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Vomiting black (I don't know anything more specific than that), dehydration to the point that the doctors had to insert an IV into the head because all other veins could not safely take one. Some type of blockage of the colon. Please someone draw a diagnosis of this. This is real it's happening to a 1 year old girl that we know as of right now.

Answer 1

For very small children, usually Iv's are inserted in ther legs, arms or head. the course of action taken by the dr for her dehydration is appropriate. She needs the fluids in her body to maintain the metabolic needs of her body. Otherwise, her heart and body organs won't work.


Vomiting is common in infants and other children. Often it occurs along with diarrhea and is caused by a virus. Other infections, pain, excitement and coughing may also cause vomiting.

Vomiting can cause dehydration or "drying out", which can be very serious. Dehydration happens when your child loses too much liquid. You can prevent dehydration by increasing the amount of liquid your child drinks.

What causes vomiting? There are many causes of vomiting. The following are some causes for vomiting in children:

Gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is the most common cause of vomiting in children over one year old. It is also called the "stomach flu". When your child has gastroenteritis, a germ irritates and infects the lining of his stomach or bowel. Gastroenteritis may be caused by germs such as viruses, bacteria or parasites.


Food poisoning. Your child may get food poisoning if he eats food that has harmful bacteria (germ) in it.


Problems in other body organs. For example, your child may vomit because he has an ear, lung, or bladder infection. The bladder is the body organ that holds your child's urine. Your child may have vomiting if he has a head injury or appendicitis. Appendicitis occurs when your child's appendix (body organ in the belly) becomes inflamed (red, swollen, and painful).


Unknown. You may not know why your child has vomiting.


Problems with the esophagus, stomach, or intestines in children less than one year old:


GERD: The esophagus is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. Your child may spit up often after feedings because he has a problem called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). There is a muscle that normally opens to let food into the stomach and closes to keep food and stomach acid in. With GERD, this muscle does not work properly, and causes food and stomach acid to leak back up the esophagus.


Another more serious cause would be intussuseption causing an intestinal obstruction. Intussusception is a process in which a segment of intestine invaginates, or telescopes, into the adjoining intestinal lumen, causing bowel obstruction. It is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in children younger than 6 years


If the intussusception is not reduced, by surgery, the passage of bloody, mucoid stools; weakness; fever; and shock follows. An upper respiratory infection often precedes these symptoms


The differential diagnosis includes malrotation of the bowel, chronic constipation, Hirschsprung disease, appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Henoch-Sch?in purpura, intestinal vascular malformations, peptic ulcer with bleeding, and portal hypertension with bleeding varices.

The vomiting of black material is called hematemesis or blood.

Go to the sites below for more info about this disease:
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_digest/intussus.cfm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/intussusception/DS00798

Answer 2

I do not know the exact diagnosis but black vomit is usually old blood. It will look like coffee grounds. She could have hemorrhaging somewhere in her stomach or bowels.

Answer 3

OMG I do not know what the disease this is, but i would see a doctor right away!!