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Differential Diagnosis - N&V in Teen
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Joseph is a 14 year-old, generally well and up-to-date with health maintenance, who presents for a sick with a 36 h hx of gradual onset nausea, vomiting and loose stools, reporting “I’m not sure how many times I threw up or had diarrhea.” He last vomited about 4 h ago, last stool was around 2 h ago, reported as yellow brown in color, small volume and without blood. He has been tolerating a sips of clear liquids for the past 3 h and voided a small amount around 2 h ago. Joesph reports that he is on the wresting team at his high school and that, “For the past week, one guy after another got this same thing.” VS are within normal limits and his mucous membranes are slightly dry. The most likely cause of Joseph’s clinical condition is:
A. Staphylococcal food poisoning
B. Clostridium difficile (C. diff) enteritis
C. Viral gastroenteritis
D. Gastric ulcer
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