Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

@article{Chocron2019CannabinoidHS,
  title={Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome},
  author={Yaniv Chocron and J P Zuber and Julien Vaucher},
  journal={BMJ},
  year={2019},
  volume={366}
}
### What you need to know A 26 year old man attends the emergency department with a four week history of diffuse abdominal pain and nausea, along with vomiting every 30 minutes. Laboratory test results show a sodium level of 124 mmol/L (reference range 135-145) and a creatinine level of 348 µmol/L (62-106). During the last six years he has sought medical care several times for similar episodes, but no precise diagnosis was made, despite multiple investigations (including abdominal ultrasound… 
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The aim was not to consider any issue related to legalisation or liberalisation of cannabis, but to emphasise the importance of recognising cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
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