausea) then they have hyperemesis gravidarum
Patients with hyperemesis gravidarum should be admitted to the hospital and treated with antiemetics and intravenous fluids
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Pregnant woman with persistent nausea/vomiting and ketonuria suggests hyperemesis gravidarum. Although antiemetics do not treat this disorder, it can palliate symptoms.